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ADVERTISEMENT 


The  want  of  some  improvement  in  the  existing  Psalmody, 
and  particularly  of  an  enlarged  and  arranged  collection 
of  Hymns,  suitable  for  public  and  private  worship  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  has  for  a  considerable  time  been  felt 
and  acknowledged.  In  the  year  1838,  a  Committee  was 
appointed  by  the  General  Assembly,  to  which  was  en- 
trusted the  preparation  of  such  a  collection  as  would  sup- 
ply the  exigency,  and,  at  the  same  time,  such  a  modifica- 
tion or  improvement  in  the  present  version  of  Psalms,  as 
might  be  found  to  be  practicable.  After  reporting,  from 
time  to  time,  the  progress  they  had  made,  the  result  of  their 
labours  is  submitted  in  the  present  volume.  The  Psalms 
have  been  left  without  alteration,  the  Committee  believing 
that  it  would  be  extremely  difficult  to  furnish  a  more  ac- 
ceptable version  than  that  of  Watts.  The  Hymns,  as  may 
be  seen,  have  undergone  great  and  essential  modifications. 
Agreeably  to  an  act  of  the  General  Assembly  in  1842, 
the  Committee  was  directed,  after  having  respectfully  con- 
sidered any  emendations  which  might  in  a  limited  time  be 
suggested  to  it  by  individuals  or  Presbyteries,  to  publish 
the  book,  and  submit  it  to  the  churches;  and  at  the  same 
time  authority  was  given  to  use  it  in  the  worship  of  God. 
The  Hymns  are  arranged  under  a  simple  and  obvious 
classification,  a  little  acquaintance  with  which,  will  enable 
any  person  to  find,  with  facility,  hymns  suited  to  particular 
occasions,  or  adapted  to  particular  subjects.  The  collec- 
tion itself  comprehends  what  were  supposed  to  be  the  best 
hymns  in  the  one  now  in  use,  with  a  large  addition  from 
other  sources,  and  in  sufficient  variety,  it  is  presumed,  to 
meet  all  the  wants  of  worshippers. 

3 


METRES. 

L.  M. — Long  Metre. 

C.  M. — Common  Metre. 

S.  M.— Short  Metre. 

H.  M. — Hallelujah  Metre. 
L.  M.  D. — Long  Metre  Double. 
C.  L.  M. — Common  Lo7ig  Metre. 

The  other  metres  are  distinguished  by  tlie 
number  of  syllables,  as  lis,  7s,  8s,  &c. 


PSALMS. 


Psalm  1.   first  part.   C.  M. 

BLEST  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place 
Where  sinners  love  to  meet; 
Who  fears  to  tread  their  wicked  ways, 
And  hates  the  scoffer's  seat: 

2  But  in  the  statutes  of  the  Lord 

Has  placed  his  chief  delight ; 
By  day  he  reads  or  hears  the  word, 
And  meditates  by  night. 

3  He,  like  a  plant  of  generous  kind 

By  living  waters  set. 
Safe  from  the  storms  and  blasting  wind, 
Enjoys  a  peaceful  state. 

4  Green  as  the  leaf,  and  ever  fair 

Shall  his  profession  shine ; 

While  fruits  of  holiness  appear 

Like  clusters  on  the  vine. 

5  Not  so  the  impious  and  unjust ; 

What  vain  designs  they  form! 
Their  hopes  are  blown  away  like  dust, 
Or  chaff  before  the  storm. 

6  Sinners  in  judgment  shall  not  stand 

Among  the  sons  of  grace. 
When  Christ  the  Judge,  at  his  right  hand, 
Appoints  his  saints  a  place. 

7  His  eye  beholds  the  path  they  tread. 

His  heart  approves  it  well ; 
But  crooked  ways  of  sinners  lead 
Down  to  the  gates  of  hell. 

A  2  5 


6  PSALM  1. 

Psalm  1.    second  part.   S.  M. 

THE  man  is  ever  blest, 
Who  shuns  the  smner's  ways, 
Among  their  councils  never  stands, 
Nor  takes  the  scorner's  place: 

2  But  makes  the  law  of  God 

His  study  and  delight, 
Amidst  the  labours  of  the  day. 
And  watches  of  the  night. 

3  He  like  a  tree  shall  thrive, 

With  waters  near  the  root ; 
Fresh  as  the  leaf  his  name  shall  live; 
His  works  are  heavenly  fruit. 

4  Not  so  th'  ungodly  race ; 

They  no  such  blessings  find  ; 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chaff* 
Before  the  driving  wind. 

5  How  will  they  bear  to  stand 

Before  that  judgment  seat. 
Where  all  the  saints  at  Christ's  right  hand 
In  full  assembly  meet  ? 

6  He  knows,  and  he  approves 

The  way  the  righteous  go : 
But  sinners  and  their  works  shall  meet 
A  dreadful  overthrow. 

Psalm  1.   third  part.    L.  M. 

HAPPY  the  man  whose  cautious  feet 
Shun  the  broad  way  where  sinners  go. 
Who  hates  the  place  where  atheists  meet. 
And  fears  to  talk  as  scoffers  do. 

2  He  loves  t'  employ  his  morning  light. 
Among  the  statutes  of  the  Lord ; 
And  spends  the  wakeful  hours  of  night. 
With  pleasure  pondering  o'er  the  word. 


PSALM  2. 

3  He,  like  a  plant  by  gentle  streams, 
Shall  flourish  in  immortal  green ; 

And  heaven  will  shine  with  kindest  beams. 
On  every  work  his  hands  begin. 

4  But  sinners  find  their  counsels  crossed 
As  chaff"  before  the  tempest  flies. 

So  shall  their  hopes  be  blown  and  lost. 
When  the  last  trumpet  shakes  the  skies. 

5  In  vain  the  rebel  seeks  to  stand 
In  judgment  with  the  pious  race ; 

The  dreadful  Judge,  with  stern  command. 
Divides  him  to  a  different  place. 

6  "  Straight  is  the  way  my  saints  have  trod ; 
I  blessed  the  path,  and  drew  it  plain; 

But  you  would  choose  the  crooked  road  ; 
And  down  it  leads  to  endless  pain." 

Psalm  2.  first  part.   S.  M. 

MAKER  and  sovereign  Lord 
Of  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Thy  providence  confirms  thy  word, 
And  answers  thy  decrees. 

2  The  things  so  long  foretold 

By  David,  are  fulfilled ; 
When  Jews  and  Gentiles  join  to  slay 
Jesus,  thine  Holy  Child. 

3  Why  did  the  Gentiles  rage. 

And  Jews  with  one  accord 
Bend  all  their  counsels  to  destroy 
Th'  anointed  of  the  Lord? 

4  Rulers  and  kings  agree 

To  form  a  vain  design ; 
Against  the  Lord  their  powers  unite, 
Against  his  Christ  they  join. 


8  PSALM  2. 

5  The  Lord  derides  their  rage, 
And  will  support  his  throne ; 
He  that  hath  raised  him  from  the  dead, 
Hath  owned  him  for  his  Son. 

Psalm  2.    second  part.   S.  M. 

OUR  Lord  's  ascended  high, 
And  rules  the  subject  earth ; 
The  merit  of  his  blood  he  pleads, 
And  pleads  his  heavenly  birth. 

2  Beneath  his  sovereign  sway 

The  Gentile  nations  bend ; 
Far  as  the  world's  remotest  bounds 
His  kingdom  shall  extend. 

3  The  nations  that  rebel 

Must  feel  his  iron  rod : 
He'll  vindicate  those  honours  well, 
Which  he  received  from  God. 

4  Be  wise,  ye  rulers,  now. 

And  worship  at  his  throne ; 
With  trembling  joy,  ye  judges,  bow 
To  God's  exalted  Son. 

5  If  once  his  wrath  arise. 

Ye  perish  on  the  place ; 
Then  blessed  is  the  soul  that  flies 
For  refuge  to  his  grace. 

PSAI.M  2.     THIRD  PART.     C  M. 

WHY  did  the  nations  join  to  slay 
The  Lord's  anointed  Son  ? 
Why  did  they  cast  his  laws  away, 
And  tread  his  gospel  down  ? 
2  The  Lord  that  sits  above  the  skies, 
Derides  their  rage  below ; 
He  speaks  with  vengeance  in  his  eyes. 
And  strikes  their  spirits  through. 


PSALM  3.  9 

3  I  call  him  my  eternal  Son, 

And  raise  him  from  the  dead ; 
I  make  my  holy  hill  his  throne, 
And  wide  his  kingdom  spread. 

4  "  Ask  me,  my  Son,  and  then  enjoy 

The  utmost  heathen  lands ; 
Thy  rod  of  iron  shall  destroy 
The  rebel  that  withstands." 

5  Be  wise,  ye  rulers  of  the  earth, 

Obey  th'  anointed  Lord ; 
Adore  the  King  of  heavenly  birth, 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

6  With  humble  love  address  his  throne ; 

For  if  he  frown,  ye  die : 
Those  are  secure,  and  those  alone, 
Who  on  his  grace  rely. 

Psalm  3.   first  part.   C.  M. 

MY  God,  how  many  are  my  fears  ! 
How  fast  my  foes  increase  ! 
Conspiring  my  eternal  death. 
They  break  my  present  peace. 

2  The  lying  tempter  would  persuade 

There 's  no  relief  in  heaven, 
And  all  my  growing  sins  appear 
Too  great  to  be  forgiven. 

3  But  thou,  my  glory  and  my  strength, 

Shalt  on  the  tempter  tread : 
Shalt  silence  all  my  threatening  guilt, 
And  raise  my  drooping  head. 

4  I  cried,  and  from  his  holy  hill. 

He  bowed  a  listening  ear ; 
I  called  my  Father,  and  my  God, 
And  he  subdued  my  fear. 


10  PSALM  3. 

5  He  shed  soft  slumbers  on  mine  eyes, 

In  spite  of  all  my  foes : 
I  woke  and  wondered  at  the  grace 
That  guarded  my  repose. 

6  What  though  the  hosts  of  death  and  hell, 

All  armed,  against  me  stood: 
Terrors  no  more  shall  shake  my  soul  5 
My  refuge  is  my  God. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord,  fulfil  thy  grace, 

While  I  thy  glory  sing : 
My  God  hath  broke  the  serpent's  teeth, 
And  death  hath  lost  his  sting. 

8  Salvation  to  the  Lord  belongs; 

His  arm  alone  can  save : 
Blessings  attend  thy  people  here, 
And  reach  beyond  the  grave. 

Psalm  3.    second  part.    L.  M. 
^\  LORD,  how  many  are  my  foes, 
^^  In  this  weak  state  of  flesh  and  blood ! 
My  peace  they  daily  discompose. 
But  my  defence  and  hope  is  God. 

2  Tired  with  the  burdens  of  the  day. 
To  thee  I  raised  an  evening  cry; 
Thou  heard 'st  when  I  began  to  pray. 
And  thine  almighty  help  was  nigh. 

3  Supported  by  thine  heavenly  aid 
I  laid  me  down  and  slept  secure : 

Not  death  should  make  my  heart  afraid. 
Though  I  should  wake  and  rise  no  more. 

4  But  God  sustained  me  all  the  night ; 
Salvation  doth  to  God  belong  : 

He  raised  my  head  to  see  the  light, 
And  makes  his  praise  my  morning  song. 


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PSALM  1.  11 

Psalm  4.    first  part.    L.  M. 

OGOD  of  grace  and  righteousness. 
Hear  and  attend  when  I  complain : 
Thou  hast  enlarged  me  in  distress, 
Bow  down  a  gracious  ear  again. 

2  Ye  sons  of  men,  in  vain  ye  try- 
To  turn  my  glory  into  shame ; 
How  long  will  scoffers  love  to  lie. 

And  dare  reproach  my  Saviour's  name  ? 

3  Know  that  the  Lord  divides  his  saints 
From  all  the  tribes  of  men  beside ; 
He  hears  and  pities  their  complaints, 
For  the  dear  sake  of  Christ  that  died. 

4  When  our  obedient  hands  have  done 
A  thousand  works  of  righteousness, 
We  put  our  trust  in  God  alone. 
And  glory  in  his  pardoning  grace. 

5  Let  the  unthinking  many  say, 

"Who  will  bestow  some  earthly  good?" 
But,  Lord,  thy  light  and  love  we  pray ; 
Our  souls  desire  this  heavenly  food. 

6  Then  shall  my  cheerful  powers  rejoice 
At  grace  divine,  and  love  so  great ; 
Nor  will  I  change  my  happy  choice 
For  all  their  wealth  and  boasted  state. 

PsALai  4.     SECOND  PART.     C.  M. 

LORD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray ; 
I  am  for  ever  thine : 
I  fear  before  thee  all  the  day, 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 
2  And  while  I  rest  my  w^eary  head 
From  cares  and  business  free, 
'Tis  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed 
With  my  own  heart  and  thee. 


12  PSALM  5. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice ; 

And  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God,  my  faith  and  hope  rehes 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  Thus  with  my  thoughts  composed  to  peace, 

I'll  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep ; 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  days, 
And  will  my  slumbers  keep. 

Psalm  5.    C.  M. 

LORD,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 
My  voice  ascending  high ; 
To  thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye : 

2  Up  to  the  hills  where  Christ  is  gone 

To  plead  for  all  his  saints. 
Presenting  at  his  Father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

3  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand; 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight, 

Nor  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  thy  house  will  I  resort 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there ; 
I  will  frequent  thy  holy  court. 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

5  O  may  thy  Spirit  guide  my  feet 

In  ways  of  righteousness ! 
Make  every  path  of  duty  straight 
And  plain  before  my  face. 

6  My  watchful  enemies  combine 

To  tempt  my  feet  astray ; 
They  flatter  with  a  base  design 
To  make  my  soul  their  prey. 


PSALM  6.  13 

7  Lord,  crush  the  serpent  in  the  dust, 

And  all  his  plots  destroy ; 
While  those  that  in  thy  mercy  trust 
For  ever  shout  for  joy. 

8  The  men  that  love  and  fear  thy  name 

Shall  see  their  hopes  fulfilled  ; 
The  mighty  God  will  compass  them 
With  favour  as  a  shield. 

Psalm  6.   first  part.   C.  M. 
TN  anger.  Lord,  do  not  chastise, 
-■-  Withdraw  the  dreadful  storm ; 
Nor  let  thine  awful  wrath  arise 
Against  a  feeble  worm. 

2  My  soul 's  bowed  down  with  heavy  cares, 

My  flesh  with  pain  opprest; 
My  couch  is  witness  to  my  tears, 
My  tears  forbid  my  rest. 

3  Sorrow  and  pain  wear  out  my  days ; 

I  waste  the  night  with  cries. 
And  count  the  minutes  as  they  pass. 
Till  the  slow  morning  rise. 

4  Shall  I  be  still  afflicted  more  ? 

My  eyes  consumed  with  grief? 
How  long,  my  God,  how  long  before 
Thine  hand  afford  relief. 

5  He  hears  his  mourning  children  speak, 

He  pities  all  our  groans. 
He  saves  us  for  his  mercy's  sake 
And  heals  our  broken  bones. 

G  The  virtue  of  his  sovereign  word 
Restores  our  fainting  breath  ; 
For  silent  graves  praise  not  the  Lord, 
Nor  is  he  known  in  death. 

B 


14  PSALM  C,  7. 

Psalm  6.   second  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,  I  can  suffer  thy  rebukes, 
When  thou  with  kindness  dost  chastise , 
But  thy  fierce  wrath  I  cannot  bear, 
O  let  it  not  against  me  rise  ! 

2  Pity  my  languishing  estate. 
And  ease  the  sorrows  that  I  feel ; 

The  wounds  thy  heavy  hand  hath  made, 
O  let  thy  gentler  touches  heal ! 

3  See  how  in  sighs  I  pass  my  days, 
And  waste  in  groans  the  weary  night: 
My  bed  is  watered  with  my  tears ; 
My  grief  consumes,  and  dims  my  sight. 

4  Look  how  the  powers  of  nature  mourn ! 
How  long.  Almighty  God,  how  long  ? 
When  shall  thine  hour  of  grace  return  ? 
When  shall  I  make  thy  grace  my  song  ? 

5  I  feel  my  flesh  so  near  the  grave. 
My  thoughts  are  tempted  to  despair ; 
But  graves  can  never  praise  the  Lord, 
For  all  is  dust  and  silence  there. 

6  Depart,  ye  tempters,  from  my  soul. 
And  all  despairing  thoughts  depart; 
My  God,  who  hears  my  humble  moan, 
Will  ease  my  flesh  and  cheer  my  heart 

Psalm  7.   CM. 

MY  trust  is  in  my  heavenly  friend. 
My  hope  in  thee,  my  God ; 
Rise,  and  my  helpless  life  defend 

From  those  that  seek  my  blood. 
With  insolence  and  fury  they 

My  soul  in  pieces  tear. 
As  hungry  lions  rend  the  prey 
When  no  deliverer's  near. 


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PSALM  8.  15 

3  If  e'er  my  pride  provoked  them  first, 

Or  once  abused  my  foe, 
Then  let  them  tread  my  hfe  to  dust, 
And  lay  mine  honour  low. 

4  If  there  be  malice  found  in  me, 

I  know  thy  piercing  eyes; 
I  should  not  dare  appeal  to  thee. 
Nor  ask  my  God  to  rise. 

5  Arise,  my  God,  lift  up  thy  hand, 

Their  pride  and  power  control ; 
Awake  to  judgment,  and  command 
Deliverance  for  my  soul. 

6  Let  sinners  and  their  wicked  rage 

Be  humbled  to  the  dust ; 
Shall  not  the  God  of  truth  engage 
To  vindicate  the  just  ? 

7  He  knows  the  heart,  he  tries  the  reins, 

He  will  defend  th'  upright : 
His  sharpest  arrows  he  ordains 
Against  the  sons  of  spite. 

8  Though  leagued  in  guile,  their  malice  spread 

A  snare  before  my  way ; 
Their  mischiefs  on  their  impious  head 
His  vengeance  shall  repay. 

9  That  cruel  persecuting  race 

Must  feel  his  dreadful  sword ; 
Awake,  my  soul,  and  praise  the  grace 
And  justice  of  the  Lord. 

Psalm  8.    first  part.   S.  M. 
^\  LORD,  our  heavenly  King, 
^^  Thy  name  is  all  divine ; 
Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread. 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shine. 


16  PSALM  8. 

2  When  to  thy  works  on  high 

I  raise  my  wondering  eyes, 
And  see  the  moon  complete  in  light 
Adorn  the  darksome  skies: 

3  When  I  survey  the  stars, 

In  all  their  shining  forms, 
liOrd,  what  is  man,  that  worthless  thing, 
A-kin  to  dust  and  worms? 

4  liOrd,  what  is  worthless  man. 

That  thou  shouldst  love  him  so  ? 
Next  to  thine  angels  he  is  placed. 
And  lord  of  all  below. 

5  Thine  honours  crown  his  head. 

While  beasts  hke  slaves  obey. 
And  birds  that  cut  the  air  with  wings, 
And  fish  that  cleave  the  sea. 

6  How  rich  thy  bounties  are  ! 

And  wondrous  are  thy  ways: 
Of  dust  and  worms  thy  power  can  frame 
A  monument  of  praise. 

Psalm  8.    second  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,  what  was  man,  when  made  at  first, 
Adam  the  offspring  of  the  dust. 
That  thou  shouldst  set  him  and  his  race 
But  just  below  an  angel's  place  ? 

2  That  thou  shouldst  raise  his  nature  so, 
And  make  him  lord  of  all  below; 
Make  every  beast  and  bird  submit. 
And  lay  the  fishes  at  his  feet? 

3  But  O,  what  brighter  glories  wait 
To  crown  the  second  Adam's  state ! 
Wliat  honours  shall  thy  Son  adorn, 
Who  condescended  to  be  born  ! 


PSALM  9.  17 

4  See  him  below  his  angels  made, 
Behold  him  numbered  with  the  dead, 
To  save  a  ruined  world  from  sin; 
But  he  shall  reign  with  power  divine. 

5  The  world  to  come,  redeemed  from  all 
The  miseries  that  attend  the  fall. 
New  made  and  glorious,  shall  submit 
At  our  exalted  Saviour's  feet. 

PSALM  9.     FIRST  PART.     C.  M. 

WITH  my  whole  heart  I'll  raise  my  song. 
Thy  wonders  I'll  proclaim ; 
Thou,  Sovereign  Judge  of  right  and  wrong, 
Wilt  put  thy  foes  to  shame. 

2  I'll  sing  thy  majesty  and  grace 

My  God  prepares  his  throne 
To  judge  the  world  in  righteousness. 
And  make  his  justice  known. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  a  refuge  prove 

For  all  the  poor  opprest, 

To  save  the  people  of  his  love. 

And  give  the  weary  rest. 

4  The  men  that  know  thy  name,  will  trust 

In  thy  abundant  grace ; 
For  thou  wilt  ne'er  forsake  the  just, 
Who  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

5  Sing  praises  to  the  righteous  Lord, 

Who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill. 
Who  executes  his  threatening  word, 
And  doth  his  grace  fulfil. 

Psalm  9.   second  part.    C.  M. 

"VV^HEN  the  great  Judge,  supreme  and  just, 

^  ^     Shall  once  inquire  for  blood, 
The  humble  souls  that  mourn  in  dust. 
Shall  find  a  faithful  God. 
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18  PSALM  10. 

2  He  from  the  dreadful  gates  of  death 

Does  his  own  children  raise ; 
In  Zion's  gates  with  cheerful  breath, 
They  sing  their  Father's  praise. 

3  His  foes  shall  fall  with  heedless  feet 

Into  the  pit  they  made ; 
And  sinners  perish  in  the  net 

That  their  own  hahds  have  spread. 

4  Thus  by  thy  judgments,  mighty  God  ! 

Are  thy  deep  counsels  known ; 
When  men  of  mischief  are  destroyed, 
In  snares  that  w  ere  their  own. 

5  The  wicked  shall  sink  down  to  hell ; 

Thy  wrath  devour  the  lands 
That  dare  forget  thee,  or  rebel 
Against  thy  known  commands. 

6  Though  saints  to  sore  distress  are  brought, 

And  wait,  and  long  complain. 
Their  cries  shall  never  be  forgot. 
Nor  shall  their  hopes  be  vain. 

7  Rise,  great  Redeemer,  from  thy  seat. 

To  judge  and  save  the  poor ; 
Let  nations  tremble  at  thy  feet. 
And  man  prevail  no  more. 

8  Thy  thunder  shall  affright  the  proud. 

And  put  their  hearts  to  pain. 
Make  them  confess  that  thou  art  God, 
And  they  but  feeble  men. 

Psalm  10.    C.  M. 

WHY  doth  the  Lord  depart  so  far. 
And  why  conceal  his  face. 
When  great  calamities  appear. 
And  times  of  deep  distress '( 


PSALM  11.  19 

2  Lord,  shall  the  wicked  still  deride 

Thy  justice  and  thy  laws  ? 
Shall  they  advance  their  heads  in  pride, 
And  slight  thy  righteous  cause? 

3  They  cast  thy  judgments  from  their  sight, 

And  then  insult  the  poor; 
They  boast,  in  their  exalted  height. 
That  they  shall  fall  no  more. 

4  Arise,  O  God,  lift  up  thine  hand. 

Attend  our  humble  cry  ; 
No  enemy  shall  dare  to  stand 
When  God  ascends  on  high. 

5  Why  do  the  men  of  malice  rage. 

And  say,  with  foolish  pride, 
"The  God  of  heaven  will  ne'er  engage 
To  fight  on  Zion's  side  ?" 

6  But  thou  for  ever  art  our  Lord; 

And  mighty  is  thy  hand, 
As  when  the  heathen  felt  thy  sword, 
And  perished  from  thy  land. 

7  Thou  wilt  prepare  our  hearts  to  pray, 

And  cause  thine  ear  to  hear ; 

Accept  the  vows  thy  children  pay. 

And  free  thy  saints  from  fear. 

8  Proud  tyrants  shall  no  more  oppress, 

No  more  despise  the  just; 
And  mighty  sinners  shall  confess 
They  are  but  earth  and  dust. 

Psalm  11.    L.  M. 

MY  refuge  is  the  God  of  love ; 
Why  do  my  foes  insult  and  cry, 
"  Fly  hke  a  timorous  trembling  dove, 
To  distant  woods  or  mountains  fly  ?" 


20  PSALM  12. 

2  Behold  the  wicked  bend  their  bow, 
And  fit  their  arrows  to  the  string ; 
To  lay  the  men  of  virtue  low, 

In  secrecy  their  darts  they  fling. 

3  If  government  be  once  destroyed 
(That  firm  foundation  of  our  peace,) 
And  violence  make  justice  void. 
Where  shall  the  righteous  seek  redress? 

4  The  Lord  in  heaven  has  fixed  his  throne, 
His  eye  surveys  the  world  below ; 

To  him  all  mortal  things  are  known, 
His  eyelids  search  our  spirits  through. 

5  If  he  afflicts  his  saints  so  far. 

To  prove  their  love  and  try  their  grace, 
What  may  the  bold  transgressors  fear  ? 
His  soul  abhors  their  wicked  ways. 

6  On  impious  wretches  he  will  rain 
Sulphureous  flames  of  wasting  death. 
Such  as  he  kindled  on  the  plain 

Of  Sodom,  with  his  angry  breath. 

7  The  righteous  Lord  loves  righteous  souls. 
Whose  thoughts  and  actions  are  sincere ; 
And  with  a  gracious  eye  beholds 

The  men  that  his  own  image  bear. 

Psalm  12.    C.  M. 

HELP,  Lord,  for  men  of  virtue  fail, 
Religion  loses  ground ; 
The  sons  of  violence  prevail, 
And  treacheries  abound. 

2  Their  oaths  and  promises  they  break. 
Yet  act  the  flatterer's  part: 
With  fair  deceitful  lips  they  speak. 
And  with  a  double  heart. 


PSALM  13.  21 

3  If  we  reprove  some  hateful  lie, 

They  scorn  our  faithful  word ! 
"  Are  not  our  hps  our  own,"  they  cry, 
"  And  who  shall  be  our  Lord  ?" 

4  Scoffers  appear  on  every  side. 

Where  a  vile  race  of  men 
Is  raised  to  seats  of  power  and  pride, 
And  bears  the  sword  in  vain. 

5  Lord,  when  iniquities  abound. 

And  blasphemy  grows  bold. 
When  faith  is  rarely  to  be  found. 
And  love  is  waxing  cold, 

6  Is  not  thy  chariot  hastening  on  ? 

Hast  thou  not  given  the  sign  ? 
May  we  not  trust  and  live  upon 
A  promise  so  divine  ? 

7  "  Yes,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  now  will  I  rise, 

And  make  th'  oppressors  flee ; 
I  shall  appear  to  their  surprise. 
And  set  my  servants  free." 

8  Thy  word,  like  silver  seven  times  tried, 

Through  ages  shall  endure ; 

The  men  that  in  thy  truth  confide 

Shall  find  thy  promise  sure. 

Psalm  13.    CM. 

HOW"  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face  ? 
My  God,  how  long  delay  ? 
When  shall  I  feel  those  heavenly  rays 
That  chase  my  fears  away  ? 

2  How  long  shall  my  poor  labouring  soul 
Wrestle  and  toil  in  vain  ? 
Thy  word  can  all  my  foes  control, 
And  ease  my  raging  pain. 


22  PSALM  14. 

3  See  how  the  prince  of  darkness  tries 

All  his  mahcious  arts ; 
He  spreads  a  mist  around  my  eyes, 
And  throws  his  fiery  darts. 

4  Be  thou  my  sun,  and  thou  my  shield, 

My  soul  in  safety  keep ; 
Make  haste  before  mine  eyes  are  sealed 
In  death's  eternal  sleep. 

5  How  would  the  tempter  boast  aloud 

Should  I  become  his  prey  ! 
Behold  the  sons  of  hell  grow  proud 
To  see  thy  long  delay. 

6  But  they  shall  flee  at  thy  rebuke. 

And  Satan  hide  his  head; 
He  knows  the  terrors  of  thy  look, 
And  hears  thy  voice  with  dread. 

7  Thou  wilt  display  thy  sovereign  grace, 

Whence  all  my  comforts  spring ; 
I  shall  employ  my  lips  in  praise. 
And  thy  salvation  sing. 

Psalm  14.   C.  M. 

FOOLS  in  their  hearts  believe  and  say, 
That  all  religion  's  vain, 
"  There  is  no  God  that  reigns  on  high. 
Or  minds  th'  affairs  of  men." 

2  From  thoughts  so  dreadful  and  profane 

Corrupt  discourse  proceeds ; 
And  in  their  impious  hands  are  found 
Abominable  deeds. 

3  The  Lord  from  his  celestial  throne. 

Looked  down  on  things  below. 
To  find  the  man  that  sought  his  grace. 
Or  did  his  justice  know. 


PSALM  15.  23 

4  By  Nature  all  are  gone  astray, 

Their  practice  all  the  same ; 
There 's  none  that  fears  his  Maker's  hand, 
There 's  none  that  loves  his  name. 

5  Their  tongues  are  used  to  speak  deceit, 

Their  slanders  never  cease  : 
How  swift  to  mischief  are  their  feet. 
Nor  know  the  paths  of  peace! 

6  Such  seeds  of  sin  (that  bitter  root) 

In  every  heart  are  found; 
Nor  can  they  bear  diviner  fruit. 
Till  grace  refine  the  ground. 

7  O  that  salvation  might  proceed 

From  Zion's  sacred  place. 
Till  Israel's  captives  all  are  freed. 
And  sing  recovering  grace. 

Psalm  15.    first  part.   C.  M. 

WHO  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill, 
O  God  of  holiness? 
Whom  will  the  Lord  admit  to  dwell 
So  near  his  throne  of  grace  ? 

2  The  man  that  walks  in  pious  ways. 

And  works  with  righteous  hands ; 
That  trusts  his  Maker's  promised  grace, 
And  follows  his  commands. 

3  He  speaks  the  meaning  of  his  heart. 

Nor  slanders  with  his  tongue ; 
Will  scarce  believe  an  ill  report. 
Nor  do  his  neighbour  wrong. 

4  The  wealthy  sinner  he  contemns, 

Loves  all  that  fear  the  Lord; 
And  though  to  his  own  hurt  he  swears, 
Still  he  performs  his  word. 


24  rSALM  15. 

5  His  hands  disdain  a  golden  bribe, 
And  never  wrong  the  poor: 
This  man  shall  dwell  with  God  on  earth, 
And  find  his  heaven  secure. 

Psalm  15.    second  part.    L.  M. 

WHO  shall  ascend  thy  heavenly  place. 
Great  God,  and  dwell  before  thy  face  ? 
The  man  that  minds  rehgion  now. 
And  humbly  walks  with  God  below: 

2  Whose  hands  are  pure,  whose  heart  is  clean ; 
Whose  lips  still  speak  the  thing  they  mean  ; 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue ; 

He  hates  to  do  his  neighbour  wrong. 

3  Scarce  will  he  trust  an  ill  report. 
Or  vent  it  to  his  neighbour's  hurt : 
Sinners  of  state  he  can  despise. 
But  saints  are  honoured  in  his  eyes. 

4  Firm  to  his  word  he  ever  stood. 
And  always  makes  his  promise  good  ; 
Nor  dares  to  change  the  thing  he  swears. 
Whatever  pain  or  loss  he  bears. 

5  He  never  deals  in  bribing  gold. 

And  mourns  that  justice  should  be  sold : 
While  others  scorn  and  wrong  the  poor. 
Sweet  charity  attends  his  door. 

6  He  loves  his  enemies,  and  prays 
For  those  that  curse  him  to  his  face ; 
And  doth  to  all  men  still  the  same 
That  he  would  hope  or  wish  from  them. 

7  Yet,  when  his  holiest  w^orks  are  done. 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone : 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see, 
And  dwell  for  ever.  Lord,  with  thee. 


PSALM  16.  1 

Psalm  16.   first  part.   L.  M. 

PRESERVE  me,  Lord,  in  time  of  need ; 
For  succour  to  thy  throne  I  flee, 
But  have  no  merits  there  to  plead : 

My  goodness  cannot  reach  to  thee. 
Oft  have  my  heart  and  tongue  confest 

How  empty  and  how  poor  I  am: 
My  praise  can  never  make  thee  blest. 
Nor  add  new  glories  to  thy  name. 

Yet,  Lord,  thy  saints  on  earth  may  reap 
Some  profit  by  the  good  we  do ; 

These  are  the  company  I  keep, 

These  are  the  choicest  friends  I  know. 

How  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise, 

Who  haste  to  seek  some  idol-god ! 
I  will  not  taste  their  sacrifice. 

Their  offerings  of  forbidden  blood. 
My  God  provides  a  richer  cup. 

And  nobler  food  to  live  upon ; 
He  for  my  life  has  offered  up 

Jesus,  his  best  beloved  Son. 
His  love  is  my  perpetual  feast ; 

By  day  his  counsels  guide  me  right ; 
And  be  his  name  for  ever  blest. 

Who  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  night. 
I  set  him  still  before  mine  eyes; 

At  my  right  hand  he  stands  prepared 
To  keep  my  soul  from  all  surprise. 

And  be  my  everlasting  guard. 

Psalm  16.    second  part.    L.  M. 
"VE/^HEN  God  is  nigh,  my  faith  is  strong, 

^  ^     His  arm  is  my  almighty  prop: 
Be  glad  my  heart,  rejoice  my  tongue, 
My  dying  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope, 
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2e  PSALM  17. 

2  Though  in  the  dust  I  lay  my  head, 
Yet,  gracious  God,  thou  wilt  not  leave 
My  soul  for  ever  with  the  dead. 

Nor  lose  thy  children  in  the  grave. 

3  My  flesh  shall  thy  first  call  obey. 
Shake  off  the  dust  and  rise  on  high ; 
Then  shalt  thou  lead  the  wondrous  w^ay 
Up  to  thy  throne  above  the  sky. 

4  There  streams  of  endless  pleasure  flow ; 
And  full  discoveries  of  thy  grace 
(Which  we  but  tasted  here  below) 
Spread  heavenly  joys  through  all  the  place. 

Psalm  17.    L.  M. 

LORD,  I  am  thine ;  but  thou  wilt  prove 
My  faith,  my  patience,  and  my  love: 
When  men  of  spite  against  me  join. 
They  are  the  sword,  the  hand  is  thine. 

2  Their  hope  and  portion  lie  below ; 
'Tis  all  the  happiness  they  know  ; 

'Tis  all  they  seek,  they  take  their  shares. 
And  leave  the  rest  among  their  heirs. 

3  What  sinners  value,  I  resign  ; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine ; 
I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face. 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

4  This  life  's  a  dream,  an  empty  show ; 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  I  go. 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere ; 
When  shall  I  wake  and  find  me  there  ? 

5  O  glorious  hour !  O  blest  abode  ! 
I  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God ; 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 


PSALxM  18.  27 

6  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground, 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound ; 
Then  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  surprise, 
And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise. 

Psalm  18.   first  part.   L.  M. 

THEE  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  my  strength. 
My  rock,  my  tower,  my  high  defence ; 
Thy  mighty  arm  shall  be  my  trust, 
For  I  have  found  salvation  thence. 

2  Death  and  the  terrors  of  the  grave. 
Stood  round  me  with  their  dismal  shade; 
While  floods  of  high  temptation  rose, 
And  made  my  sinking  soul  afraid. 

3  I  saw  the  opening  gates  of  hell. 
With  endless  pains  and  sorrows  there, 
(Which  none  but  they  that  feel  can  tell) 
While  I  was  hurried  to  despair. 

4  In  my  distress  I  called  my  God, 
When  I  could  scarce  believe  him  mine ; 
He  bowed  his  ear  to  my  complaint. 
And  proved  his  saving  grace  divine. 

5  With  speed  he  flew  to  my  relief, 
As  on  a  cherub's  wing  he  rode; 
Awful,  and  bright  as  lightning  shone 
The  face  of  my  deliverer,  God. 

6  Temptations  fled  at  his  rebuke, 
The  blast  of  his  Almighty  breath : 
He  sent  salvation  from  on  high. 

And  drew  me  from  the  deeps  of  death. 

7  Great  were  my  fears,  my  foes  were  great, 
Much  was  their  stren<]jth,  and  more  their  rage ; 
But  Christ,  my  Lord,  is  conqueror  still, 

In  all  the  wars  the  proud  can  wage. 


28  PSALM  18, 

8  My  song  for  ever  shall  record 
That  terrible,  that  joyful  hour ; 
And  give  the  glory  to  the  Lord 
Due  to  his  mercy  and  his  power 

Psalm  18.    second  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,  thou  hast  seen  my  soul  sincere, 
Hast  made  thy  truth  and  love  appear 
Before  mine  eyes  I  set  thy  laws. 
And  thou  hast  owned  my  righteous  cause. 

2  Since  I  have  learned  thy  holy  ways, 
I've  w  alked  upright  before  thy  face : 
Or  if  my  feet  did  e'er  depart. 

Thy  love  reclaimed  my  wandering  heart. 

3  What  sore  temptations  broke  my  rest ! 
What  wars  and  strugglings  in  my  breast ! 
But  through  thy  grace  that  reigns  w^ithin, 
I  guard  against  my  darling  sin. 

4  That  sin  that  close  besets  me  still. 
That  works  and  strives  against  my  will ; 
When  shall  thy  Spirit's  sovereign  power 
Destroy  it,  that  it  rise  no  more  ? 

5  With  an  impartial  hand,  the  Lord 
Deals  out  to  mortals  their  reward ; 
The  kind  and  faithful  souls  shall  find 
A  God  more  faithful  and  more  kind. 

6  The  just  and  pure  shall  ever  say. 

Thou  art  more  pure,  more  just  than  they 
And  men  that  love  revenge  shall  know, 
God  hath  an  arm  of  vengeance  too. 

Psalm  18.   TmRD  part.   L.  M. 

JUST  are  thy  ways,  and  true  thy  word, 
Great  rock  of  my  secure  abode  : 
Who  is  a  God  beside  the  Lord  ? 
Or  where 's  a  refuge  like  our  God  ? 


PSALM  19.  29 

;  Tis  he  that  girds  me  with  his  might, 
Gives  me  his  holy  sword  to  wield  ; 
And,  while  with  sin  and  hell  I  ^ght, 
Spreads  his  salvation  for  my  shield. 

He  lives,  and  blessings  crown  his  reign, 
The  God  of  my  salvation  hves ; 
The  dark  designs  of  hell  are  vain. 
While  heavenly  peace  my  Father  gives. 

Before  the  scoffers  of  the  age, 

I  will  exalt  my  Father's  name; 

Nor  tremble  at  their  mighty  rage. 

But  meet  reproach,  and  bear  the  shame. 

To  David  and  his  royal  seed 
Thy  grace  for  ever  shall  extend; 
Thy  love  to  saints,  in  Christ  their  head, 
Know^s  not  a  hmit,  nor  an  end. 

PSALM  19.     FIRST  PART.     S.  M. 

BEHOLD  the  lofty  sky 
Declares  its  maker,  God ! 
And  all  the  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  power  abroad. 

The  darkness  and  the  light 

Still  keep  their  com*se  the  same; 
While  night  to  day,  and  day  to  night, 

Divinely  teach  his  name. 

In  every  different  land. 

Their  general  voice  is  known ; 
They  show  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 

And  orders  of  his  throne. 

Ye  christian  lands,  rejoice. 

Here  he  reveals  his  w^ord , 
We  are  not  left  to  nature's  voice 

To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 
c2 


30  PSALM  19. 

5  His  statutes  and  commands 

Are  set  before  our  eyes ; 
He  puts  his  gospel  in  our  hands, 
Where  our  salvation  lies. 

6  His  laws  are  just  and  pure, 

His  truth  without  deceit ; 
His  promises  for  ever  sure, 
And  his  rewards  are  great. 

7  Not  honey  to  the  taste 

Affords  so  much  delight ; 
Nor  gold  that  has  the  furnace  passed 
So  much  allures  the  sight. 

8  While  of  thy  works  I  sing, 

Thy  glory  to  proclaim ; 
Accept  the  praise,  my  God,  my  King, 
In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

Psalm  19.    second  part.   S.  M. 

BEHOLD  the  morning  sun 
,  Begins  his  glorious  way ; 

His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2  But  where  the  gospel  comes. 

It  spreads  diviner  light ; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word! 

And  all  thy  judgments  just ; 
For  ever  sure  thy  promise.  Lord ; 
And  men  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  given  ! 
Oh  may  I  never  read  in  vain. 
But  find  the  path  to  heaven ! 


PSALM  19.  31 

5  I  heard  thy  word  with  love, 

And  I  would  fain  obey : 
Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  above 
To  guide  me,  lest  I  stray. 

6  Oh  !  who  can  ever  find 

The  errors  of  his  ways  ? 
Yet,  with  a  bold,  presumptuous  mind, 
I  would  not  dare  transgress. 

7  Warn  me  of  every  sin, 

Forgive  my  secret  faults; 
And  cleanse  this  guilty  soul  of  mine. 
Whose  crimes  exceed  my  thoughts. 

8  While  with  my  heart  and  tongue 

I  spread  thy  praise  abroad ; 
Accept  the  worship  and  the  song. 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

Psalm  19.    third  part.    L.  M. 

THE  heavens  declare  thy  glory  Lord ; 
In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines ; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word. 
We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light. 
And  nights  and  days  thy  power  confess ; 
But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ. 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars  convey  thy  praise 
Round  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand; 
So  when  thy  truth  began  its  race. 

It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  land. 

4  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest. 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run ; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 


32  PSALM  19. 

5  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise, 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light , 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise, 
Thy  laws  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 

G  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view. 
In  souls  renewed  and  sins  forgiven; 
Lord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew. 
And  make  thy  word  my  guide  to  heaven. 

Psalm  19.   fourth  part.    P.  M. 

I^REAT  God,  the  heavens'  well-ordered 

^J  frame 

Declares  the  glories  of  thy  name ; 

There  thy  rich  works  of  wonder  shine : 
A  thousand  starry  beauties  there, 
A  thousand  radiant  marks  appear 

Of  boundless  power,  and  skill  divine. 

2  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  night. 
The  dawning  and  the  dying  light, 

Lectures  of  heavenly  wisdom  read  : 
With  silent  eloquence  they  raise 
Our  thoughts  to  our  Creator's  praise. 

And  neither  sound  nor  language  need. 

3  Yet  their  divine  instructions  run 
Far  as  the  journeys  of  the  sun. 

And  every  nation  knows  their  voice: 
The  sun,  like  some  young  bridegroom  drest, 
Breaks  from  the  chambers  of  the  east. 

Rolls  round,  and  makes  the  earth  rejoice. 

4  Where'er  he  spreads  his  beams  abroad. 
He  smiles,  and  speaks  his  maker,  God ; 

All  nature  joins  to  show  thy  praise : 
Thus  God  in  every  creature  shines; 
Fair  is  the  book  of  nature's  lines  ; 

But  fairer  is  the  book  of  grace. 


rSALM  19,  20.  33 

Psalm  19.    fifth  part.    P.  M. 

I  LOVE  the  volumes  of  thy  word ; 
What  hght  and  joy  those  leaves  afford 

To  souls  benighted  and  distrest ! 
Thy  precepts  guide  my  doubtful  way, 
Thy  fear  forbids  my  feet  to  stray, 

Thy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest. 
From  the  discoveries  of  thy  law 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  I  draw  : 

These  are  my  study  and  delight : 
Not  honey  so  invites  the  taste. 
Nor  gold  that  hath  the  furnace  passed, 

Appears  so  pleasing  to  the  sight. 
Thy  threatenings  wake  my  slumbering  eyes. 
And  warn  me  where  my  danger  lies; 

But  'tis  thy  blessed  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  my  guilty  conscience  clean. 
Converts  my  soul,  subdues  my  sin. 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward. 
Who  knows  the  errors  of  his  thoughts? 
My  God,  forgive  my  secret  faults. 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain  ; 
Accept  my  poor  attempts  of  praise. 
That  I  have  read  thy  book  of  grace 

And  book  of  nature,  not  in  vain. 

Psalm  20.   L.  M. 

NOW  may  the  God  of  power  and  grace 
Attend  his  people's  humble  cry  ! 
Jehovah  hears  when  Israel  prays, 
And  brings  dehverance  from  on  high. 

The  name  of  Jacob's  God  defends. 
When  bucklers  fail  and  brazen  walls : 
He  from  his  sanctuary  sends 
Succour  and  strensfth  when  Zion  calls. 


34  PSALM  21. 

3  Well  he  remembers  all  our  sighs, 
His  love  exceeds  our  best  deserts ; 
His  love  accepts  the  sacrifice 

Of  humble  groans  and  broken  hearts. 

4  In  his  salvation  is  our  hope, 
And  in  the  name  of  Israel's  God 
Our  troops  shall  lift  their  banners  up, 
Our  navies  spread  their  flags  abroad. 

5  Some  trust  in  horses  trained  for  war. 
And  some  of  chariots  make  their  boasts ; 
Our  surest  expectations  are 

From  thee,  the  Lord  of  heavenly  hosts. 

6  Now  save  us,  Lord,  from  slavish  fear. 
Now  let  our  hopes  be  firm  and  strong ; 
Till  thy  salvation  shall  appear. 

And  joy  and  triumph  raise  the  song. 

Psalm  21.  CM. 

OUR  land,  O  Lord,  with  songs  of  praise, 
Shall  in  thy  strength  rejoice ; 
And,  blest  with  thy  salvation,  raise 
To  heaven  a  cheerful  voice. 

2  Thy  sure  defence,  through  nations  round. 

Hath  spread  our  country's  name ; 
And  all  her  humble  eflforts  crowned 
With  freedom  and  with  fame. 

3  In  deep  distress,  a  patriot  band 

Implored  thy  power  to  save ; 
For  liberty  they  prayed;  thy  hand 
The  timely  blessing  gave. 

4  Most  righteous  Lord,  thy  stubborn  foes 

Shall  quake  through  all  their  train; 
Thy  vengeful  arm  shall  find  out  those 
Who  hate  thy  gracious  reign. 


PSALM  22.  35 

On  thee,  in  Avant,  in  woe  or  pain, 

Our  hearts  alone  rely ; 
Our  rights  thy  mercy  will  maintain, 

And  all  our  wants  supply. 

Thus,  Lord,  thy  wondi'ous  power  declare, 

x\nd  still  exalt  thy  fame ; 
While  we  glad  songs  of  praise  prepare, 

For  thine  Almighty  name. 

Psalm  22.    first  p-\rt.    C.  M. 
"  ^'C)W  from  the  roaring  lion's  rage, 

-L^    O  Lord,  protect  thy  Son, 
Nor  leave  thy  darling  to  engage 
The  powers  of  hell  alone." 

Thus  did  our  suffering  Saviour  pray, 

With  mighty  cries  and  tears ; 
God  heard  him  in  that  dreadlhl  day. 

And  chased  away  his  fears. 

Great  was  the  victory  of  his  death, 

His  throne  exalted  high ; 
And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 

Shall  worship  or  shall  die. 

A  numerous  offspring  must  arise 

From  his  expiring  groans; 
They  shall  be  reckoned  in  his  eyes 

For  daughters  and  for  sons. 

The  meek  and  humble  souls  shall  see 

His  table  richly  spread ; 
And  all  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  be 

With  joys  immortal  fed. 

The  isles  shall  know  the  righteousness 

Of  our  incarnate  God, 
And  nations  yet  unborn  profess 

Salvation  in  his  blood. 


36  PSALM  22,  23. 

Psalm  22.    second  part.    L.  M. 

NOW  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
The  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord, 
When  he  complained  in  tears  and  blood, 
As  one  forsaken  of  his  God. 

2  The  Jews  behold  him  thus  forlorn. 

And  shake  their  heads  and  laugh  in  scorn ; 
"  He  rescued  others  from  the  grave, 
Now  let  him  try  himself  to  save. 

3  This  is  the  man  did  once  pretend 
God  was  his  father  and  his  friend ! 
If  God,  the  blessed,  loved  him  so. 
Why  doth  he  fail  to  help  him  now  ?" 

4  O  savage  people!  cruel  priests ! 

How  they  stood  round  like  raging  beasts ! 

Like  lions  gaping  to  devour, 

When  God  had  left  him  in  their  power. 

5  They  wound  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Till  streams  of  blood  each  other  meet ; 
By  lot  his  garments  they  divide. 

And  mock  the  pangs  in  which  he  died. 

6  But  God  his  father  heard  his  cry ; 
Raised  from  the  dead  he  reigns  on  high; 
The  nations  learn  his  righteousness. 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his  grace. 

Psalm  23.   first  part.    L.  M. 

MY  shepherd  is  the  living  Lord ; 
Now  shall  my  wants  be  well  supplied ; 
His  providence  and  holy  word 
Become  my  safety  and  my  guide. 
2  In  pastures  where  salvation  grows 
He  makes  me  feed,  he  makes  me  rest  ; 
There  living  water  gently  flows. 
And  all  the  food 's  divinely  blest. 


PSALM  23.  37 

3  My  wandering  feet  his  ways  mistake ; 
But  he  restores  my  soul  to  peace, 
And  leads  me,  for  his  mercy's  sake, 
In  the  fair  paths  of  righteousness. 

4  Though  I  walk  through  the  gloomy  vale. 
Where  death  and  all  its  terrors  are. 

My  heart  and  hope  shall  never  fail, 
For  God  my  shepherd 's  with  me  there. 

5  Amidst  the  darkness  and  the  deeps 
Thou  art  my  comfort,  thou  my  stay  ; 
Thy  staff  supports  my  feeble  steps. 
Thy  rod  directs  my  doubtful  way. 

6  The  sons  of  earth  and  sons  of  hell 
Gaze  at  thy  goodness,  and  repine 
To  see  my  table  spread  so  well. 
With  living  bread  and  cheerful  wine. 

7  How  I  rejoice,  when  on  my  head 
Thy  Spirit  condescends  to  rest ! 
'Tis  a  divine  anointing,  shed 
Like  oil  of  gladness  at  a  feast. 

8  Surely  the  mercies  of  the  Lord 
Attend  his  household  all  their  days : 
There  will  I  dwell  to  hear  his  word. 
To  seek  his  face,  and  sing  his  praise. 

Psalm  23.   second  part.   C.  M. 

MY  shepherd  will  supply  my  need, 
Jehovah  is  his  name; 
In  pastures  fresh  he  makes  me  feed, 
Beside  the  livino^  stream. 

2  He  brings  my  wandering  spirit  back 
When  I  forsake  his  ways. 
And  leads  me  for  his  mercy's  sake 
In  paths  of  truth  and  grace. 

D 


38  PSALM  23. 

3  When  I  walk  through  the  shades  of  death 

Thy  presence  is  my  stay ; 
One  word  of  thy  supporting  breath 
Drives  all  my  fears  away. 

4  Thy  hand,  in  sight  of  all  my  foes, 

Doth  still  my  table  spread ; 

My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 

Thine  oil  anoints  my  head. 

5  The  sure  provisions  of  my  God 

Attend  me  all  my  days ; 
Oh  may  thy  house  be  mine  abode. 
And  all  my  work  be  praise ! 

6  There  would  I  find  a  settled  rest, 

(While  others  go  and  come,) 
No  more  a  stranger  or  a  guest. 
But  Uke  a  child  at  home. 

Psalm  23.    third  part.   S.  M. 

THE  Lord  my  shepherd  is, 
I  shall  be  well  supplied ; 
Since  he  is  mine,  and  I  am  his, 
What  can  I  want  beside  ? 

2  He  leads  me  to  the  place 

Where  heavenly  pasture  grows. 
Where  living  waters  gently  pass, 
And  full  salvation  flows. 

3  If  e'er  I  go  astray. 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim, 
And  guides  me  in  his  own  right  way, 
For  his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 

I  cannot  yield  to  fear; 
Tho'  I  should  walk  thro'  death's  dark  shade, 
My  shepherd's  with  me  there. 


PSALM  24.  39 

Amid  surrounding  foes 

Thou  dost  my  table  spread, 
My  cup  with  blessings  overflows 

And  joy  exalts  my  head. 
The  bounties  of  thy  love 

Shall  crown  my  following  days; 
Nor  from  thy  house  will  I  remove, 

Nor  cease  to  speak  thy  praise. 

PSALM  24.     FIRST  PART.    C.  M. 

THE  earth  for  ever  is  the  Lord's, 
With  Adam's  numerous  race; 
He  raised  its  arches  o'er  the  floods. 

And  built  it  on  the  seas. 
But  who  among  the  sons  of  m.en 

May  visit  thine  abode  ? 
He  that  has  hands  from  mischief  clean, 

Whose  heart  is  right  with  God. 
This  is  the  man  may  rise  and  take 

The  blessings  of  his  grace ; 
This  is  the  lot  of  those  that  seek 

The  God  of  Jacob's  face. 
Now  let  our  souls'  immortal  powers 

To  meet  the  Lord  prepare, 
Lift  up  their  everlasting  doors. 

The  King  of  glory 's  near. 
The  King  of  glory!  who  can  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  might  ? 
He  rules  the  nations  ;  but  to  dwell 

With  saints  is  his  delight. 

Psalm  24.    second  part.    L.  M. 

THIS  spacious  earth  is  all  the  Lord's, 
And  men  and  worms, and  beasts  and  birds; 
He  raised  the  building  on  the  seas. 
And  gave  it  for  their  dwelling  place. 


40  PSALM  25. 

2  But  there 's  a  brighter  world  on  high, 
Thy  palace,  Lord,  above  the  sky ; 
Who  shall  ascend  that  blest  abode, 
And  dwell  so  near  his  maker,  God  ? 

3  He  that  abhors  and  fears  to  sin. 

Whose  heart  is  pure,  whose  hands  are  clean. 
Him  shall  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  bless. 
And  clothe  his  soul  with  righteousness. 

4  These  are  the  men,  the  pious  race. 
That  seek  the  God  of  Jacob's  face ; 
These  shall  enjoy  the  bhssful  sight. 
And  dwell  in  everlasting  light. 

5  Rejoice,  ye  shining  worlds  on  high, 
Behold  the  King  of  glory  nigh. 
Who  can  this  King  of  glory  be  ? 
The  mighty  Lord,  the  Saviour 's  he. 

6  Ye  heavenly  gates,  your  leaves  display, 
To  make  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  way : 
Laden  with  spoils  from  earth  and  hell. 
The  conqueror  comes  with  God  to  dwell. 

7  Raised  from  the  dead  in  royal  state, 
He  opens  heaven's  eternal  gate. 
To  give  his  saints  a  blest  abode. 
Near  their  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

Psalm  25.   first  part.   S.  M. 

I  LIFT  my  soul  to  God, 
My  trust  is  in  his  name ; 
Let  not  the  foes  that  seek  my  blood 
Still  triumph  in  my  shame. 

2  Sin  and  the  powers  of  hell 

Would  tempt  me  to  despair ; 
Lord,  make  me  know  thy  covenant  well, 
That  I  may  'scape  the  snare. 


PSALM  25.  41 


From  the  first  dawninor  liorht 

.  o    c3 

Till  evening  shades  arise, 
For  thy  salvation,  Lord,  I  wait, 


With  ever-lonofinor 


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eyes. 


Remember  all  thy  grace, 

And  lead  me  in  thy  truth : 
Forgive  the  sins  of  riper  days, 

And  folhes  of  my  youth. 

The  Lord  is  just  and  kind. 

The  meek  shall  learn  his  ways, 

And  every  humble  sinner  find 
The  methods  of  his  grace. 

For  his  o^vn  goodness  sake 

He  saves  my  soul  from  shame ; 

He  pardons  (though  my  guilt  be  great) 
Through  my  Redeemer's  name. 

Psalm  25.    second  part.    S.  M. 

WHERE  shall  the  man  be  found 
That  fears  f  offend  his  God, 
That  loves  the  gospel's  joyful  sound. 
And  trembles  at  the  rod  ? 

The  Lord  shall  make  him  know 

The  secrets  of  his  heart. 
The  wonders  of  his  covenant  show, 

And  all  his  love  impart. 

The  dealings  of  his  power 

Are  truth  and  mercy  still, 
With  such  as  keep  his  covenant  sure. 

And  love  to  do  his  will. 

Their  souls  shall  dwell  at  ease 

Before  their  Maker's  face. 
Their  seed  shall  taste  the  promises 

In  their  extensive  grace. 
d2 


42  PSALM  25,  26. 

Psalm  25.   third  part.    S.  M. 

MINE  eyes  and  my  desire 
Are  ever  to  the  Lord, 
I  love  to  plead  his  promised  grace 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

2  Turn,  turn  thee  to  my  soul, 

Bring  thy  salvation  near ; 
When  will  thy  hand  release  my  feet 
Out  of  the  deadly  snare  ? 

3  When  shall  the  sovereign  grace 

Of  my  forgiving  God, 
Restore  me  from  those  dangerous  ways 
My  wandering  feet  have  trod  ? 

4  With  every  morning  light 

My  sorrow  new  begins ; 
Look  on  my  anguish  and  my  pain, 
And  pardon  all  my  sins. 

5  O  keep  my  soul  from  death. 

Nor  put  my  hope  to  shame. 
For  I  have  placed  my  only  trust 
In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

6  With  humble  faith  I  wait 

To  see  thy  face  again; 
Of  Israel  it  shall  ne'er  be  said. 
He  sought  the  Lord  in  vain. 
Psalm  26.   L.  M. 

JUDGE  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  my  ways, 
And  try  my  reins,  and  try  my  heart ; 
My  faith  upon  thy  promise  stays, 
Nor  from  thy  law  my  feet  depart. 
2  I  hate  to  walk,  I  hate  to  sit 
With  men  of  vanity  and  lies ; 
The  scoffer  and  the  hypocrite 
Are  the  abhorrence  of  mine  eyes. 


PSALM  27.  4a 

3  Amongst  thy  saints  will  I  appear 
Arrayed  in  robes  of  innocence ; 
But  when  I  stand  before  thy  bar, 
The  blood  of  Christ  is  my  defence. 

4  I  love  thy  habitation,  Lord, 

The  temple  where  thine  honours  dwell ; 
There  shall  I  hear  thy  holy  word. 
And  there  thy  works  of  wonder  tell. 

5  Let  not  my  soul  be  joined  at  last 
With  men  of  treachery  and  blood, 
Since  I  my  days  on  earth  have  past 
Among  the  saints,  and  near  my  God. 

Psalm  27.    first  part.   C.  M. 

THE  Lord  of  glory  is  my  hght, 
And  mv  salvation  too ; 
God  is  my  strength ;  nor  will  I  fear 
What  all  my  foes  can  do. 

2  One  privilege  my  heart  desires ; 

Oh  orrant  me  mine  abode 
Among  the  chm*ches  of  thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  my  God. 

3  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests. 

And  see  thy  beauty  still. 
Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 
And  there  inquire  thy  will. 

4  When  troubles  rise  and  storms  appear, 

There  may  his  children  hide ; 
God  is  a  strong  paviHon,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 

5  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  high 

Above  my  foes  around. 
And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 
Within  thy  temple  sound. 


44  PSALM  27,  28. 

Psalm  27.    second  part.   C.  M. 

SOON  as  I  heard  my  Father  say; 
"  Ye  children  seek  my  grace," 
My  heart  repHed,  without  delay, 
"  I'll  seek  my  Father's  face." 

2  Let  not  thy  face  be  hid  from  me, 

Nor  frown  my  soul  away ; 
God  of  my  life,  I  fly  to  thee 
In  a  distressing  day. 

3  Should  friends  and  kindred,  near  and  dear, 

Leave  me  to  want  or  die, 
•My  God  will  make  my  life  his  care. 
And  all  my  need  supply. 

4  My  fainting  flesh  had  died  with  grief, 

Had  not  my  soul  believed, 
To  see  thy  grace  provide  relief; 
Nor  was  my  hope  deceived. 

5  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  trembling  saints. 

And  keep  your  courage  up; 
He'll  raise  your  spirit  while  it  faints. 
And  far  exceed  your  hope. 

Psalm  28.   L.  M. 
nnO  thee,  O  Lord,  I  raise  my  cries ; 
-*-    My  fervent  prayer  in  mercy  hear; 
Fpr  ruin  waits  my  trembling  soul. 
If  thou  refuse  a  gracious  ear. 

2  While  suppliant  toward  thy  holy  hill 
I  lift  my  mournful  hands  to  pray, 
Aflford  thy  grace,  nor  drive  me  still 
With  impious  hypocrites  away. 

3  To  sons  of  falsehood,  that  despise 
The  works  and  wonders  of  thy  reign, 
Thy  justice  gives  the  due  reward. 
And  sinks  their  souls  to  endless  pain. 


PSALM  29.  45 

4  For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Whose  mercy  hears  my  mournful  voice ! 
My  heart,  that  trusted  in  his  word, 
In  his  salvation  shall  rejoice. 

5  Let  every  saint,  in  sore  distress. 

By  faith  approach  his  Saviour,  God; 
Then  grant,  O  Lord,  thy  pardoning  grace, 
And  feed  thy  church  with  heavenly  food. 

•       Psalm  29.    L.  M. 

GIVE  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, 
Give  to  the  Lord  renown  and  power ; 
Ascribe  due  honours  to  his  name, 
And  his  eternal  might  adore. 

2  The  Lord  proclaims  his  power  aloud 
Through  every  ocean,  every  land ; 
His  voice  divides  the  watery  cloud. 
And  ho^htninors  blaze  at  his  command. 

3  He  speaks,  and  tempest,  hail,  and  wind, 
Lay  the  wide  forest  bare  around; 

The  fearful  hart  and  frighted  hind, 
Leap  at  the  terror  of  the  sound. 

4  To  Lebanon  he  turns  his  voice. 
And  lo,  the  stately  cedars  break ; 
The  mountains  tremble  at  the  noise. 
The  valleys  roar,  the  deserts  quake. 

5  The  Lord  sits  sovereign  on  the  flood. 
The  thunderer  reigns  for  ever  king; 
But  makes  his  church  his  blest  abode, 
Where  we  his  awful  glories  sing. 

6  In  gentler  language,  there  the  Lord 
The  counsel  of  his  grace  imparts : 
Amidst  the  raging  storm,  his  word 
Speaks  peace  and  courage  to  our  hearts. 


46  PSALM  30. 

PSALM  30.     FIRST  PART.    L.  M. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  Lord,  on  high : 
At  thy  command  diseases  fly: 
Who  but  a  God  can  speak  and  save 
From  the  dark  borders  of  the  grave  ? 

2  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  saints,  and  prove 
How  large  his  grace,  how  kind  his  love: 
Let  all  your  powers  rejoice,  and  trace 
The  wondrous  records  of  his  grace. 

3  His  anger  but  a  moment  stays ; 
His  love  is  hfe  and  length  of  days  : 
Though  grief  and  tears  the  night  employ, 
The  morning  star  restores  the  joy. 

Psalm  30.    second  part.    L.  M. 

FIRM  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright, 
And  I  presumed  'twould  ne'er  be  night; 
Fondly  I  said  within  my  heart, 
"  Pleasure  and  peace  shall  ne'er  depart." 

2  But  I  forgot  thine  arm  was  strong. 
Which  made  my  mountain  stand  so  long : 
Soon  as  thy  face  began  to  hide, 

My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died. 

3  I  cried  aloud  to  thee,  my  God, 

"  What  canst  thou  profit  by  my  blood  ? 

Deep  in  the  dust  can  I  declare 

Thy  truth,  or  sing  thy  goodness  there  ? 

4  Hear  me,  O  God  of  grace,"  I  said, 
"And  bring  me  from  among  the  dead:" 
Thy  word  rebuked  the  pains  I  felt. 
Thy  pardoning  love  removed  my  guilt. 

5  My  groans,  and  tears,  and  forms  of  woe, 
Are  turned  to  joy  and  praises  now ; 

I  throw  my  sackcloth  on  the  ground, 
And  case  and  gladness  gird  me  round. 


PSALM  31.  47 

6  My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame, 
Shall  ne'er  be  silent  of  thy  name ; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  thro'  earth  and  heaven^ 
For  sickness  healed,  ajid  sins  forgiven. 

Psalm  31.    first  part.   C.  M 
^1^0  thee,  O  God  of  truth  and  love, 
-■-    My  spirit  I  commit ; 
Thou  hast  redeemed  my  soul  from  death, 
And  saved  me  from  the  pit. 

2  My  times  are  in  thy  hand,  I  cried, 

Thouorh  I  draw  near  the  dust : 
Thou  art  the  refuge  where  I  hide. 
The  God  in  whom  I  trust. 

3  Oh  make  thy  reconciled  face 

Upon  thy  servant  shine, 
And  save  me,  for  thy  mercy's  sake, 
For  I  am  wholly  thine. 

4  'Twas  in  my  haste  my  spirit  said, 

"  I  must  despair  and  die, 
I  am  cut  off  before  thine  eyes ;" 
But  thou  hast  heard  my  cry. 

5  Thy  goodness,  how  divinely  free  . 

How  sweet  thy  smiling  face 
To  those  that  fear  thy  majesty. 
And  trust  thy  promised  grace ! 

6  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints. 

And  sing  his  praises  loud ; 
He'll  bend  his  ear  to  your  complaints. 
And  recompense  the  proud. 

Psalm  31.    second  part.    C.  M. 

MY  heart  rejoices  in  thy  name. 
My  God,  my  heavenly  trust ; 
Thou  hast  preserved  my  face  from  shame, 
Mine  honour  from  the  dust. 


48  PSALM  32. 

2  "  My  life  is  spent  with  grief,"  I  cried, 

"  My  years  consumed  in  groans. 
My  strength  decays,  mine  eyes  are  dried, 
And  sorrow  wastes  my  bones." 

3  Among  mine  enemies  my  name 

A  proverb  vile  was  grown. 
While  to  my  neighbours  I  became 
Forgotten  and  unknown. 

4  Slander  and  fear  on  every  side 

Seized  and  beset  me  round  : 
1  to  thy  throne  of  grace  applied 
And  speedy  rescue  found. 

5  How  great  deliverance  thou  hast  wrought 

Before  the  sons  of  men? 
The  lying  lips  to  silence  brought, 
And  made  their  boasting  vain  . 

6  Thy  children  from  the  strife  of  tongues 

Shall  thy  pavilion  hide, 
Guard  them  from  infamy  and  wrongs, 
And  crush  the  sons  of  pride. 

7  Within  thy  sacred  presence.  Lord, 

Let  me  for  ever  dwell ; 
No  fenced  city,  walled  and  barred, 
Secures  a  saint  so  well. 

Psalm  32.   first  part.    S.  M. 

OH  blessed  souls  are  they 
Whose  sins  are  covered  o'er ; 
Divinely  blest,  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  their  guilt  no  more. 

2  They  mourn  their  follies  past, 

And  keep  their  hearts  with  care ; 
Their  lips  and  lives  without  deceit 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 


PSALM  32,  33.  49 

While  I  concealed  my  guilt, 

I  felt  the  festering  wound, 
Till  I  confessed  my  sins  to  thee, 

And  ready  pardon  found. 
Let  sinners  learn  to  pray, 

Let  saints  keep  near  the  throne; 
Our  help  in  times  of  deep  distress, 

Is  found  in  God  alone. 

Psalm  32.    second  part.    L.  M. 

BLEST  is  the  man,  for  ever  blest. 
Whose  guilt  is  pardoned  by  his  God, 
Whose  sins  with  sorrow  are  confessed. 

And  covered  with  his  Saviour's  blood. 
Before  his  judgment  seat,  the  Lord 

No  more  permits  his  crimes  to  rise; 
He  pleads  no  merit  of  reward. 

And  not  on  works,  but  grace,  relies. 
From  guile  his  heart  and  lips  are  free. 

His  humble  joy,  his  holy  fear. 
With  deep  repentance  well  agree. 

And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sincere. 
How  glorious  is  that  righteousness 

That  hides  and  cancels  all  his  sins! 
While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace 

Through  all  his  life  appears  and  shines. 
Psalm  33.    first  part.    C.  M. 

REJOICE,  ye  righteous,  in  the  Lord, 
This  work  belongs  to  you: 
Sing  of  his  name,  his  ways,  his  word. 

How  holy,  just,  and  true! 
His  mercy  and  his  righteousness 

Let  heaven  and  earth  proclaim ; 
His  works  of  nature,  and  of  grace. 
Reveal  his  wondrous  name. 

E 


50  PSALM  33. 

3  His  word,  with  energy  divine, 

Those  heavenly  arches  spread, 
Bade  starry  hosts  around  them  shine, 
And  Hght  the  heavens  pervade. 

4  He  taught  the  sweUing  waves  to  flow 

To  their  appointed  deep; 
Bade  raging  seas  their  hmits  know, 
And  still  their  station  keep. 

5  Ye  tenants  of  the  spacious  earth. 

With  fear  before  him  stand ; 
He  spake,  and  nature  took  its  birth. 
And  rests  on  his  command. 

6  He  scorns  the  angry  nations'  rage. 

And  breaks  their  vain  designs ; 
His  counsel  stands  through  every  age, 
And  in  full  glory  shines. 

PSAOI  33.     SECOND  PART.     P.  M. 

TE  holy  souls  in  God  rejoice. 
Your  Maker's  praise  becomes  your  voice, 
Great  is  your  theme,  yom*  songs  be  new; 
Sing  of  his  name,  his  word,  his  waj^s. 
His  works  of  nature  and  of  grace, 
How  wise  and  holy,  just  and  true  ! 

2  Behold,  to  earth's  remotest  ends. 

His  goodness  flows,  his  truth  extends ; 

His  power  the  heavenly  arches  spread; 
His  word,  with  energy  divine, 
Bade  starry  hosts  around  them  shine. 

And  light  the  circling  heavens  pervade. 

3  His  hand  collects  the  flowing  seas; 
Those  watery  treasures  know  their  place, 

And  fill  the  store-house  of  the  deep: 
He  spake,  and  gave  all  nature  birth; 
And  fires,  and  seas,  and  heaven,  and  earth, 

His  everlasting  orders  keep. 


PSALM  34.  51 

Let  mortals  tremble  and  adore 
A  God  of  such  resistless  power, 

Nor  dare  indulore  their  feeble  raoje : 
Vain  are  your  thoughts,  and  weak  your  hands, 
But  his  eternal  counsel  stands. 

And  rules  the  world  from  age  to  age. 
Psalm  34.    first  part.    C.  M. 

THROUGH  all  the  changing  scenes  of  hfe. 
In  trouble  and  in  joy, 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 

My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 
My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  him, 

And  celebrate  his  fame ; 
Come  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 

With  me  exalt  his  name. 
The  hosts  of  God  encamp  around 

The  dwellings  of  the  just  ; 
Deliverance  he  affords  to  all 

Who  on  his  succour  trust. 
O!  make  but  trial  of  his  love; 

Experience  will  decide. 
How  blest  they  are,  and  only  they, 

W^ho  in  his  truth  confide. 
Fear  him,  ye  saints;  and  you  will  then 

Have  nothing  else  to  fear; 
Come  make  his  service  your  delight; 

He'll  make  your  wants  his  care. 
Psalm  34.    second  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,  I  will  bless  thee  all  my  days. 
Thy  praise  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue: 
My  soul  shall  glory  in  thy  grace. 
While  saints  rejoice  to  hear  the  song. 
Come  magnify  the  Lord  with  me. 
Let  every  heart  exalt  his  name ; 


52  PSALM  34. 

I  sought  th'  eternal  God,  and  he 
Has  not  exposed  my  hope  to  shame. 

3  I  told  him  all  my  secret  grief, 

My  secret  groaning  reached  his  ears : 
He  gave  my  inward  pains  rehef, 
And  calmed  the  tumult  of  my  fears. 

4  To  him  the  poor  lift  up  their  eyes. 
With  heavenly  joy  their  faces  shine; 
A  beam  of  mercy  from  the  skies 
Fills  them  with  light  and  love  divine. 

5  His  holy  angels  pitch  their  tents 
Around  the  men  that  serve  the  Lord ; 
Oh  fear  and  love  him,  all  his  saints, 
Taste  of  his  grace,  and  trust  his  word. 

6  The  wild  young  Hons,  pinched  with  pain 
And  hunger,  roar  through  all  the  wood ; 
But  none  shall  seek  the  Lord  in  vain, 
Nor  want  supplies  of  real  good. 

Psalm  34.   third  part.   L.  M. 
^HILDREN,    in    years   and  knowledge 
^  young. 

Your  parents'  hope,  your  parents'  joy, 
Attend  the  counsels  of  my  tongue. 
Let  pious  thoughts  your  minds  employ. 

2  If  you  desire  a  length  of  days. 

And  peace  to  crown  your  mortal  state. 
Restrain  your  feet  from  impious  ways, 
Your  lips  from  slander  and  deceit. 

3  The  eyes  of  God  regard  his  saints, 
His  ears  are  open  to  their  cries; 
He  sets  his  frowning  face  against 
The  sons  of  violence  and  lies. 

4  To  humble  souls  and  broken  hearts 
God  with  his  grace  is  ever  nigh; 


PSALM  34,  35.  53 

Pardon  and  hope  his  love  imparts 
When  men  in  deep  contrition  he. 
He  tells  their  tears,  he  counts  their  groans, 
His  Son  redeems  their  souls  from  death ; 
His  Spirit  heals  their  broken  bones, 
His  praise  employs  their  tuneful  breath. 
Psalm  34.    fourth  part.    C.  M. 

I'LL  bless  the  Lord  from  day  to  day ; 
How  good  are  all  his  ways ! 
Ye  humble  souls  that  use  to  pray. 

Come  help  my  lips  to  praise. 
Sing  to  the  honour  of  his  name, 

How  a  poor  sufferer  cried. 
Nor  was  his  hope  exposed  to  shame. 

Nor  was  his  suit  denied. 
Oh  sinners,  come  and  taste  his  love, 

Come,  learn  his  pleasant  ways. 
And  let  your  own  experience  prove 

The  sweetness  of  his  grace. 
He  bids  his  angels  pitch  their  tents 

Round  where  his  children  dwell  ; 
What  ills  their  heavenly  care  prevents. 

No  earthly  tongue  can  tell. 
Oh  love  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his ; 

His  eye  regards  the  just: 
How  richly  blest  their  portion  is 

Who  make  the  Lord  their  trust ! 
Young  lions,  pinched  with  hunger,  roar. 

And  famish  in  the  wood ; 
But  God  supphes  his  holy  poor 

With  every  needful  good. 

Psalm  35.   CM. 

BEHOLD  the  love,  the  generous  love. 
That  holy  David  shows ; 
E  2 


54  PSALM  36. 

Behold  his  kind  compassion  move 
For  his  afflicted  foes. 

2  When  they  are  sick,  his  soul  complains, 

And  seems  to  feel  the  smart ; 
The  spirit  of  the  gospel  reigns, 
And  melts  his  pious  heart. 

3  How  did  his  flowing  tears  condole. 

As  for  a  brother  dead ! 
And,  fasting,  mortified  his  soul, 
While  for  their  life  he  prayed. 

4  They  groaned  and  cursed  him  on  their  bed, 

Yet  still  he  pleads  and  mourns ; 
And  double  blessings  on  his  head. 
The  righteous  God  returns. 

5  Oh  glorious  type  of  heavenly  grace ! 

Thus  Christ  the  Lord  appears ; 
While  sinners  curse,  the  Saviour  prays, 
And  pities  them  wdth  tears. 

6  He,  the  true  David,  Israel's  king, 

Blest  and  beloved  of  God, 
To  save  us  rebels,  dead  in  sin. 
Paid  his  own  dearest  blood. 

Psalm  36.   first  part.   L.  M. 

HIGH  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God, 
Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines ; 
Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 
That  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 

2  For  ever  firm  thy  justice  stands. 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep ; 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands, 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3  Thy  providence  is  kind  and  large. 
Both  man  and  beast  thy  bounty  share ; 


PSALM  36.  55 

The  whole  creation  is  thy  charge, 
But  saints  are  thy  pecuHar  care. 

My  God,  how  excellent  thy  grace ! 
Whence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  springs ; 
The  sons  of  Adam  in  distress 
Fly  to  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 
From  the  provisions  of  thy  house 
We  shall  be  fed  with  sweet  repast ; 
There  mercy,  like  a  river,  flows, 
And  brino^s  salvation  to  our  taste. 
Life,  like  a  fountain  rich  and  free. 
Springs  from  the  presence  of  my  Lord ; 
And  in  thy  light  our  souls  shal]  see 
The  glories  promised  in  thy  word. 

Psalm  36.    second  fart.    C.  M. 

WHILE  men  grow  bold  in  wicked  ways, 
And  yet  a  God  they  own, 
My  heart  within  me  often  says, 

"  Their  thoughts  believe  there 's  none." 

Their  thoughts  and  ways  at  once  declare, 

(Whate'er  their  lips  profess,) 
God  hath  no  wrath  for  them  to  fear. 

Nor  will  they  seek  his  grace. 

What  strange  self-flattery  blinds  their  eyes ! 

But  there 's  a  hastening  hour, 
W^hen  they  shall  see,  with  sore  surprise,  . 

The  terrors  of  thy  power. 

Thy  justice  shall  maintain  its  throne. 

Though  mountains  melt  away  ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  world  unknow^n, 

A  deep  unfathomed  sea. 

Above  these  heavens'  created  rounds, 
Thy  mercies.  Lord,  extend ; 


56  PSALM  37. 

Thy  truth  outUves  the  narrow  bounds, 
Where  time  and  nature  end. 

6  Safety  to  man  thy  goodness  brings, 

Nor  overlooks  the  beast ; 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 
Thy  children  love  to  rest. 

7  From  thee,  when  creature-streams  run  low, 

x\nd  mortal  comforts  die. 
Perpetual  springs  of  life  shall  flow, 
And  raise  our  pleasures  high. 

8  Though  all  created  light  decay, 

And  death  close  up  our  eyes. 
Thy  presence  makes  eternal  day 
Where  clouds  can  never  rise. 

Psalm  37.   first  part.   C.  M. 

WHY  should  I  vex  my  soul,  and  fret 
To  see  the  wicked  rise  ? 
Or  envy  sinners  waxing  great, 
By  violence  and  lies  ? 

2  As  flowery  grass  cut  down  at  noon, 

Before  the  evening  fades. 
So  shall  their  glories  vanish  soon, 
In  everlasting  shades. 

3  Then  let  me  make  the  Lord  my  trust. 

And  practice  all  that 's  good ; 
So  shall  I  dwell  among  the  just, 
And  he'll  provide  me  food. 

4  I  to  my  God  my  ways  commit. 

And  cheerful  wait  his  will; 
Thy  hand,  which  guides  my  doubtful  feet, 
Shall  my  desires  fulfil. 

5  Mine  innocence  shalt  thou  display. 

And  make  thy  judgments  known, 


rSALM  37.  57 

Fair  as  the  light  of  dawning  day, 
And  glorious  as  the  noon. 

6  The  meek  at  last  the  earth  possess, 

And  are  the  heirs  of  heaven; 
True  riches,  with  abundant  peace. 
To  humble  souls  are  given. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 

Nor  let  your  anger  rise. 
Though  providence  shall  long  delay 
To  punish  haughty  vice. 

8  Let  sinners  join  to  break  your  peace. 

And  plot,  and  rage,  and  foam ; 

The  Lord  derides  them,  for  he  sees 

Their  day  of  vengeance  come. 

9  They  have  drawn  out  the  threatening  sword, 

Have  bent  the  murderous  bow, 
To  slay  the  men  that  fear  the  Lord, 
And  bring  the  righteous  low. 

10  My  God  shall  break  their  bows,  and  burn 

Their  persecuting  darts. 
Shall  their  own  swords  against  them  turn, 
And  pierce  their  stubborn  hearts. 

Psalm  37.    second  part.   C.  M. 

WHY  do  the  wealthy  wicked  boast. 
And  grow  profanely  bold  ? 
The  meanest  portion  of  the  just 
Excels  the  sinner's  gold. 

2  The  wicked  borrows  of  his  friends, 

But  ne'er  designs  to  pay ; 
The  saint  is  merciful,  and  lends. 
Nor  turns  the  poor  away. 

3  His  alms  with  liberal  heart  he  gives 

Amongst  the  sons  of  need ; 


58  PSALM  37. 

His  memory  to  long  ages  lives, 
And  blessed  is  his  seed. 

4  His  soul  abhors  discom'se  profane, 

To  slander  or  defraud ; 
His  ready  tongue  declares  to  men 
What  he  has  learned  of  God. 

5  The  law  and  gospel  of  the  Lord 

Deep  in  his  heart  abide ; 
Led  by  the  Spirit  and  the  word. 
His  feet  shall  never  slide. 

6  When  sinners  fall,  the  righteous  stand 

Preserved  from  every  snare ; 
They  shall  possess  the  promised  land. 
And  dwell  for  ever  there. 

Psalm  37.   third  part.   C.  M. 
jMTY  God,  the  steps  of  pious  men 
-»'^-*-  Are  ordered  by  thy  will : 
Though  they  should  fall,  they  rise  again, 
Thy  hand  supports  them  still. 

2  The  Lord  delights  to  see  their  ways. 

Their  virtue  he  approves ; 
He'll  ne'er  deprive  them  of  his  grace, 
Nor  leave  the  men  he  loves. 

3  The  heavenly  heritage  is  theirs. 

Their  portion  and  their  home ; 
He  feeds  them  now,  and  makes  them  heirs 
Of  blessings  long  to  come. 

4  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  men. 

Nor  fear  when  tyrants  frown  ; 
Ye  shall  confess  their  pride  was  vain. 
When  justice  casts  them  down. 

5  The  haughty  sinner  have  I  seen 

Not  fearing  man  nor  God, 


PSALM    88.  59 

Like  to  a  tall  bay-tree,  fair  and  green, 

Spreading  his  arms  abroad. 
And  lo,  he  vanished  from  the  ground, 

Destroyed  by  hands  unseen : 
Nor  root,  nor  branch,  nor  leaf  was  found 

Where  all  that  pride  had  been. 
But  mark  the  man  of  holy  fear, 

How  blest  is  his  decease ! 
He  spends  his  days  in  duty  here. 

And  leaves  the  world  in  peace. 

Psalm  38.    C.  M. 

AMIDST  thy  wrath  remember  love, 
Restore  thy  servant.  Lord, 
Nor  let  a  Father's  chastening  prove 
Like  an  avenger's  sword. 

Thine  arrows  stick  within  my  heart, 

My  flesh  is  sorely  prest; 
Betw^een  the  sorrow  and  the  smart 

My  spirit  finds  no  rest. 

My  sins  a  heavy  load  appear. 

And  o'er  my  head  are  gone; 
Too  heavy  they  for  me  to  bear, 

Too  hard  for  me  t'  atone. 

My  thoughts  are  like  a  troubled  sea 

That  sinks  my  comforts  down ; 
And  I  go  mourning  all  the  day  ^Q* 

Beneath  my  father's  frown. 
Lord,  I  am  weak  and  broken  sore, 

None  of  my  powers  are  whole; 
The  inward  anguish  makes  me  roar, 

The  anguish  of  my  soul. 

All  my  desires  to  thee  are  known, 
Thine  eye  counts  every  tear ; 


00  PSALM  39. 

And  every  sigh,  and  every  groan 
Is  noticed  by  thine  ear. 

7  Thou  art  my  God,  my  only  hope; 

My  God  will  hear  my  cry, 

My  God  will  bear  my  spirit  up, 

When  Satan  bids  me  die. 

8  My  foes  rejoice  whene'er  I  slide, 

To  see  my  virtue  fail ; 
They  raise  their  pleasure  and  their  pride. 
Whene'er  their  wiles  prevail. 

9  To  thee  will  I  confess  my  guilt, 

And  thus  will  plead  with  thee ; 
"  Was  not  the  blood  of  Jesus  spilt 
To  set  the  sinner  free  ?" 

10  My  God,  forgive  my  folHes  past. 

And  be  for  ever  nigh ; 
O  Lord  of  my  salvation  haste 
Before  thy  servant  die. 

PSALM  39.     FIRST  PART.    C.  M. 

THUS  I  resolved  before  the  Lord, 
"  Now  will  I  watch  m^y  tongue, 
Lest  I  let  slip  one  sinful  word. 
Or  do  my  neighbour  wrong." 

2  Whene'er  constrained  a  while  to  stay 

With  men  of  lives  profane, 
I'll  set  a  double  guard  that  day, 
Nor  let  my  talk  be  vain. 

3  I'll  scarce  allow  my  lips  to  speak 

The  pious  thoughts  I  feel. 
Lest  scoffers  should  occasion  take 
To  mock  my.  holy  zeal. 

4  Yet  if  some  proper  hour  appear, 

I'll  not  be  over  awed, 


PSALM  39.  61 

But  let  the  scoffing  sinners  hear 
That  I  can  speak  for  God. 

Psalm  39.    second  part.    C.  M. 

TEACH  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
Thou  Maker  of  my  frame ; 
I  would  survey  hfe's  narrow  space, 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast, 

An  inch  or  two  of  time : 
Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust 
In  all  his  flower  and  prime. 

3  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain ; 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love, 
But  all  their  noise  is  vain. 

4  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  show. 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore, 
They  toil  for  heirs,  they  know  not  who, 
i\.nd  straight  are  seen  no  more. 

5  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  for  then. 

From  creatures,  earth  and  dust  ? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 
And  disappoint  our  trust. 

6  Now  I  forbid  my  carnal  hope. 

My  fond  desires  recall ; 
I  give  my  mortal  interest  up. 

And  make  my  God  my  all. 

Psalm  39.   third  part.   C.  M. 
1^  OD  of  my  life,  look  gently  down, 
^^  Behold  the  pains  I  feel ; 
But  I  am  dumb  before  thy  throne. 

Nor  dare  dispute  thy  will. 
2  Diseases  are  thy  servants.  Lord, 

They  come  at  thy  command ; 


62  PSALM  40. 

I'll  not  attempt  a  murmuring  word 
Against  thy  chastening  hand. 

3  Yet  I  may  plead,  with  humble  cries, 

Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes  : 
My  strength  consumes,  my  spirit  dies, 
Through  thy  repeated  strokes. 

4  Crushed  as  a  moth  beneath  thy  hand, 

We  moulder  to  the  dust ; 
Our  feeble  powers  can  ne'er  withstand, 
And  all  our  beauty's  lost. 

5  I'm  but  a  stranger  here  below. 

As  all  my  fathers  were ; 
May  I  be  Well  prepared  to  go. 
When  I  the  summons  hear! 

6  And  if  my  life  be  spared  a  while 

Before  my  last  remove. 
Thy  praise  shall  be  my  business  still, 
And  I'll  declare  thy  love. 

Psalm  40.    first  part.   C.  M. 

I  WAITED  patient  for  the  Lord, 
He  bowed  to  hear  my  cry ; 
He  saw  me  resting  on  his  word. 
And  brought  salvation  nigh. 

2  He  raised  me  from  a  horrid  pit. 

Where  mourning  long  I  lay. 
And  from  my  bonds  released  my  feet — 
Deep  bonds  of  miry  clay. 

3  Firm  on  a  rock  he  made  me  stand, 

And  taught  my  cheerful  tongue 
To  praise  the  wonders  of  his  hand. 
In  a  new  thankful  song. 

4  I'll  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad; 

The  saints  with  joy  shall  hear, 


PSALM  40.  63 

And  sinners  learn  to  make  my  God 
Their  only  hope  and  fear. 

5  How  many  are  thy  thoughts  of  love  ! 

Thy  mercies,  Lord,  how  great ! 
We  have  not  words  nor  hours  enough 
Their  numbers  to  repeat. 

6  When  I'm  afflicted,  poor  and  low, 

And  light  and  peace  depart. 

My  God  beholds  my  heavy  woe, 

And  bears  me  on  his  heart. 

Psalm  40.    second  part.   C.  M. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  "  Your  work  is  vain, 
Give  your  burnt-offerings  o'er ; 
In  dying  goats  and  bullocks  slain, 
My  soul  dehghts  no  more." 

2  Then  spake  the  Saviour,  "  Lo,  I'm  here, 

My  God,  to  do  thy  will ; 
Whate'er  thy  sacred  books  declare 
Thy  servant  shall  fulfil. 

3  "  Thy  law  is  ever  in  my  sight, 

I  keep  it  near  my  heart; 
Mine  eyes  are  opened  with  delight 
To  what  thy  lips  impart." 

4  And  see,  the  blest  Redeemer  comes, 

Th'  eternal  Son  appears. 
And  at  th'  appointed  time  assumes 
The  body  God  prepares. 

5  Much  he  revealed  his  Father's  grace, 

And  much  his  truth  he  showed, 
And  preached  the  way  of  righteousness 
Where  great  assemblies  stood. 

6  His  Father's  honour  touched  his  heart, 

He  pitied  sinners'  cries, 


64  PSALM  40. 

And  to  fulfil  a  Saviour's  part 
Was  made  a  sacrifice. 

7  No  blood  of  beasts  on  altars  shed 

Could  wash  the  conscience  clean ; 
But  the  rich  sacrifice  he  paid, 
Atones  for  all  our  sin. 

8  Then  was  the  great  salvation  spread, 

And  Satan's  kingdom  shook; 
Thus  by  the  woman's  promised  seed 
The  serpent's  head  was  broke. 

Psalm  40.   third  part.   L.  M. 

THE  wonders,  Lord,  thy  love  has  wrought, 
Exceed  our  praise,  surmount  our  thought ; 
Should  I  attempt  the  long  detail. 
My  speech  would  faint,  my  numbers  fail. 

2  No  blood  of  beasts  on  altars  spilt. 

Can  cleanse  the  souls  of  men  from  guilt : 
But  thou  hast  set  before  our  eyes 
An  all-sufficient  sacrifice. 

3  Lo !  thine  eternal  Son  appears. 
To  thy  designs  he  bows  his  ears ; 
Assumes  a  body  well  prepared. 
And  well  performs  a  work  so  hard. 

4  "Behold,  I  come,"  the  Saviour  cries, 
With  love  and  duty  in  his  eyes, 

"  I  come,  to  bear  the  heavy  load 
Of  sins,  and  do  thy  will,  my  God. 

5  "  'Tis  written  in  thy  great  decree, 
'Tis  in  thy  book  foretold  of  me, 

I  must  fulfil  the  Saviours  part. 
And  lo !  thy  law  is  in  my  heart. 

6  "I'll  magnify  thy  holy  law. 
And  rebels  to  obedience  draw, 


PSALM  41,  42.  65 

When  on  my  cross  I'm  lifted  high, 

Or  to  my  crown  above  the  sky. 

"  The  Spirit  shall  descend  and  show 

What  thou  hast  done,  and  what  I  do; 

The  wondering  world  shall  learn  thy  grace, 

And  all  creation  tune  thy  praise." 

Psalm  41.   L.  M. 

BLEST  is  the  man  whose  heart  can  move, 
And  melt  with  pity  to  the  poor ; 
Whose  soul,  by  sympathising  love, 
Feels  what  his  fellow  saints  endure. 
His  heart  contrives  for  their  relief, 
More  good  than  his  own  hands  can  do  ; 
He,  in  the  time  of  general  grief. 
Shall  find  the  Lord  has  mercy  too. 
His  soul  shall  live  secure  on  earth, 
With  secret  blessings  on  his  head. 
When  drought,  and  pestilence,  and  dearth. 
Around  him  multiply  their  dead. 
Or  if  he  languish  on  his  couch, 
God  will  pronounce  his  sins  forgiven, 
Will  save  him  with  a  healing  touch. 
Or  take  his  wilhng  soul  to  heaven. 
Psalm  42.    first  part.    C.  M. 

WITH  earnest  longings  of  the  mind, 
My  God,  to  thee  I  look ; 
So  pants  the  hunted  hart  to  find 

And  taste  the  cooling  brook. 
When  shall  I  see  thy  courts  of  grace, 

And  meet  my  God  again  ? 
So  long  an  absence  from  thy  face 

My  heart  endures  with  pain. 
Temptations  vex  my  weary  soul, 
And  tears  are  my  repast ; 
f2 


66  JPSALM  42. 

The  foe  insults  without  control, 
"  And  where 's  your  God  at  last  V 

4  'Tis  with  a  mournful  pleasure  now 

I  think  on  ancient  days  : 
Then  to  thy  house  did  numbers  go, 
And  all  our  work  was  praise. 

5  But  why,  my  soul,  sink  down  so  far 

Beneath  this  heavy  load  ? 

My  spirit,  why  indulge  despair, 

And  sin  against  my  God  ? 

6  Hope  in  the  Lord,  whose  mighty  hand 

Can  all  thy  woes  remove ; 
For  I  shall  yet  before  him  stand. 
And  sing  restoring  love. 

Psalm  42.    second  part.    L.  M. 
I^/TY  spirit  sinks  within  me.  Lord, 
J-^-*-  But  I  will  call  thy  name  to  mind. 
And  times  of  past  distress  record. 
When  I  have  found  my  God  was  kind. 

2  Huge  troubles,  with  tumultuous  noise. 
Swell  like  a  sea,  and  round  me  spread : 
Thy  water-spouts  drown  all  my  joys, 
And  rising  waves  roll  o'er  my  head. 

3  Yet  will  the  Lord  command  his  love. 
When  I  address  his  throne  by  day  ; 
Nor  in  the  night  his  grace  remove  : 
The  night  shall  hear  me  sing  and  pray. 

4  I'll  cast  myself  before  his  feet. 

And  say,  "  My  God,  my  heavenly  Rock  ! 

Why  doth  thy  love  so  long  forget 

The  soul  that  groans  beneath  thy  stroke  ?" 

5  I'll  chide  my  heart  that  sinks  so  low ; 
Why  should  my  soul  indulge  her  grief? 


PSALM  43,44.  6/ 

Hope  in  the  Lord,  and  praise  him  too; 

He  is  my  rest,  my  sure  rehef. 

Thy  hght  and  truth  shall  guide  me  still ; 

Thy  word  shall  my  best  thoughts  employ. 

And  lead  me  to  thy  heavenly  hill. 

My  God,  my  most  exceeding  joy. 

Psalm  43.   CM. 

JUDGE  me,  O  God,  and  plead  my  cause, 
Against  a  sinful  race ; 
From  vile  oppression  and  deceit 
Secure  me  by  thy  grace. 

On  thee  my  steadfast  hope  depends, 

And  am  I  left  to  mourn  ? 
To  sink  in  sorrows,  and  in  vain 

Implore  thy  kind  return  ? 
Oh  send  thy  light  to  guide  my  feet. 

And  bid  thy  truth  appear ; 
Conduct  me  to  thy  holy  hill. 

To  taste  thy  mercies  tliere. 
Then  to  thy  altar,  oh  my  God, 

My  joyful  feet  shall  rise. 
And  my  triumphant  song  shall  praise 

The  God  that  rules  the  skies. 
Sink  not,  my  soul,  beneath  thy  fear, 

Nor  yield  to  dark  despair ; 
For  I  shall  live  to  praise  the  Lord, 

And  bless  his  guardian  care. 
Psalm  44.  C.  M. 

LORD,  we  have  heard  thy  works  of  old, 
Thy  works  of  power  and  grace, 
When  to  our  ears  our  fathers  told 

The  wonders  of  their  days. 
They  saw  the  beauteous  churches  rise, 
The  spreading  gospel  run ; 


68  PSALM  44. 

While  light  and  glory  from  the  skies 
Through  all  their  temples  shone. 

3  In  God  they  boasted  all  the  day, 

And  in  a  cheerful  throng 
Did  thousands  meet  to  praise  and  pray, 
And  grace  was  all  their  song. 

4  But  now  our  souls  are  seized  with  shame, 

Confusion  fills  our  face, 
To  hear  the  enemy  blaspheme. 
And  fools  reproach  thy  grace. 

5  Yet  have  we  not  forgot  our  God, 

Nor  falsely  dealt  with  heaven ; 
Nor  have  our  steps  declined  the  road 
Of  duty  thou  hast  given: 

6  Though  dragons  all  around  us  roar 

With  their  destructive  breath. 
And  thine  own  hand  has  bruised  us  sore. 
Hard  by  the  gates  of  death. 

7  We  are  exposed  all  day  to  die. 

As  martyrs  for  thy  name  ; 
As  sheep  for  slaughter  bound  we  lie. 
And  wait  the  kindling  flame. 

8  Awake,  arise.  Almighty  Lord, 

Why  sleeps  thy  wonted  grace  ? 
Why  should  we  seem  lil^e  men  abhorred. 
Or  banished  from  thy  face  ? 

9  Wilt  thou  for  ever  cast  us  off. 

And  still  neglect  our  cries? 
For  ever  hide  thine  heavenly  love 
From  our  afflicted  eyes  ? 

10  Down  to  the  dust  our  soul  is  bowed. 

And  dies  upon  the  ground  ; 
Rise  for  our  help,  rebuke  the  proud. 
And  all  their  powers  confound. 


PSALM  45.  69 

1 1  Redeem  us  from  perpetual  shame, 
Our  Saviour  and  our  God ; 
We  plead  the  honours  of  thy  name, 
The  merits  of  thy  blood. 

Psalm  45.   first  part.   C.  M. 

I'LL  speak  the  honours  of  my  King, 
His  form  divinely  fair ; 
None  of  the  sons  of  mortal  race 
May  with  the  Lord  compare. 

2  Sweet  is  thy  speech,  and  heavenly  grace 

Upon  thy  hps  is  shed ; 
Thy  God,  with  blessings  infinite. 
Hath  crowned  thy  sacred  head. 

3  Gird  on  thy  sword,  victorious  Prince, 

Ride  with  majestic  sway ; 
Thy  terror  shall  strike  through  thy  foes, 
And  make  the  world  obey. 

4  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands. 

Thy  word  of  grace  shall  prove 
A  peaceful  sceptre  in  thy  hands. 
To  rule  thy  saints  by  love. 

5  Justice  and  truth  attend  thee  still. 

But  mercy  is  thy  choice  : 
And  God,  thy  God,  thy  soul  shall  fill 
With  most  pecuhar  joys. 

Psalm  45.    second  part.    L.  M. 

NOW  be  my  heart  inspired  to  sing 
The  glories  of  my  Saviour  King, 
Jesus  the  Lord ;  how  heavenly  fair 
His  form  !  how  brio^ht  his  beauties  are ! 
2  O'er  all  the  sons  of  human  race 
He  shines  with  far  superior  grace ; 
Love  from  his  lips  divinely  flows. 
And  blessings  all  his  state  compose. 


/  PSALM  45. 

3  Dress  thee  in  arms,  most  mighty  Lord, 
Gird  on  the  terror  of  thy  sword ; 

In  majesty  and  glory  ride 

With  truth  and  meekness  at  thy  side. 

4  Thine  anger,  hke  a  pointed  dart. 
Shall  pierce  the  foes  of  stubborn  heart ; 
Or  words  of  mercy  kind  and  sweet 
Shalt  melt  the  rebels  at  thy  feet. 

5  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands, 
Grace  is  the  sceptre  in  thy  hands ; 
Thy  laws  and  works  are  just  and  right, 
But  grace  and  justice  thy  delight. 

6  God,  thine  own  God,  has  richly  shed 
His  oil  of  gladness  on  thy  head ; 
And  with  his  sacred  Spirit  blest 
His  first-born  Son  above  the  rest. 

Psalm  45.   third  part.   L.  M. 

THE  King  of  saints,  how  fair  his  face, 
Adorned  with  majesty  and  grace ! 
He  comes  with  blessings  from  above. 
And  wins  the  nations  to  his  love. 

2  At  his  right  hand  our  eyes  behold 
The  Queen  arrayed  in  purest  gold  ; 
The  world  admires  her  heavenly  dress ; 
Her  robes  of  joy  and  righteousness. 

3  He  forms  her  beauties  like  his  own. 
He  calls  and  seats  her  near  his  throne ; 
Fair  stranger,  let  thine  heart  forget 
The  idols  of  thy  native  state. 

4  So  shall  the  King  the  more  rejoice 
In  thee,  the  favorite  of  his  choice ; 
Let  him  be  loved,  and  yet  adored, 
For  lie 's  thy  Maker  and  thy  Lord. 


PSALM  46.  71 

Oh  happy  hour,  when  thou  shalt  rise 
To  his  fair  palace  in  the  skies, 
And  all  thy  sons,  (a  numerous  train,) 
Each  like  a  prince  in  glory  reign. 

Let  endless  honours  crown  his  head  ; 
Let  every  age  his  praises  spread ; 
While  we  with  cheerful  songs  approve 
The  condescension  of  his  love. 

Psalm  46.   first  part.    L.  M. 

GOD  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints. 
When  storms  of  sharp  distress  invade ; 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints. 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hurled 
Down  to  the  deep,  and  buried  there ; 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world, 
Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar, 
In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide. 
While  every  nation,  every  shore, 
Trembles,  and  dreads  the  swelling- tide. 

There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  flow 
Supplies  the  city  of  our  God ! 
Life,  love,  and  joy  still  gliding  through, 
And  watering  our  divine  abode. 

That  sacred  stream,  thine  holy  word, 
Supports  our  faith,  our  fear  controls  ; 
Sweet  peace  thy  promises  afford. 
And  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls. 

Zion  enjoys  her  monarch's  love. 
Secure  against  a  threatening  hour ; 
Nor  can  her  firm  foundation  move, 
Built  on  his  truth,  and  armed  with  power. 


72  PSALM  46,  47. 

Psalm  46.    second  part.   L.  M. 

LET  Zion  in  her  King  rejoice, 
Tho'  tyrants  rage,  and  kingdoms  rise ; 
He  utters  his  almighty  voice. 
The  nations  melt,  the  tumult  dies. 

2  The  Lord  of  old  for  Jacob  fought, 
And  Jacob's  God  is  still  our  aid ; 
Behold  the  works  his  hand  has  wrought. 
What  desolations  he  has  made ! 

3  From  sea  to  sea,  through  all  the  shores, 
He  makes  the  noise  of  battle  cease ; 
When  from  on  high  his  thunder  roars, 
He  awes  the  trembling  world  to  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  bow,  he  cuts  the  spear, 
Chariots  he  burns  with  heavenly  flame  • 
Let  earth  in  silent  wonder  hear 

The  sound  and  glory  of  his  name. 

5  Be  still,  and  learn  that  he  is  God, 
He  reigns  exalted  o'er  the  lands ; 
He  will  be  known  and  feared  abroad, 
But  still  his  throne  in  Zion  stands. 

6  O  Lord  of  hosts,  almighty  King, 
While  we  so  near  thy  presence  dwell, 
Our  faith  shall  sit  secure  and  sing, 
Nor  fear  the  raging  powers  of  hell. 

Psalm  47.   CM. 

OH  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy- 
To  God,  the  sovereign  King ! 
Let  every  land  their  tongues  employ, 
And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 
2  Jesus,  our  God,  ascends  on  high  ; 
His  heavenly  guards  around 
Attend  him  rising  through  the  sky. 
With  trumpet's  joyful  sound. 


PSALM  49.  73 

3  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their  King 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains ; 
Let  all  the  earth  his  honours  sing ; 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reis^ns. 

4  Rehearse  his  praise  ^vith  awe  profound ; 

Let  knowledge  guide  the  song  ; 
Nor  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 
Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 

5  In  Israel  stood  his  ancient  throne, 

He  loved  that  chosen  race ; 
But  now  he  calls  the  world  his  o\\ti, 
And  heathens  taste  his  grace. 

6  The  Gentile  nations  are  the  Lord's, 

There  Abraham's  God  is  known ; 
While  powers  and  princes,  shields  and  swords, 
Submit  before  his  throne. 

PsAL3I    48.     FUIST  PART.     S.  M. 

1^  REAT  is  the  Lord  our  God, 
^^   And  let  his  praise  be  great ; 
He  makes  his  churches  his  abode. 
His  most  deliorhtful  seat. 

2  These  temples  of  his  grace, 

How  beautiful  they  stand  ! 
The  honours  of  our  native  place, 
And  bulwarks  of  our  land. 

3  In  Zion  God  is  known 

A  refuge  in  distress  ; 
How  bright  has  his  salvation  shone ! 
How  fair  his  heavenly  grace  ! 

4  When  kings  against  her  joined. 

And  saw  the  Lord  was  there, 
In  wild  confusion  of  the  mind 
They  fled  with  hasty  fear. 


74  PSALM  48. 

5  When  navies,  tall  and  proud. 

Attempt  to  spoil  our  peace. 
He  sends  his  tempests  roaring  loud, 
And  sinks  them  in  the  seas. 

6  Oft  have  our  fathers  told, 

Our  eyes  have  often  seen, 
How  well  our  God  secures  the  fold. 
Where  his  own  flocks  have  been. 

7  In  every  new  distress 

We'll  to  his  house  repair, 
Recall  to  mind  his  wondrous  grace. 
And  seek  deliverance  there. 

Psalm  48.    second  part.    S.  M. 

FAR  as  thy  name  is  known 
The  world  declares  thy  praise ; 
Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  before  thy  throne 
Their  songs  of  honour  raise. 

2  With  joy  thy  people  stand 

On  Zion's  chosen  hill. 
Proclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  hand. 
And  counsels  of  thy  will. 

3  Let  strangers  walk  around 

The  city  where  we  dwell. 
Compass  and  view  thy  holy  ground. 
And  mark  the  building  well : 

4  The  orders  of  thy  house. 

The  worship  of  thy  court. 
The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows  , 
And  make  a  fair  report. 

5  How  decent  and  how  wise ! 

How  glorious  to  behold  ! 
'  Beyond  the  pomp  that  charms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorned  with  gold. 


PSALM  49.  75 

8  The  God  we  worship  now 
Will  guide  us  till  we  die  ; 
Will  be  our  God  while  here  below, 
And  ours  above  the  sky. 

Psalm  49.    first  part.    C.  M. 

WHY  doth  the  man  of  riches  grow 
To  insolence  and  pride, 
To  see  his  wealth  and  honours  flow 
With  every  rising  tide  ? 

2  Why  doth  he  treat  the  poor  with  scorn, 

Made  of  the  self-same  clay, 
And  boast  as  though  his  flesh  were  born 
Of  better  dust  than  they  ? 

3  Not  all  his  treasures  can  procure 

His  soul  a  short  reprieve, 
Redeem  from  death  one  guilty  hour, 
Or  make  his  brother  live. 

i  Eternal  life  can  ne'er  be  sold, 
The  ransom  is  too  high  ; 
Justice  will  ne'er  be  bribed  with  gold. 
That  man  may  never  die. 

5  He  sees  the  brutish  and  the  wise, 
The  timorous  and  the  brave. 
Quit  their  possessions,  close  their  eyes, 
And  hasten  to  the  grave. 

5  Yet,  'tis  his  inward  thought  and  pride 
"  My  house  shall  ever  stand ; 
And  that  my  name  may  long  abide 
I'll  give  it  to  my  land." 

7  Vain  are  his  thoughts,  his  hopes  are  lost, 
How  soon  his  memory  dies  ! 
His  name  is  buried  in  the  dust. 
Where  his  own  body  lies. 


76  PSALM  49. 

8  This  is  the  folly  of  their  way ; 

And  yet  their  sons,  as  vain, 
Approve  the  words  their  fathers  say, 
And  act  their  works  again. 

9  Men  void  of  wisdom  and  of  grace, 

Though  honour  raise  them  high. 
Live  like  the  beasts,  a  thoughtless  race, 
And  like  the  beasts  they  die. 

10  Laid  in  the  grave,  like  silly  sheep. 

Death  triumphs  o'er  them  there. 
Till  the  last  trumpet  breaks  their  sleep. 
And  wakes  them  in  despair. 

Psalm  49.    second  part.   C.  M. 

TE  sons  of  pride,  that  hate  the  just, 
And  trample  on  the  poor. 
When  death  has  brought  you  down  to  dust, 
Your  pomp  shall  rise  no  more. 

2  The  last  great  day  shall  change  the  scene ; 

When  will  that  hour  appear  ? 
When  shall  the  just  revive,  and  reign 
O'er  all  that  scorned  them  here  ? 

3  God  will  my  naked  soul  receive. 

Called  from  the  world  away. 
And  break  the  prison  of  the  grave. 
To  raise  my  mouldering  clay. 

4  Heaven  is  my  everlasting  home, 

Th'  inheritance  is  sure ; 
Let  men  of  pride  their  rage  resume. 

But  I'll  repine  no  more.  ,  ^  j 

Psalm  49.  third  part.   L.  M.  j|H 

WHY  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor,       1|H 
And  boast  the  large  estates  they  have? 
How  vain  are  riches  to  secure 
Their  haughty  owners  from  the  grave  ! 


PSALM  50.  77 

2  They  can't  redeem  an  hour  from  death 
With  all  the  wealth  in  which  they  trust ; 
Nor  give  a  dying  brother  breath, 
When  God  commands  him  down  to  dust. 

3  There  the  dark  earth  and  dismal  shade 
Shall  clasp  their  naked  bodies  round ; 
That  flesh  so  delicately  fed 

Lies  cold  and  moulders  in  the  ground. 

4  Like  thoughtless  sheep  the  sinner  dies, 
And  leaves  his  glories  in  the  tomb : 
The  saints  shall  in  the  morning  rise, 
And  hear  the  oppressor's  awful  doom. 

5  His  honours  perish  in  the  dust. 

And  pomp  and  beauty,  birth  and  blood ; 
That  glorious  day  exalts  the  just 
To  full  dominion  o'er  the  proud. 

6  My  Saviour  shall  my  life  restore, 
And  raise  me  from  my  dark  abode  ; 
My  flesh  and  soul  shall  part  no  more, 
But  dwell  for  ever  near  my  God. 

Psalm  50.   first  part.    C.  M. 

THE  Lord,  the  Judge,  before  his  throne 
Bids  the  whole  earth  draw  nigh, 
The  nations  near  the  rising  sun, 
And  near  the  western  sky. 

2  No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  say, 

"Judgment  will  ne'er  begin;" 
No  more  abuse  his  long  delay 
To  insolence  and  sin. 

3  Throned  on  a  cloud  our  God  shall  come, 

Bright  flames  prepare  his  way. 
Thunder  and  darkness,  fire  and  storm 
Lead  on  the  dreadful  day, 
g2  ' 


78  PSALM  50. 

4  Heaven  from  above  his  call  shall  hear, 

Attending  angels  come, 
And  earth  and  hell  shall  know  and  fear 
His  justice  and  their  doom. 

5  "  But  gather  all  my  saints,"  he  cries, 

"  That  made  their  peace  with  God 
By  the  Redeemer's  sacrifice, 
And  sealed  it  with  his  blood. 

6  Their  faith  and  works,  brought  forth  to  light, 

Shall  make  the  world  confess 
My  sentence  of  reward  is  right, 
And  heaven  adore  my  grace." 

Psalm  50.   second  part.   C.  M. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  "  the  spacious  fields, 
And  flocks  and  herds  are  mine : 
O'er  all  the  cattle  of  the  hills 
I  claim  a  right  divine. 

2  I  ask  no  sheep  for  sacrifice, 

Nor  bullocks  burnt  with  fire : 
To  hope  and  love,  to  pray  and  praise, 
Is  all  that  I  require. 

3  Invoke  my  name  when  trouble 's  near. 

My  hand  shall  set  thee  free  ; 
Then  shall  thy  thankful  lips  declare 
The  honour  due  to  me. 

4  The  man  that  oflfers  humble  praise, 

Declares  my  glory  best ; 
And  those  that  tread  my  holy  ways,  . 
Shall  my  salvation  taste." 

Psalm  50.   TmRD  part.    C.  M. 

WHEN  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend, 
And  saints  surround  their  Lord, 
He  calls  the  nations  to  attend 
And  hear  his  awful  word. 


PSALM  50.  79 

2  "  Not  for  the  want  of  bullocks  slain 

Will  I  the  world  reprove ; 
Altars,  and  rites,  and  forms  are  vain 
Without  the  fire  of  love. 

3  And  w^hat  have  hypocrites  to  do 

To  bring  their  sacrifice? 
They  call  my  statutes  just  and  true, 
But  deal  in  theft  and  lies. 

4  Could  you  expect  t'  escape  my  sight 

And  sin  without  control  ? 
But  I  shall  bring  your  crimes  to  light, 
With  anguish  in  your  soul." 

5  Consider,  ye  that  slight  the  Lord 

Before  his  wrath  appear ; 
If  once  you  fall  beneath  his  sword. 
There  '^  no  deliverer  there. 

Psalm  50.    fourth  part.    L.  M. 

THE  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  churches  warns, 
Let  hypocrites  attend  and  fear, 
Who  place  their  hope  in  rites  and  forms. 
But  make  not  faith  and  love  their  care. 

2  Vile  wretches  dare  rehearse  his  name 
With  Hps  of  falsehood  and  deceit ; 
A  friend  or  brother  they  defame, 

And  soothe  and  flatter  those  they  hate. 

3  They  watch  to  do  their  neighbours  wrong, 
Yet  dare  to  seek  their  Maker's  face ; 
They  take  his  covenant  on  their  tongue, 
But  break  his  laws,  abuse  his  grace. 

4  To  heaven  they  lift  their  hands  unclean. 
Defiled  with  lust,  defiled  with  blood  ; 
By  night  they  practise  every  sin, 

By  day  their  mouths  draw  near  to  God. 


80  PSALM  50. 

5  And  while  his  judgments  long  delay, 
They  grow  secure  and  sin  the  more ; 
They  think  he  sleeps  as  well  as  they, 
And  put  far  off  the  dreadful  hour. 

6  Oh  dreadful  hour  !  when  God  draws  near, 
And  sets  their  crimes  before  their  eyes  ! 
His  wrath  their  guilty  souls  shall  tear, 
And  no  dehverer  dare  to  rise. 

Psalm  50.    fifth  part.   P.  M. 

THE  God  of  glory  sends  his  summons  forth. 
Calls  thQ  south  nations  and  awakes  the 
north ; 
From  east  to  west  the  sovereign  orders  spread. 
Thro'  distant  worlds  and  regions  of  the  dead. 
The  trumpet  sounds,  hell  trembles,  heaven 

rejoices ; 
Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful 
voices. 

2  No  more  shall  atheists  mock  his  long  delay ; 
His  vengeance  sleeps  no  more ;  behold  the  day; 
Behold  the  Judge  descends ;  his  guards  are 

nigh ; 
Tempest  and  fire  attend  him  down  the  sky. 
When  God  appears,  all  nature  shall  adore 

him ; 
While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  before 

him. 

3  "  Heaven,  earth,  and  hell  draw  near ;  let  all 

things  come 

To  hear  my  justice  and  the  sinner's  doom ; 

But  gather  first  my  saints,  (the  judge  com- 
mands,) 

Bring  them,  ye  angels,  from  their  distant 
lands." 


PSALM  50.  81 

When  Christ  returns,  wake  every  cheerful 

passion ; 
And  shout,  ye  saints,  he  comes  for  your 

salvation. 

4  "  Behold  my  covenant  stands  for  ever  good. 
Sealed  by  th'  eternal  sacrifice  in  blood. 

And  signed  with  all  their  names,  the  Greek, 

the  Jew, 
That  paid  the  ancient  worship  or  the  new." 
There 's  no  distinction  here ;  join  all  your 

voices, 
And  raise  your  heads,  ye  saints,  for  heaven 
rejoices. 

5  "  Here  (saith  the  Lord)  ye  angels,  spread  their 

thrones. 
And  near  me  seat  my  favorites  and  my  sons ; 
Come,  my  redeemed,  possess  the  joys  pre-. 

pared 
Ere  time  began,  'tis  your  divine  reward." 
When  Christ  returns,  wake  every  cheerful 

passion ; 
And  shout,  ye  saints,  he  comes  for  your 
salvation. 

6  "  Sinners,  awake  betimes  ;  ye  fools,  be  wise  ; 
Awake  before  this  dreadful  morning  rise ; 
Change  your  vain  thoughts,  your  sinful  works 

amend, 
Fly  to   the  Saviour;   make   the  Judge  your 

friend." 
Then  join  the  saints,  wake  every  cheerful 

passion : 
When  Christ  returns,  he  comes  for  youi 

salvation. 


82  PSALM  51. 

Psalm  51.    first  part.    L.  M. 

SHOW  pity,  Lord ;  O  Lord,  forgive, 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live ; 
Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  My  crimes  are  great,  but  don't  surpass 
The  power  and  glory  of  thy  grace ; 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 
So  let  thy  pardoning  love  be  found. 

3  Oh  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin, 
And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean ; 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies. 
And  past  offences  pain  my  eyes. 

4  My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  confess. 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace ; 
Lord,  should  thy  judgments  grow  severe, 
I  am  condemned,  but  thou  art  clear. 

5  Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  my  breath, 
I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death ; 
And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell. 

Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

6  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner.  Lord, 
Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round  thy  word, 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

Psalm  51.   second  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,  I  am  vile,  conceived  in  sin. 
And  born  unholy  and  unclean ; 
Sprung  from  the  man  whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  the  race,  and  taints  us  all. 
2  Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death  ; 
The  law  demands  a  perfect  heart; 
But  we're  defiled  in  every  part. 


I 


PSALM  51.  83 

Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew, 
And  form  my  spirit  pure  and  true ; 
Oh  make  me  wise  betimes  to  spy 
My  danger  and  my  remedy. 

Behold,  I  fall  before  thy  face ; 

My  only  refuge  is  thy  grace ; 

No  outward  forms  can  make  me  clean ; 

The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast. 
Nor  hyssop-branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,  nor  sea 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away. 

Jesus,  my  God,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  power  sufficient  to  atone ; 
Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow ; 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace, 
Nor  flesh  nor  soul  hath  rest  or  ease  ; 
Lord,  let  me  hear  thy  pardoning  voice 
And  make  my  broken  heart  rejoice. 

Psalm  51.  TmRD  part.    L.  M. 

OTHOU  that  hear'st  when  sinners  cry, 
Though  all  my  crimes  before  thee  liej 
Behold  them  not  with  angry  look. 
But  blot  their  memory  from  thy  book. 

Create  my  nature  pure  within. 
And  form  my  soul  averse  to  sin : 
Let  thy  good  Spirit  ne'er  depart. 
Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

1  cannot  live  without  thy  light. 
Cast  out  and  banished  from  thy  sight; 
Thine  holy  joys,  my  God,  restore. 
And  guard  me,  that  I  fall  no  more. 


84  PSALM  51. 

4  Though  I  have  grieved  thy  spirit,  Lord, 
Thy  help  and  comfort  still  afford. 

And  let  a  wretch  come  near  thy  throne, 
To  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

5  A  broken  heart,  my  God,  my  King, 
Is  all  the  sacrifice  I  bring ; 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 

6  My  soul  lies  humbled  in  the  dust. 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just ; 
Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye. 
And  save  the  soul  condemned  to  die. 

7  Then  will  I  teach  the  world  thy  ways : 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sovereign  grace ; 
I'll  lead  them  to  my  Saviour's  blood, 
And  they  shall  praise  a  pardoning  God. 

8  O  may  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue ! 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song; 

And  all  my  powers  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  strength  and  righteousness. 

Psalm  51.  fourth  part.  C.  M. 

LORD,  I  would  spread  my  sore  distress 
And  guilt  before  thine  eyes ; 
Against  thy  laws,  against  thy  grace. 
How  high  my  crimes  arise  ! 

2  Hadst  thou  condemned  my  soul  to  hell. 

And  crushed  me  to  the  dust. 
Heaven  had  approved  thy  vengeance  w^ell, 
And  earth  had  owned  it  just. 

3  I  from  the  stock  of  Adam  came, 

Unholy  and  unclean ; 
All  my  original  is  shame, 
And  all  my  nature  sin. 


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PSALM  51.  85 

4  Born  in  a  world  of  guilt,  I  drew 

Contagion  with  my  breath  ; 
And  as  my  days  advanced,  I  grew 
A  juster  prey  for  death- 

5  Cleanse  me,  O  Lord,  and  cheer  my  soul 

With  thy  forgiving  love ; 
Oh  make  my  broken  spirit  whole, 
And  bid  my  pains  remove. 

6  Let  not  thy  Spirit  e'er  depart, 

Nor  drive  me  from  thy  face ; 
Create  anew  my  vicious  heart. 
And  fill  it  with  thy  grace. 

7  Then  will  I  make  thy  mercy  known 

Before  the  sons  of  men  ; 
Backsliders  shall  address  thy  throne, 
And  turn  to  God  again. 

Psalm  51.    fifth  part.   CM.  ^^ 

OGOD  of  mercy,  hear  my  call,  ■^' 

My  loads  of  guilt  remove ; 
Break  down  this  separating  wall. 
That  bars  me  from  thy  love. 

2  Give  me  the  presence  of  thy  grace ; 

Then  my  rejoicing  tongue 
Shall  speak  aloud  thy  righteousness. 
And  make  thy  praise  my  song. 

3  No  blood  of  goats  nor  heifers  slain, 

For  sin  could  e'er  atone ; 
The  death  of  Christ  shall  still  remain 
Sufficient  and  alone. 

4  A  soul  oppressed  with  sin's  desert 

My  God  will  ne'er  despise  ; 
An  humble  groan,  a  broken  heart 
Is  our  best  sacrifice. 

H 


86  PSALM  52.  i| 

Psalm  52.    first  part.    C.  M. 
'VM/'HY  should  the  mighty  make  their  boast, 

^  ^     And  heavenly  grace  despise  ? 
In  their  own  arm  they  put  their  trust, 
And  fill  their  mouth  with  hes. 

2  Our  God  in  vengeance  shall  destroy, 

And  drive  them  from  his  face ; 
No  more  shall  they  his  church  annoy, 
Nor  find  on  earth  a  place. 

3  But  Hke  a  cultured  olive  grove, 

Dressed  in  immortal  green, 
Thy  children,  blooming  in  thy  love. 
Amid  thy  courts  are  seen. 

4  On  thine  eternal  grace,  O  Lord, 

Thy  saints  shall  rest  secure. 
And  all  who  trust  thy  holy  w^ord. 
Shall  find  salvation  sure. 

Psalm  52.    second  part.    L.  M. 
"Y^HY  should  the  haughty  tyrant  boast 
^  ^     His  vengeful  arm,  his  warlike  host  ? 
While  blood  defiles  his  cruel  hand, 
And  desolation  wastes  the  land. 

2  He  joys  to  hear  the  captive's  cry. 
The  widow's  groan,  the  orphan's  sigh : 
And  when  the  wearied  sword  would  spare. 
His  falsehood  spreads  the  fatal  snare. 

3  He  triumphs  in  the  deeds  of  wrong. 
And  arms  with  rage  his  impious  tongue ; 
With  pride  proclaims  his  dreadful  power. 
And  bids  the  trembling  world  adore. 

4  But  God  beholds,  and  wdth  a  frown. 
Casts  to  the  dust  his  honours  down ; 
The  righteous  freed,  their  hopes  recall. 
And  hail  the  proud  oppressor's  fall. 


PSALxAI  53,  54.  87 

How  low  the  proud  transgressor  lies, 
Who  dared  th'  eternal  power  despise ! 
And  vainty  deemed,  with  envious  joy, 
His  arm  almighty  to  destroy. 
We  praise  the  Lord,  who  heard  our  cries, 
And  sent  salvation  from  the  skies ; 
The  saints  who  saw^  our  mournful  days. 
Shall  join  our  grateful  songs  of  praise. 

Psalm  53.    C.  M. 

ARE  all  the  foes  of  Zion  fools. 
Who  thus  destroy  her  saints  ? 
Do  they  not  know  her  Saviour  rules, 

And  pities  her  complaints  ? 
They  shall  be  seized  with  sad  surprise ; 

For  God's  avenmnor  arm 
Shall  crush  the  hand  that  dares  arise 

To  do  his  children  harm. 
In  vain  the  sons  of  Satan  boast 

Of  armies  in  array  ; 
When  God  on  high  dismays  their  host. 

They  fall  an  easy  prey. 
Oh  for  a  word  from  Zion's  King, 

Her  captives  to  restore  ! 
The  joyful  saints  thy  praise  shall  sing. 

And  Israel  weep  no  more. 

Psalm  54.    C.  M. 

BEHOLD  us.  Lord,  and  let  our  cry 
Before  thy  throne  ascend  ; 
Cast  thou  on  us  a  pitying  eye. 

And  still  our  lives  defend. 
For  impious  foes  insult  us  round  ; 

Oppressive,  proud,  and  vain  ; 
They  cast  thy  temples  to  the  ground. 
And  all  our  rights  profane. 


88  PSALM  55. 

3  Yet  thy  forgiving  grace  we  trust, 

And  in  thy  power  rejoice ; 
Thine  arms  shall  bring  our  foes  to  dust, 
Thy  praise  inspire  our  voice. 

4  Be  thou  with  those  whose  friendly  hand 

Upheld  us  in  distress, 
Extend  thy  truth  through  every  land, 
And  still  thy  people  bless. 

Psalm  55.    first  part.   C.  M. 

OGOD,  my  refuge,  hear  my  cries. 
Behold  my  flowing  tears ; 
For  earth  and  hell  my  hurt  devise. 
And  triumph  in  my  fears. 

2  Their  rage  is  leveled  at  my  life. 

My  soul  with  guilt  they  load. 
And  fill  my  thoughts  with  inward  strife. 
To  shake  my  hope  in  God. 

3  What  inward  pains  my  heart-strings  wound ! 

I  groan  with  every  breath ; 
Horror  and  fear  beset  me  round 
Amongst  the  shades  of  death. 

4  Oh  were  I  like  a  feathered  dove, 

And  innocence  had  wings, 
I'd  fly,  and  make  a  long  remove 
From  all  these  restless  things. 

5  Let  me  to  some  wild  desert  go. 

And  find  a  peaceful  home 
Where  storms  of  malice  never  blow, 
Temptations  never  come. 

6  By  morning  light  I'll  seek  his  face. 

At  noon  repeat  my  cry ; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  ask  his  grace, 
Nor  will  he  long  deny. 


PSALM  55.  89 

7  God  shall  preserve  my  soul  from  fear, 

Or  shield  me  when  afraid; 
Ten  thousand  angels  must  appear 
If  he  command  their  aid. 

8  I  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord, 

The  Lord  sustains  them  all ; 

My  courage  rests  upon  his  word. 

That  saints  shall  never  fall. 

9  My  highest  hopes  shall  not  be  vain. 

My  lips  shall  spread  his  praise ; 
While  cruel  and  deceitful  men. 
Scarce  live  out  half  their  days. 

Psalm  55.   SECOi\D  part.   S.  M. 

LET  sinners  take  their  course, 
And  choose  the  road  to  death ; 
But  in  the  worship  of  my  God 
I'll  spend  my  daily  breath. 

2  My  thoughts  address  his  throne. 

When  morning  brings  the  light; 
I  seek  his  blessing  every  noon. 
And  pay  my  vows  at  night. 

3  Thou  wilt  regard  my  cries, 

Q  my  eternal  God  ! 
W^hile  sinners  perish  in  surprise 
Beneath  thine  angry  rod. 

4  Because  they  dwell  at  ease. 

And  no  sad  changes  feel. 
They  neither  fear,  nor  trust  thy  name 
Nor  learn  to  do  thy  will. 

5  But  I,  with  all  my  cares. 

Will  lean  upon  the  Lord ; 
I'll  cast  my  burden  on  his  arm, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 
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90  PSALM  56. 

6  His  arm  shall  well  sustain 
The  children  of  his  love ; 
The  ground  on  which  their  safety  stands, 
No  earthly  power  can  move. 

Psalm  56.    first  part.    C.  M. 

OTHOU  whose  justice  reigns  on  high, 
And  makes  the  oppressor  cease, 
Behold  how  envious  sinners  try 
To  vex  and  break  my  peace. 

2  The  sons  of  violence  and  lies 

Join  to  devour  me,  Lord  ; 
But  as  my  hourly  dangers  rise, 
My  re  luge  is  thy  word. 

3  In  God  most  holy,  just,  and  true, 

I  have  reposed  my  trust ; 
Nor  will  I  fear  what  flesh  can  do. 
The  offspring  of  the  dust. 

4  They  wrest  my  words  to  mischief  still. 

Charge  me  with  unknown  faults  ; 
Mischief  doth  all  their  counsels  fill. 
And  malice  all  their  thoughts. 

5  Shall  they  escape  without  thy  frown  ? 

Must  their  devices  stand  ? 
Oh  cast  the  haughty  sinner  down. 

And  let  him  know  thy  hand. 

Psalm  56.    second  part.    C.  M. 
1^  OD  counts  the  sorrow  s  of  his  saints, 
^^  Their  groans  affect  his  ears ; 
Thou  hast  a  book  for  my  complaints, 

A  bottle  for  my  tears. 
2  When  to  thy  throne  I  raise  my  cry, 

The  wicked  fear  and  flee : 
So  swift  is  prayer  to  reach  the  sky. 

So  near  is  God  to  me. 


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PSALM  57.  91 

3  In  thee,  most  holy,  just,  and  true, 

I  have  reposed  my  trust; 
Nor  will  I  fear  what  man  can  do, 
The  offspring  of  the  dust. 

4  Thy  solemn  vows  are  on  me,  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  receive  my  praise  ; 
I'll  sing  how  faithful  is  thy  word. 
How  righteous  all  thy  ways. 

5  Thou  hast  secured  my  soul  from  death : 

Oh  set  thy  prisoner  free, 
That  heart  and  hand,  and  life  and  breath, 
May  be  employed  for  thee. 

Psalm  57.    L.  M. 

1%/f  Y  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 
l?_l  Qf  boundless  love  and  grace  unknown, 
Hide  me  beneath  thy  spreading  wings. 
Till  the  dark  cloud  is  overblown. 

2  Up  to  the  heavens  I  send  my  cry, 
The  Lord  will  my  desires  perform; 
He  sends  his  angels  from  the  sky. 

And  saves  me  from  the  threatening  storm. 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad. 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

4  My  heart  is  fixed ;  my  song  shall  raise 
Immortal  honours  to  thy  name ; 
Awake,  my  tongue,  to  sound  his  praise, 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 

5  High  o'er  the  earth  his  mercy  reigns, 
And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky ; 

His  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 
When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 


92  PSALM  58. 

6  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad. 
And  land  to  land  thy  w^onders  tell. 

Psalm  58.    P.  jM. 
"FUDGES,  who  rule  the  world  by  laws, 
•^    Will  ye  despise  the  righteous  cause  ? 
When  vile  oppression  wastes  the  land, 
Dare  ye  condemn  the  righteous  poor, 
And  let  rich  sinners  'scape  secure, 

While  gold  and  greatness  bribe  your  hand? 

2  Have  ye  forgot,  or  never  knew, 
That  God  will  judge  the  judges  too  ? 

High  in  the  heavens  his  justice  reigns; 
Yet  you  invade  the  rights  of  God, 
And  send  your  bold  decrees  abroad. 

To  bind  the  conscience  in  your  chains. 

3  A  poisoned  arrow  is  your  tongue. 
The  arrow  sharp,  the  poison  strong. 

And  death  attends  where'er  it  wounds ; 
You  hear  no  counsels,  cries,  nor  tears ; 
So  the  deaf  adder  stops  her  ears 

Against  the  power  of  charming  sounds. 

4  Break  out  their  teeth,  eternal  God  ; 
Those  teeth  of  lions,  dyed  in  blood  ; 

And  crush  the  serpents  in  the  dust : 
As  empty  chaff,  when  whirlwinds  rise. 
Before  the  sweeping  tempest  flies. 

So  let  their  hopes  and  names  be  lost. 

5  Th'  Almighty  thunders  from  the  sky ; 
Their  grandeur  melts,  their  titles  die. 

As  hills  of  snow  dissolve  and  run  ; 
Or  snails  that  perish  in  their  slime. 
Or  births  that  come  before  their  time, 

Vain  births,  that  never  see  the  sun. 


PSALM  59.  93 

Thus  shall  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
Safety  and  joy  to  saints  afford  ; 

And  all  that  hear  shall  join  and  sa}^, 
"  Sure  there  's  a  God  that  rules  on  high, 
A  God  that  hears  his  children  cry, 

And  will  their  sufferings  well  repay." 

Psalm  59.    S.  M. 

FROM  foes  that  round  us  rise, 
O  God  of  heaven  defend, 
Who  brave  the  vengeance  of  the  skies, 
And  with  thy  saints  contend. 

Behold,  from  distant  shores. 

And  desert  wilds  they  come, 
Combine  for  blood  their  cruel  force, 

And  through  thy  cities  roam. 

Beneath  the  silent  shade. 

Their  secret  plots  they  lay. 
Our  peaceful  walls  by  night  invade, 

And  waste  the  fields  by  day. 

And  will  the  God  of  grace. 

Regardless  of  our  pain. 
Permit,  secure,  that  impious  race 

To  riot  in  their  reign  ? 

In  vain  their  secret  guile. 

Or  open  force  they  prove ; 
His  eye  can  pierce  the  deepest  veil. 

His  hand  their  strength  remove. 

Yet  save  them.  Lord,  from  death. 

Subdue  them  by  thy  word. 
Confound  their  councils  with  thy  breath, 

But  pardoning  grace  afford. 

Then  shall  our  grateful  voice 
Proclaim  our  guardian  God ; 


94  PSALM  60,  61. 

The  nations  round  the  earth  rejoice, 
And  sound  thy  praise  abroad. 

Psalm  60.   C.  M. 

LORD,  thou  hast  scourged  our  guilty  land ; 
Behold  thy  people  mourn ; 
Shall  vengeance  ever  guide  thy  hand  ? 
Shall  mercy  ne'er  return  ? 

2  Beneath  the  terrors  of  thine  eye. 

Earth's  haughty  towers  decay  ; 
Thy  frowning  mantle  spreads  the  sky, 
And  mortals  melt  away. 

3  Our  Zion  trembles  at  the  stroke, 

And  dreads  thy  lifted  hand; 
Oh  heal  the  people  thou  hast  broke, 
And  save  the  sinking  land. 

4  Exalt  thy  banner  in  the  field. 

For  those  that  fear  thy  name ; 
From  barbarous  hosts  our  nation  shield, 
And  put  our  foes  to  shame. 

5  Attend  our  armies  to  the  fight. 

And  be  their  guardian  God  ; 
In  vain  shall  numerous  powers  unite 
Against  thy  hfted  rod. 

6  Our  troops  beneath  thy  guiding  hand. 

Shall  gain  a  glad  renown : 
'Tis  God  who  makes  the  feeble  stand. 
And  treads  the  mighty  down. 

Psalm  61.    first  part.    S.  M. 

WHEN  overwhelmed  with  grief. 
My  heart  within  me  dies. 
Helpless  and  fiir  from  all  relief. 
To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 


PSALM  61.  95 

Oh  lead  me  to  the  rock 

That 's  high  above  my  head, 
And  make  the  covert  of  thy  wings 

My  shelter  and  my  shade. 
Within  thy  presence,  Lord, 

For  ever  I'll  abide ; 
Thou  art  the  tower  of  my  defence, 

The  refuge  where  I  hide. 

Thou  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  thy  name ; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 

I  shall  possess  the  same. 

Psalm  61.    second  part.    P.  M. 

LORD,  hear  my  voice,  my  prayer  attend, 
From  earth's  far  distant  coasts  I  bend. 

With  supplicating  cry : 
When  the  dark  storm  o'erwhelms  my  breast, 
Then  lead  me  on  the  Rock  to  rest. 

That 's  higher  far  than  I ! 
Long  has  my  soul  thy  shelter  found. 
And  thee  I  boast  when  foes  surround, 

The  tower  of  my  defence ; 
Still  in  thy  presence  I'll  abide. 
Beneath  thy  wings  securely  hide, 

And  none  shall  pluck  me  thence. 
Thou,  gracious  Lord,  my  vows  didst  hear, 
And  'midst  the  men  who  ow^n  thy  fear 

My  heritage  ordain : 
Thine  arm  has  raised  my  Saviour  high. 
Enthroned  him  King  o'er  earth  and  sky, 

And  bid  his  years  remain  ! 
Eternal  shall  his  throne  endure, 
Mercy  and  truth  his  reign  secure. 

In  the  briofht  realms  of  dav  : 


96  PSALM  62,  63. 

My  God,  my  lips  exalt  thy  name, 
Salvation  from  thy  grace  I  claim. 
And  daily  vows  repay. 

Psalm  62.   L.  M. 

MY  spirit  looks  to  God  alone ; 
My  rock  and  refuge  is  his  throne; 
In  all  my  fears,  in  all  my  straits. 
My  soul  on  his  salvation  waits. 

2  Trust  him,  ye  saints,  in  all  your  ways. 
Pour  out  your  hearts  before  his  face ; 
When  helpers  fail,  and  foes  invade, 
God  is  our  all-sufficient  aid. 

3  False  are  the  men  of  high  degree. 
The  baser  sort  are  vanity ; 

Laid  in  a  balance,  both  appear 
Light  as  a  puff  of  empty  air. 

4  Make  not  increasing  gold  your  trust. 
Nor  set  your  hearts  on  glittering  dust; 
Why  will  you  grasp  the  fleeting  smoke. 
And  not  believe  what  God  has  spoke  ? 

5  Once  has  his  awful  voice  declared, 
Once  and  again  my  ears  have  heard 
"  All  power  is  his  eternal  due; 

He  must  be  feared  and  trusted  too." 

6  For  sovereign  power  reigns  not  alone, 
Grace  is  a  partner  of  the  throne ; 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  mighty  Lord, 
Shall  well  divide  our  last  reward. 

Psalm  63.    first  part.    C.  M. 

EARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 
I  haste  to  seek  thy  face ; 
My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away. 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 


PSALM  63. 

2  I've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  power 

Through  all  thy  temple  shine ; 
My  God,  repeat  that  heavenly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

3  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 

Can  please  my  soul  so  well, 
As  when  thy  richer  grace  I  taste, 
And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

4  Not  life  itself,  with  all  its  joys, 

Can  my  best  passions  move. 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 

5  Thus  till  my  last  expiring  day, 

I'U  bless  my  God  and  King; 
Thus  will  I  hft  my  hands  to  pray, 
And  tune  my  lips  to  sing. 

Psalm  63.   second  part.    L.  M. 

GREAT  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim, 
Thou  art  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest ; 
The  glories  that  compose  thy  name 
Stand  all  engaged  to  make  me  blest. 

2  Thou  great  and  good,  thou  just-  and  wise, 
Thou  art  my  Father  and  my  God ; 

And  I  am  thine  by  sacred  ties ; 

Thy  son,  thy  servant,  bought  with  blood. 

3  With  heart,  and  eyes,  and  lifted  hands, 
For  thee  I  long,  to  thee  I  look. 

As  travellers,  in  thirsty  lands, 
Pant  for  the  coolinor  water  brook. 

4  With  early  feet  I  love  t'  appear 
Among  thy  saints  and  seek  thy  face ; 
Oft  have  I  seen  thy  glory  there, 

And  felt  the  power  of  sovereign  grace. 

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98  PSALM  63. 

5  Amidst  the  wakeful  hours  of  night, 
When  busy  cares  afflict  my  head, 
One  thought  of  thee  gives  new  dehght, 
And  adds  refreshment  to  my  bed. 

6  I'll  hft  my  hands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray  or  praise ; 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 
And  bless  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

Psalm  63.    third  part.    S.  M. 

MY  God,  permit  my  tongue 
This  joy,  to  call  thee  mine ; 
And  let  my  early  cries  prevail 
To  taste  thy  love  divine. 

2  My  thirsty,  fainting  soul 

Thy  mercy  does  implore : 
Not  travellers  in  desert  lands 
Can  pant  for  water  more. 

3  Within  thy  churches,  Lord, 

I  long  to  find  my  place. 
Thy  power  and  glory  to  behold, 
And  feel  thy  quickening  grace. 

4  For  life  without  thy  love 

No  relish  can  afford ; 
No  joy  can  be  compared  with  this, 
To  serve  and  please  the  Lord. 

5  Since  thou  hast  been  my  lielp. 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies. 
And  on  thy  watchful  providence 
My  cheerful  hope  relies. 

6  The  shadow  of  thy  wings 

My  soul  in  safety  keeps ; 
I  follow  where  my  Father  leads. 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 


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PSALM  64,  65.  99 

Psalm  64.    L.  M. 

f^  REAT  God,  attend  to  my  complaint, 
^J  Nor  let  my  drooping  spirit  faint ; 
When  foes  in  secret  spread  the  snare, 
Let  my  salvation  be  thy  care. 

2  Shield  me  without,  and  guard  within 
From  treacherous  foes  and  deadly  sin; 
May  envy,  lust,  and  pride  depart. 
And  heavenly  grace  expand  my  heart. 

3  Thy  justice  and  thy  power  display. 

And  scatter  far  thy  foes  away ;  ^% 

While  listening  nations  learn  thy  word, 
And  saints  triumphant  bless  the  Lord. 

4  Then  shall  thy  church  exalt  her  voice, 
And  all  that  love  thy  name  rejoice ; 
By  faith  approach  thine  awful  throne, 
And  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

Psalm  65.    first  part.    L.  M. 

THE  praise  of  Zion  waits  for  thee. 
My  God,  and  praise  becomes  thy  house; 
There  shall  thy  saints  thy  glory  see. 
And  there  perform  their  public  vows. 

2  O  thou,  whose  mercy  bends  the  skies, 
To  save  when  humble  sinners  pray ; 
All  lands  to  thee  shall  hft  their  eyes. 
And  every  yielding  heart  obey. 

3  Against  my  will  my  sins  prevail, 

But  grace  shall  purge  away  the  stain  ; 
The  blood  of  Christ  will  never  fail 
To  wash  my  garments  white  again. 

4  Blest  is  the  man  whom  thou  shalt  choose, 
And  give  him  kind  access  to  thee ; 

Give  him  a  place  within  thy  house. 
To  taste  thy  love  divinely  free. 


100  PSALM  65. 

5  With  dreadful  glory  God  fulfils 
What  his  afflicted  saints  request; 
And  with  almighty  wrath  reveals 
His  love  to  give  his  churches  rest. 

6  Then  shall  the  flocking  nations  run 
To  Zion's  hill,  and  own  their  Lord ; 
The  rising  and  the  setting  sun 
Shall  see  the  Saviour's  name  adored. 

Psalm  65.    second  part.    L.  M. 

THE  God  of  our  salvation  hears 
The  groans  of  Zion  mixed  with  tears; 
Yet  when  he  comes  with  kind  designs, 
Through  all  the  way  his  terror  shines. 

2  On  him  the  race  of  man  depends, 
Far  as  the  earth's  remotest  ends. 
Where  the  Creator's  name  is  known 
By  nature's  feeble  ligh-t  alone. 

3  Sailors,  that  travel  o'er  the  flood. 
Address  their  frighted  souls  to  God, 
When  tempests  rage  and  billows  roar 
At  dreadful  distance  from  the  shore. 

4  He  bids  the  noisy  tempests  cease  ; 
He  calms  the  raging  crowd  to  peace, 
When  a  tumultuous  nation  raves 
Wild  as  the  winds,  and  loud  as  waves. 

5  Whole  kingdoms,  shaken  by  the  storm, 
He  settles  in  a  peaceful  form ; 
Mountains  established  by  his  hand. 
Firm  on  their  old  foundations  stand. 

6  Behold  his  ensigns  sweep  the  sky. 
New  comets  blaze,  and  lightnings  fly ; 
The  heathen  lands,  with  swift  surprise, 
From  the  bright  horrors  turn  their  eyes. 


rSALM  65.  101 

7  At  his  command  the  morning  ray 
Smiles  in  the  east,  and  leads  the  day; 
He  guides  the  sun's  declining  wheels 
Over  the  tops  of  western  hills. 

8  Seasons  and  times  obey  his  voice  ; 
The  evening  and  the  morn  rejoice 

To  see  the  earth  made  soft  with  showers, 
Laden  with  fruit,  and  drest  in  flowers. 

9  'Tis  from  his  watery  stores  on  high 
He  gives  the  thirsty  ground  supply; 
He  walks  upon  the  clouds,  and  thence 
Doth  his  enriching  drops  dispense. 

10  The  desert  grows  a  fruitful  field. 
Abundant  fruit  the  valleys  yield  ; 

.     The  valleys  shout  with  cheerful  voice, 
And  neighbouring  hills  repeat  their  joys. 

11  The  pastures  smile  in  green  array, 
There  lambs  and  larger  cattle  play ; 
The  larger  cattle  and  the  lamb. 

Each  in  his  language  speaks  thy  name. 

12  Thy  works  pronounce  thy  power  divine ; 
O'er  every  field  thy  glories  shine ; 
Through  every  month  thy  gifts  appear : 
Great  God,  thy  goodness  crowns  the  year  I 

Psalm  65.  »TmRD  part.    C.  M. 

PRAISE  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee. 
There  shall  our  vows  be  paid  ; 
Thou  hast  an  ear  when  sinners  pray. 
All  flesh  shall  seek  thine  aid. 

2  Lord,  our  iniquities  prevail. 

But  pardoning  grace  is  thine. 
And  thou  wilt  grant  us  power  and  skill 
To  conquer  every  sin. 
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102  PSALM  65. 

3  Blest  are  the  men  whom  thou  wilt  choose 

To  bring  them  near  thy  face, 
Give  them  a  dwelling  in  thy  house, 
To  feast  upon  thy  grace. 

4  In  answering  what  thy  church  requests, 

Thy  truth  and  terror  shine, 
And  works  of  dreadful  righteousness 
Fulfil  thy  kind  design. 

5  Thus  shall  the  wondering  nations  see 

The  Lord  is  good  and  just; 
And  distant  islands  fly  to  thee, 
And  make  thy  name  their  trust. 

6  They  dread  thy  glittering  tokens.  Lord, 

When  signs  in  heaven  appear; 
But  they  shall  learn  thy  holy  word, 
And  love  as  well  as  fear. 

Psalm  65.    fourth  part.    C.  M. 

'npiS  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand, 

-*-    God  of  eternal  power ; 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command. 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

2  Thy  morning  light  and  evening  shade 

Successive  comforts  bring ; 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad, 
Thy  flowers  adorn  the  spring. 

3  Seasons  and  times  and  moons  and  hours. 

Heaven,  earth,  and  air  are  thine ; 
When  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  showers, 
The  author  is  divine. 

4  Those  wandering  cisterns  in  the  sky, 

Borne  by  the  winds  around. 
With  watery  treasures  well  supply 
The  furrows  of  the  ground. 


PSALM  65,  66.  103 

5  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 
And  ranks  of  corn  appear; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still, 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 
Psalm  65.   fifth  part.   C.  M. 

GOOD  is  the  Lord,  the  heavenly  King, 
Who  makes  the  earth  his  care ; 
Visits  the  pastures  every  spring. 
And  bids  the  grass  appear. 

2  The  clouds,  hke  rivers  raised  on  high. 

Pour  out  at  his  command 
Their  watery  blessings  from  the  sky. 
To  cheer  the  thirsty  land. 

3  The  softened  ridges  of  the  field 

Permit  the  corn  to  spring: 
The  valleys  rich  provision  yield. 
And  the  poor  labourers  sing. 

4  The  little  hills  on  every  side 

Rejoice  at  falling  showers ; 
The  meadows,  dressed  in  beauteous  pride, 
Perfume  the  air  with  flowers. 

5  The  thirsty  clods,  refreshed  with  rain. 

Promise  a  joyful  crop; 
The  parched  grounds  look  green  again. 
And  raise  the  reaper's  hope. 

6  The  various  months  thy  goodness  crowns, 

How  bounteous  are  thy  ways ! 
The  bleating  flocks  spread  o'er  the  downs, 
And  shepherds  shout  thy  praise. 

Psalm  66.    first  part.   C.  M. 

SING,  all  ye  nations,  to  the  Lord, 
Sing  with  a  joyful  noise ; 
With  melody  of  sound  record 
His  honours  and  your  joys. 


104  PSALM  66. 

2  Say  to  the  Power  that  formed  the  sky, 

"How  terrible  art  thou! 
Sinners  before  thy  presence  fly, 
Or  at  thy  feet  they  bow." 

3  Come  see  the  wonders  of  our  God, 

How  glorious  are  his  ways ! 
In  Moses'  hand  he  put  the  rod, 
And  clave  the  frighted  seas. 

4  He  made  the  ebbing  channel  dry, 

While  Israel  passed  the  flood ; 
There  did  the  church  begin  their  joy, 
And  triumph  in  their  God. 

5  He  rules  by  his  resistless  might ; 

Will  rebel  mortals  dare 
Provoke  the  Eternal  to  the  fight, 
And  tempt  that  dreadful  war  ? 

6  Oh  bless  our  God,  and  never  cease ; 

Ye  saints,  fulfil  his  praise ; 
He  keeps  our  life,  maintains  our  peace. 
And  guides  our  doubtful  ways. 

7  Lord,  thou  hast  proved  our  suflering  souls, 

To  make  our  graces  shine; 
So  silver  bears  the  burning  coals. 
The  metal  to  refine. 

8  Through  watery  deeps  and  fieiy  ways 

We  march  at  thy  command, 
Led  to  possess  the  promised  place 
By  thine  unerring  hand. 

Psalm  66,    second  part.    C.  M. 

NOW  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 
To  that  Almighty  Power, 
That  heard  the  long  requests  I  made 
In  my  distressful  hour. 


PSALM  67.  lOj 

2  My  lips  and  cheerful  heart  prepare 

To  make  his  mercies  known ; 
Come  ye  that  fear  my  God,  and  hear 
The  wonders  he  has  done. 

3  When  on  my  head  huge  sorrows  fell, 

I  sought  his  heavenly  aid ; 
He  saved  my  sinking  soul  from  hell, 
!    -       i^nd  death's  eternal  shade. 

I  If  sin  lay  covered  in  my  heart 

While  prayer  employed  my  tongue ; 
The  Lord  had  shown  me  no  regard. 
Nor  I  his  praises  sung. 

3  But  God  (his  name  be  ever  blest) 
Has  set  my  spirit  free ; 
Nor  turned  from  him  my  poor  request, 
Nor  turned  his  heart  from  me. 

Psalm  67.    CM. 

SHINE,  mighty  God,  on  Zion  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  grace ; 
Reveal  thy  power  through  all  our  coasts, 
And  show  thy  smiling  face. 

I  When  shall  thy  name  from  shore  to  shore 
Sound  all  the  earth  abroad; 
And  distant  nations  know  and  love 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God  ? 

]  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 
Sing  loud  with  solemn  voice ; 
Let  every  tongue  exalt  his  praise. 
And  every  heart  rejoice. 

i  He,  the  great  Lord,  the  sovereign  Judge, 
That  sits  enthroned  above. 
In  wisdom  rules  the  worlds  he  made 
And  bids  them  taste  his  love 


106  PSALM  68. 

5  Earth  shall  obey  his  high  command, 

And  yield  a  full  increase ; 
Our  God  will  crown  his  chosen  land 
With  fruitfulness  and  peace. 

6  God  the  Redeemer  scatters  round 

His  choicest  favours  here, 
While  the  creation's  utmost  bound 
Shall  see,  adore,  and  fear. 

Psalm  68.    first  part.   L.  M. 

LET  God  arise  in  all  his  might, 
And  put  the  troops  of  hell  to  flight ; 
As  smoke,  that  sought  to  cloud  the  skies, 
Before  the  rising  tempest  flies. 

2  He  comes,  arrayed  in  burning  flames: 
Justice  and  vengeance  are  his  names: 
Behold  his  fainting  foes  expire 

Like  meltinor  wax  before  the  fire. 

3  He  rides,  and  thunders  through  the  sky, 
His  name,  Jehovah,  sounds  on  high ; 
Sing  to  his  name  ye  sons  of  grace; 

Ye  saints,  rejoice  before  his  face. 

4  The  widow  and  the  fatherless 
Fly  to  his  aid  in  sharp  distress ; 
In  him  the  poor  and  helpless  find 
A  Judge  that 's  just,  a  Father  kind. 

5  He  breaks  the  captive's  heavy  chain, 
And  prisoners  see  the  light  again ; 
But  rebels  that  dispute  his  will 

Shall  dwell  in  chains  and  darkness  still. 

6  Kingdoms  and  thrones  to  God  belong ; 
Crown  him,  ye  nations,  in  your  song : 
His  wondrous  names  and  powers  rehearse, 
His  honours  shall  enrich  your  verse. 


PSALM  68.  107 

7  He  shakes  the  heavens  with  loud  alarms; 
How  terrible  is  God  in  arms ! 

In  Israel  are  his  mercies  known, 
Israel  is  his  peculiar  throne. 

8  Proclaim  him  king,  pronounce  him  blest ; 
He  's  your  defence,  your  joy,  your  rest : 
When  terrors  rise,  and  nations  faint, 
God  is  the  strength  of  every  saint. 

Psalm  68.    second  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,  when  thou  didst  ascend  on  high, 
Ten  thousand  angels  filled  the  sky ; 
Those  heavenly  guards  around  thee  wait, 
Like  chariots  that  attend  thy  state. 

2  Not  Sinai's  mountain  could  appear 
More  glorious  when  the  Lord  was  there; 
While  he  pronounced  his  holy  law. 
And  struck  the  chosen  tribes  with  awe. 

3  How  bright  the  triumph  none  can  tell, 
,    When  the  rebellious  powers  of  hell. 

That  thousand  souls  had  captive  made, 
Were  all  in  chains,  like  captives,  led, 

4  Raised  by  his  Father  to  the  throne, 
He  sent  his  promised  Spirit  down. 
With  gifts  and  grace  for  rebel  men. 
That  God  might  dwell  on  earth  again. 

Psalm  68.   third  part.   L.  M. 
"V!^E  bless  the  Lord,  the  just,  the  good, 

^  ^    Who  fills  our  hearts  with  heavenly  food ; 
Who  pours  his  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  loads  our  days  with  rich  supphes. 
2  He  sends  the  sun  his  circuit  round. 

To  cheer  the  fruits,  to  warm  the  ground ; 
He  bids  the  clouds  with  plenteous  rain, 
Refresh  the  thirsty  earth  again- 


108  PSALM  69. 

3  'Tis  to  his  care  we  owe  our  breath, 
And  all  our  near  escapes  from  death : 
Safety  and  health  to  God  belong ; 

He  heals  the  weak,  and  guards  the  strong. 

4  He  makes  the  saint  and  sinner  prove 
The  common  blessings  of  his  love ; 
But  the  wide  difference  that  remains, 
Is  endless  joy,  or  endless  pains. 

5  The  Lord  that  bruised  the  serpent's  head, 
On  all  the  serpent's  seed  shall  tread ; 
The  stubborn  sinner's  hope  confound, 
And  smite  him  with  a  lasting  wound. 

6  But  his  right  hand  his  saints  shall  raise, 
From  the  deep  earth  or  deeper  seas. 
And  bring  them  to  his  courts  above ; 
There  shall  they  taste  his  special  love. 

Psalm  69.    first  part.   C.  M. 

"  Q  AVE  me,  O  God,  the  swelling  floods 

^  Break  in  upon  my  soul  ; 
I  sink,  and  sorrows  o'er  my  head 

Like  mighty  waters  roll. 

2  "  I  cry  till  all  my  voice  be  gone. 

In  tears  I  waste  the  day : 
My  God,  behold  my  longing  eyes. 
And  shorten  thy  delay. 

3  "  They  hate  my  soul  without  a  cause. 

And  still  their  number  grows 
More  than  the  hairs  about  my  head. 
And  mighty  are  my  foes. 

4  "  'Twas  then  I  paid  that  dreadful  debt 

That  men  could  never  pay. 
And  gave  those  honours  to  thy  law, 
Which  sinners  took  away." 


rSALM  69.  109 

5  Thus  in  the  great  Messiah's  name 
The  royal  prophet  mourns ; 
Thus  he  awakes  our  hearts  to  grief, 
And  gives  us  joy  by  turns. 

16"  Now  shall  the  saints  rejoice  and  find 
j  •       Salvation  in  my  name, 
i      For  I  have  borne  their  heavy  load 
Of  sorrow,  pain,  and  shame. 

7  "  Grief,  Hke  a  garment,  clothed  me  round, 

And  sackcloth  was  my  dress. 
While  I  procured,  for  naked  souls, 
A  robe  of  righteousness. 

8  "  Amongst  my  brethren  and  the  Jews 

I  like  a  stranger  stood. 
And  bore  their  vile  reproach,  to  bring 
The  Gentiles  near  to  God. 

9  "  I  came  in  sinful  mortals'  stead 

To  do  ray  Father's  w^ill : 
Yet,  when  I  cleansed  my  Father's  house. 
They  scandalized  my  zeal. 

10  "  My  fastings  and  my  holy  groans 

!  Were  made  the  drunkard's  song ; 

But  God  from  his  celestial  throne. 
Heard  my  complaining  tongue. 

11  "He  saved  me  from  the  dreadful  deep, 

Where  fears  beset  me  round ; 
He  raised  and  fixed  my  sinking  feet 
On  well-established  ground. 

12  "  'Twas  in  a  most  accepted  hour, 

My  prayer  arose  on  high. 
And  for  my  sake  my  God  shall  hear 
The  dying  sinner's  cry." 

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110  PSALM  69. 

Psalm  69.    second  part.    C.  M. 

NOW  let  our  lips,  with  holy  fear 
And  mournful  pleasure,  sing 
The  sufferings  of  our  great  High  Priest, 
The  sorrows  of  our  King. 

2  He  sinks  in  floods  of  deep  distress; 

How  high  the  waters  rise! 
While  to  his  heavenly  Father's  ear 
He  sends  unceasing  cries. 

3  "  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  and  save  thy  Son, 

Nor  hide  thy  shining  face ; 
Why  should  thy  favourite  look  like  one 
Forsaken  of  thy  grace  ! 

4  "  With  rage  they  persecute  the  man 

That  groans  beneath  thy  wound. 
While  for  a  sacrifice  I  pour 
My  life  upon  the  ground. 

5  "  They  tread  my  honour  to  the  dust. 

And  laugh  when  I  complain ; 
Their  sharp  insulting  slanders  add 
Fresh  anguish  to  my  pain. 

6  "  All  my  reproach  is  known  to  thee. 

The  scandal  and  the  shame ; 
Reproach  has  broke  my  bleeding  heart ; 
And  lies  defiled  my  name. 

7  "  I  looked  for  pity,  but  in  vain ; 

My  kindred  are  my  grief: 
I  ask  my  friends  for  comfort  round. 
But  meet  with  no  relief. 

8  "  With  vinegar  they  mock  my  thirst. 

They  give  me  gall  for  food ; 
And  sporting  with  my  dying  groans, 
They  triumph  in  my  blood. 


PSALM  69.  Ill 

1 9  "  Shine  into  my  afflicted  soul, 
Let  thy  compassion  save  ; 
And  though  my  flesh  sink  down  to  death 
Redeem  it  from  the  grave. 

10  "I  shall  arise  to  praise  thy  name, 
[         Shall  reign  in  worlds  unknown  ; 
And  thy  salvation,  O  my  God, 
Shall  seat  me  on  thy  throne." 

PSALM  69.    raiRDPART.   CM. 

]!^ATHER,  I  sing  thy  wondrous  grace, 
-    I  bless  my  Saviour's  name. 
He  bought  salvation  for  the  poor. 
And  bore  the  sinner's  shame. 

2  His  deep  distress  has  raised  us  high, 
i         His  duty  and  his  zeal 
j     Fulfilled  the  law  which  mortals  broke, 
I         And  finished  all  thy  will. 

;3  His  dying  groans,  his  living  songs, 
i         Shall  better  please  my  God, 

Than  harp  or  trumpet's  solemn  sound, 
Than  goat's  or  bullock's  blood. 

This  shall  his  humble  followers  see, 

And  set  their  hearts  at  rest ; 
They  by  his  death  draw  near  to  thee. 

And  live  for  ever  blest. 

I^  Let  heaven  and  all  that  dwell  on  high, 
To  God  their  voices  raise. 
While  lands  and  seas  assist  the  sky. 
And  join  t'  advance  his  praise. 

Zion  is  thine,  most  holy  God, 

Thy  Son  shall  bless  her  gates ; 
And  glory  purchased  by  his  blood 

For  thine  own  Israel  waits. 


112  PSALM  69,  70. 

Psalm  69.   fourth  part.   L.  M. 

DEEP  in  our  hearts  let  us  record 
The  deeper  sorrows  of  our  Lord; 
Behold  the  rising  billows  roll 
To  overwhelm  his  holy  soul. 

2  In  long  complaints  he  spends  his  breath, 
While  hosts  of  hell,  and  powers  of  death, 
And  all  the  sons  of  malice  join 

To  execute  their  curst  design. 

3  Yet,  gracious  God,  thy  power  and  love 
Has  made  the  curse  a  blessing  prove ; 
Those  dreadful  sufferings  of  thy  Son 
Atoned  for  crimes  which  we  had  done. 

4  The  pangs  of  our  expiring  Lord 
The  honours  of  thy  law  restored ; 
His  sorrows  made  thy  justice  known, 
And  paid  for  follies  not  his  own. 

5  Oh  for  his  sake  our  guilt  forgive. 
And  let  the  mourning  sinner  live : 
The  Lord  will  hear  us  in  his  name, 
Nor  shall  our  hope  be  turned  to  shame. 

Psalm  70.   L.  M. 

OTHOU,  whose  hand  the  kingdom  sways, 
Whom  earth,  and  hell,  and  heaven  obeys, 
To  help  thy  chosen  sons  appear. 
And  show  thy  power  and  glory  here ! 

2  While  stupid  mortals,  sunk  in  sleep, 
Slide  onward  to  the  fiery  deep. 

To  sense,  and  sin,  and  madness  given, 
Believe  no  hell,  and  wish  no  heaven ; 

3  While  fools  deride,  while  foes  oppress, 
And  Zion  mourns  in  deep  distress; 

Her  friends  withdraw,  her  foes  grow  bold. 
Truth  fails,  and  love  is  waxen  cold ; 


I 


PSALM  71.  113 

|4  O  haste,  with  every  gift  inspired, 
With  glory,  truth,  and  grace  attired. 
Thou  Star  of  heaven's  eternal  morn; 
Thou  Sun,  whom  beams  divine  adorn ! 

6  Assert  the  honour  of  thy  name ; 

Overwhelm  thy  foes  with  fear  and  shame ; 
'      Bid  them  beneath  thy  footstool  lie, 
Nor  let  their  souls  for  ever  die. 

6  Saints  shall  be  glad  before  thy  face. 
And  grow  in  love,  and  truth,  and  grace; 
Thy  church  shall  blossom  in  thy  sight, 
And  yield  her  fruits  of  pure  delight. 

7  O  hither,  then,  thy  footsteps  bend; 
Swift  as  a  roe,  from  hills  descend  ; 
Mild  as  the  sabbath's  cheerful  ray. 
Till  life  unfolds  eternal  day ! 

Psalm  71.   first  part.   C.  M. 

1%/TY  God,  my  everlasting  hope, 
-^^-*-  I  live  upon  thy  truth  ; 
Thine  hands  have  held  my  childhood  up. 
And  strengthened  all  my  youth. 

2  My  flesh  was  fashioned  by  thy  power, 

With  all  these  hmbs  of  mine  ; 
And  from  my  mother's  painful  hour, 
I've  been  entirely  thine. 

3  Still  has  my  life  new  wonders  seen 

Repeated  every  year; 
Behold,  my  days  that  yet  remain, 
I  trust  them  to  thy  care. 

4  Cast  me  not  off  when  strength  declines, 

When  hoary  hairs  arise ; 
.  And  round  me  let  thy  glory  shine, 
Whene'er  thy  servant  dies. 
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114  PSALM  71. 

5  Then  in  the  history  of  my  age, 
When  men  review  my  days, 
They'll  read  thy  love  in  every  page, 
In  every  line  thy  praise. 

Psalm  71.    second  part.    C.  M. 

MY  Saviour,  my  almighty  friend. 
When  I  begin  thy  praise. 
Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end. 
The  numbers  of  thy  grace  ? 

2  Thou  art  my  everlasting  trust. 

Thy  goodness  I  adore  ; 
And  since  I  knew  thy  graces  first, 
I  speak  thy  glories  more. 

3  My  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 

Of  the  celestial  road. 
And  march,  with  courage,  in  thy  strength, 
To  see  my  Father,  God. 

4  When  I  am  filled  with  sore  distress 

For  some  surprising  sin, 
I'll  plead  thy  perfect  righteousness, 
And  mention  none  but  thine. 

5  How  will  my  lips  rejoice  to  tell 

The  victories  of  my  King ; 
My  soul,  redeemed  from  sin  and  hell, 
Shall  thy  salvation  sing. 

5  My  tongue  shall  all  the  day  proclaim 
My  Saviour  and  my  God, 
His  death  has  brought  my  foes  to  shame, 
And  saved  me  by  his  blood. 

7  Awake,  awake,  my  tuneful  powers  ; 
With  this  delightful  song 
I'll  entertain  the  darkest  hours. 
Nor  think  the  season  long. 


PSALM  71.  ll'^ 

Psalm  71.    third  part.    C.  M. 

GOD  of  my  childhood,  and  my  youth, 
The  guide  of  all  my  days, 
I  have  declared  thy  heavenly  truth, 
And  told  thy  wondrous  ways. 

2  Wilt  thou  forsake  my  hoary  hairs, 

And  leave  my  fainting  heart? 
Who  shall  sustain  my  sinking  years, 
If  God,  my  strength,  depart  ? 

3  Let  me  thy  power  and  truth  proclaim 

Before  the  rising  age, 
And  leave  a  savour  of  thy  name 
When  I  shall  quit  the  stage. 

4  The  land  of  silence  and  of  death 

Attends  my  next  remove ; 
Oh  may  these  poor  remains  of  breath 
Teach  the  wide  world  thy  love! 

5  Thy  righteousness  is  deep  and  high 

Unsearchable  thy  deeds ; 
Thy  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
And  all  my  praise  exceeds. 

6  Oft  have  I  heard  thy  threatenings  roar, 

And  oft  endured  the  grief; 
But  when  thy  hand  has  pressed  me  sore, 
Thy  grace  was  my  relief. 

7  By  long  experience  have  I  known 

Thy  sovereign  power  to  save; 
At  thy  command  I  venture  down 
Securely  to  the  grave. 

8  When  I  he  buried  deep  in  dust, 

My  flesh  shall  be  thy  care ; 
These  withered  hmbs  with  thee  I  trust, 
To  raise  them  strong  and  fair. 


116  PSALM  72.  1 1 

Psalm  72.   first  part.   L.  M. 

GREAT  God,  whose  universal  sway 
The  known  and  unknown  worlds  obey, 
Now  give  the  kingdom  to  thy  Son, 
Extend  his  power,  exalt  his  throne. 

2  Thy  sceptre  well  becomes  his  hands, 
All  heaven  submits  to  his  commands, 
His  justice  shall  avenge  the  poor, 
And  pride  and  rage  prevail  no  more. 

3  With  power  he  vindicates  the  just. 
And  treads  th'  oppressor  in  the  dust ; 
His  worship  and  his  fear  shall  last. 
Till  hours,  and  years,  and  time  be  past. 

4  As  rain  on  meadows  newly  mown, 
So  shall  he  send  his  influence  down; 
His  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils, 
Like  heavenly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

5  The  heathen  lands  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  overspreading  death, 
Revive  at  his  first  dawning  light. 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

6  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 
Drest  in  the  robes  of  joy  and  praise; 
Peace,  like  a  river  from  his  throne, 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

Psalm  72.   second  part.   L.  M. 
TESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
•^   Does  his  successive  journeys  run ; 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore. 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 
2  Behold  the  nations  with  their  kings; 
There  Europe  her  best  tribute  brings ; 
From  north  to  south  the  princes  meet, 
To  pay  their  homage  at  his  feet. 


PSALM  73.  117 

3  There  Persia,  glorious  to  behold, 
And  India  shines  in  eastern  gold ; 
While  western  empires  own  their  Lord, 
And  savage  tribes  attend  his  word. 

4  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made, 
And  endless  praises  crown  his  head ; 

■     His  name,  hke  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

5  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song ; 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

6  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns, 
The  joyful  prisoner  bursts  his  chains; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

,  And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

7  Where  he  displays  his  healing  power, 
Death  and  the  curse  are  Imown  no  more ; 
In  him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 

More  blessings  than  their  father  lost 

8  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honours  to  our  King; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  Amen. 

Psalm  73.    first  part.    C.  M. 

GOD,  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 
My  help  for  ever  near, 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  held  me  up. 
When  sinking  in  despair. 

2  Thy  counsels.  Lord,  shall  guide  my  feet 
Through  life's  dark  wilderness ; 
Thine  hand  conduct  me  near  thy  seat. 
To  dwell  before  thv  face. 


118  PSALM  73. 

3  Were  1  in  heaven  without  my  God, 

'Twould  be  no  joy  to  me ; 
And  whilst  this  earth  is  my  abode, 
I  long  for  none  but  thee. 

4  What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  broke, 

And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint, 
God  is  my  soul's  eternal  rock, 
The  strength  of  every  saint. 

5  Behold !  the  sinners  that  remove 

Far  from  thy  presence,  die ; 
Not  all  the  idol-gods  they  love 
Can  save  them  when  they  cry. 

6  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God, 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ ; 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroad, 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy. 

Psalm  73.    second  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I, 
To  mourn,  and  murmur,  and  repine, 
To  see  the  wicked  placed  on  high. 
In  pride  and  robes  of  honour  shine. 

2  But  oh!  their  end,  their  dreadful  end  ! 
Thy  sanctuary  taught  me  so : 

On  slippery  rocks  I  see  them  stand. 
And  fiery  billows  roll  below. 

3  Now  let  them  boast  how  tall  they  rise, 
I'll  never  envy  them  again. 

There  they  may  stand  with  haughty  eyes, 
Till  they  plunge  deep  in  endless  pain. 

4  Their  fancied  joys  how  fast  they  flee ! 
Like  dreams,  as  fleeting  and  as  vain ; 
Their  songs  of  softest  harmony 

Are  but  a  prelude  to  their  pain. 


PSALM  73.  119 

5  Now  I  esteem  their  mirth  and  wine, 
Too  dear  to  purchase  with  my  blood ; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine, 
My  hfe,  my  portion,  and  my  God. 

Psalm  73.   third  part.    S.  M. 

SURE  there 's  a  righteous  God, 
Nor  is  religion  vain ; 
Though  men  of  vice  may  boast  aloud, 
And  men  of  grace  complain. 

2  I  saw  the  wicked  rise, 

And  felt  my  heart  repine. 
While  haughty  fools  with  scornful  eyes, 
In  robes  of  honour  shine. 

3  Pampered  with  wanton  ease. 

Their  flesh  looks  full  and  fair. 
Their  wealth  rolls  in  like  flowing  seas, 
A.nd  grows  without  their  care. 

4  Free  from  the  plagues  and  pains 

That  pious  souls  endure. 
Through  all  their  hfe  oppression  reigns. 
And  racks  the  humble  poor. 

5  Their  impious  tongues  blaspheme 

The  everlasting  God : 
'■■    Their  malice  blasts  the  good  man's  name, 
And  spreads  their  lies  abroad. 

6  Then  I,  with  flowing  tears. 

Allowed  my  doubts  to  rise ; 
"  Is  there  a  God  that  sees  or  hears 
The  things  below  the  skies?" 

7  The  tumult  of  my  thought 

Held  me  in  hard  suspense, 
Till  to  thy  house  my  feet  were  brought 
To  learn  thy  justice  thence. 


120  PSALM  73. 

8  Thy  word  with  Hght  and  power. 

Did  my  mistake  amend ; 
I  viewed  the  sinner's  hfe  before, 
But  here  I  learned  his  end. 

9  On  what  a  slippery  steep 

The  thoughtless  wretches  go! 
And  oh!  that  dreadful  fiery  deep 
That  waits  their  fall  below ! 

1  D  Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  bow, 

My  thoughts  no  more  repine ; 
I  call  my  God  my  portion  now. 
And  all  my  powers  are  thine. 

Psalm  73.    fourth  part.   C.  M. 

NO,  I  shall  envy  them  no  more 
Who  grow  profanely  great. 
Though  they  increase  their  golden  store 
And  rise  to  wondrous  height. 

2  They  taste  of  all  the  joys  that  grow 

Upon  this  earthly  clod! 
Well  they  may  search  the  creature  through, 
For  they  have  ne'er  a  God. 

3  Shake  off  the  thoughts  of  dying  too. 

And  think  your  hfe  your  own : 
But  death  comes  hastening  on  to  you. 
To  mow  your  glory  down. 

4  Yes,  you  must  bow  your  stately  head; 

Away  your  spirit  flies ; 
And  no  kind  angel  near  your  bed. 
To  bear  it  to  the  skies. 

5  Go  now  and  boast  of  all  your  stores, 

And  tell  how  bright  they  shine; 
Your  heaps  of  glittering  dust  are  yours. 
And  my  Redeemer 's  mine. 


PSALM  74.  121 

Psalm  74.   first  part.   C.  M. 

WILL  God  for  ever  cast  us  off? 
His  wrath  for  ever  smoke 
Against  the  people  of  his  love, 
His  little  chosen  flock  ? 

Think  of  the  tribes  so  dearly  bought 

With  their  Redeemer's  blood; 
Nor  let  thy  Zion  be  forgot, 

Where  once  thy  glory  stood. 

Lift  up  thy  feet,  and  march  in  haste, 

Aloud  our  ruin  calls  ; 
See  what  a  wide  and  fearful  waste 

Is  made  within  thy  walls. 

Where  once  thy  churches  prayed  and  sang, 

Thy  foes  profanely  rage; 
Amid  thy  gates  their  ensigns  hang. 

And  there  their  hosts  engage. 

How  are  the  seats  of  worship  broke  ? 

They  tear  the  buildings  down, 
And  he  that  deals  the  heaviest  stroke 

Procures  the  chief  renown. 

With  flames  they  threaten  to  destroy 

Thy  children  in  their  rest ; 
"  Come,  let  us  burn  at  once,  they  cry, 

The  temple  and  the  priest." 

And  still  to  heighten  our  distress. 

Thy  presence  is  withdrawn  ; 
Thy  wonted  signs  of  power  and  grace. 

Thy  power  and  grace  are  gone. 

No  prophet  speaks  to  calm  our  grief. 

But  all  in  silence  mourn ; 
Nor  know  the  times  of  our  relief. 

The  hour  of  thy  return. 


122  PSALM  74. 

Psalm  74.    second  part.   C.  M. 

HOW  long,  eternal  God,  how  long  ^oii 

Shall  men  of  pride  blaspheme  ?  ^^ 

Shall  saints  be  made  their  endless  song. 
And  bear  immortal  shame  ? 

2  Canst  thou  for  ever  sit  and  hear 

Thine  holy  name  profaned  ? 
And  still  thy  jealousy  forbear, 
And  still  withhold  thine  hand  ? 

3  What  strange  dehverance  hast  thou  shown 

In  acres  lons^  before  ? 
And  now  no  other  God  we  own, 
No  other  God  adore. 

4  Thou  didst  divide  the  raging  sea 

By  thy  resistless  might. 
To  make  thy  tribes  a  wondrous  way, 
And  then  secure  their  flight. 

5  Is  not  the  world  of  nature  thine, 

The  darkness  and  the  day  ? 
Didst  thou  not  bid  the  morning  shine. 
And  mark  the  sun  his  way? 

6  Hath  not  thy  power  formed  every  coast, 

And  set  the  earth  its  bounds. 
With  summer's  heat  and  winter's  frost. 
In  their  perpetual  rounds  ? 

7  And  shall  the  sons  of  earth  and  dust 

That  sacred  power  blaspheme? 
Will  not  thy  hand  that  formed  them  first 
Avenge  thine  injured  name  ? 

8  Think  on  the  covenant  thou  hast  made, 

And  all  thy  words  of  love ; 
Nor  let  the  birds  of  prey  invade 
And  vex  the  trembling  dove. 


PSALM  75,  76.  123 

9  Our  foes  will  triumph  in  our  blood, 
And  make  our  hope  their  jest ; 
Plead  thine  own  cause,  almighty  God, 
And  give  thy  children  rest. 
Psalm  75.    L.  M. 

TO  thee  most  high  and  holy  God, 
To  thee  our  thankful  hearts  we  raise ; 
Thy  works  declare  thy  name  abroad, 
Thy  wondrous  works  demand  our  praise. 

2  To  bondage  doomed,  thy  chosen  sons 

Beheld  their  foes  triumphant  rise; 
And  sore  oppressed  by  earthly  thrones. 
They  sought  the  Sovereign  of  the  skies. 

3  'Twas  then.  Great  God,  with  equal  power, 

Arose  thy  vengeance  and  thy  grace. 
To  scourge  their  legions  from  the  shore. 
And  save  the  remnant  of  thy  race. 

4  Thy  hand  that  formed  the  restless  main. 

And  reared  the  mountain's  awful  head, 
Bade  raging  seas  their  course  restrain. 
And  desert  wilds  receive  their  dead. 

5  Such  wonders  never  come  by  chance, 

Nor  can  the  winds  such  blessings  blow ; 
'Tis  God,  the  judge,  doth  one  advance, 
'Tis  God  that  lays  another  low. 

6  Let  haughty  sinners  sink  their  pride, 

Nor  hft  so  high  their  scornful  head  ; 
But  lay  their  impious  thoughts  aside. 
And  own  the  empire  God  hath  made.' 

Psalm  76.   C.  M. 
"FN  Judah,  God  of  old  was  known; 
-■-  His  name  in  Israel  great ; 
In  Salem  stood  his  holy  throne, 
And  Zion  was  his  seat. 


124  PSALM  76. 

2  Among  the  praises  of  his  saints, 

His  dwelhng  there  he  chose ; 
There  he  received  their  just  complaints, 
Against  their  haughty  foes. 

3  From  Zion  went  his  dreadful  word, 

And  broke  that  threatening  spear; 
The  bow,  the  arrows,  and  the  sword. 
And  crushed  th'  Assyrian  war. 

4  What  are  the  earth's  wide  kingdoms  else. 

But  mighty  hills  of  prey  ? 
The  hill  on  which  Jehovah  dwells 
Is  glorious  more  than  they. 

5  'Twas  Zion's  King  that  stopped  the  breath 

Of  captains  and  their  bands  : 
The  men  of  might  sleep  fast  in  death. 
That  quells  their  warlike  hands. 

6  At  thy  rebuke,  O  Jacob's  God, 

Both  horse  and  chariot  fell : 
Who  knows  the  terrors  of  thy  rod  ? 
Thy  vengeance  who  can  tell  ? 

7  What  power  can  stand  before  thy  sight, 

When  once  thy  wrath  appears  ? 
When  heaven  shines  round  with  dreadful 
light. 
The  earth  adores  and  fears. 

8  When  God,  in  his  own  sovereign  ways. 

Comes  down  to  save  th'  opprest. 
The  wrath  of  man  shall  work  his  praise, 
And  he'll  restrain  the  rest. 

9  Vows  to  the  Lord,  and  tribute  bring. 

Ye  princes,  fear  his  frown : 
His  terrors  shake  the  proudest  king, 
And  smite  his  armies  down. 


PSALM  77.  125 

10  The  thunder  of  his  sharp  rebuke, 
Our  haughty  foes  shall  feel ; 
For  Jacob's  God  hath  not  forsook, 
But  dwells  in  Zion  still. 

Psalm  77.    first  part.    C.  M. 

TO  God  I  cried  with  mournful  voice, 
I  sought  his  gracious  ear, 
i     In  the  sad  hour  when  trouble  rose. 
And  filled  my  heart  with  fear. 

2  Sad  were  my  days,  and  dark  my  nights, 
;         My  soul  refused  relief; 
]     I  thought  on  God  the  just  and  wise, 
I         But  thoughts  increased  my  grief. 

1^  Still  I  complained,  and  still  oppressed 
!         My  heart  began  to  break ; 
;     My  God,  thy  wrath  forbade  my  rest, 
I         And  kept  my  eyes  awake. 

j4  My  overwhelming  sorrows  grew 
'         Till  I  could  speak  no  more ; 
Then  I  within  myself  withdrew, 
j         And  called  thy  judgments  o'er. 

15  I  called  back  years  and  ancient  times 
I         When  I  beheld  thy  face; 

I     My  spirit  searched  for  secret  crimes, 
I         That  might  withhold  thy  grace. 

1 6  I  called  thy  mercies  to  my  mind. 

Which  I  enjoyed  before ; 
And  will  the  Lord  no  more  be  kind  ? 
His  face  appear  no  more  ? 

Will  he  for  ever  cast  me  off? 

His  promise  ever  fail? 
Has  he  forgot  his  tender  love  ? 

Shall  anger  still  prevail  ? 
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126  PSALM  77. 

8  But  I  forbid  this  hopeless  thought, 

This  dark,  despairing  frame, 
Remembering  what  thy  hand  hath  wrought ; 
Thy  hand  is  still  the  same. 

9  I'll  think  again  of  all  thy  ways, 

And  talk  thy  wonders  o'er. 
Thy  wonders  of  recovering  grace. 
When  flesh  could  hope  no  more. 

10  Grace  dwells  with  justice  on  the  throne ; 

And  men  that  love  thy  word. 
Have  in  thy  sanctuary  known 
The  counsels  of  the  Lord. 

Psalm  77.    second  part.    C.  M. 

"  XJ^W  awful  is  thy  chastening  rod !" 
jLj*-  (May  thy  own  children  say,) 

"  The  great,  the  wise,  the  dreadful  God  ^ 
How  holy  is  his  way  !" 

2  I'll  meditate  his  works  of  old; 

The  King  that  reigns  above 
I'll  hear  his  ancient  wonders  told, 
And  learn  to  trust  his  love. 

3  Long  did  the  house  of  Jacob  lie 

With  Egypt's  yoke  opprest: 
Long  he  delayed  to  hear  their  cry, 
Nor  gave  his  people  rest. 

4  Israel,  his  people  and  his  sheep, 

Must  follow  where  he  calls; 
He  bids  them  venture  through  the  deep. 
And  makes  the  waves  their  walls. 

5  The  waters  saw  thee,  mighty  God  ! 

The  waters  saw  thee  come ; 
Backward  they  fled,  and  frighted  stood, 
To  make  thine  armies  room. 


PSALM  78.  127 

6  Strange  was  thy  journey  through  the  sea ; 
■A      Thy  footsteps,  Lord,  unknown  : 

Terrors  attend  the  wondrous  way, 
That  brings  thy  mercies  down. 

7  He  gave  them  water  from  the  rock ; 

And  safe  by  Moses'  hand. 
Through  a  dry  desert  led  his  flock 
Home  to  the  promised  land. 

Psalm  78.   first  part.   C.  M. 

LET  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds 
Which  God  performed  of  old ; 
Which  in  our  younger  years  we  saw, 

And  which  our  fathers  told. 
1 2  He  bids  us  make  his  glories  known, 

His  works  of  power  and  grace ; 
And  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down 

Through  every  rising  race. 
Our  hps  shall  tell  them  to  our  sons, 

And  they  again  to  theirs. 
That  generations  yet  unborn 

May  teach  them  to  their  heirs. 
Thus  shall  they  learn,  in  God  alone 

Their  hope  securely  stands. 
That  they  may  ne'er  forget  his  works, 

But  practice  his  commands. 

Psalm  78.    second  part.    C.  M. 

I 

OH  what  a  stiff  rebellious  house 
I  Was  Jacob's  ancient  race ! 

I     False  to  their  own  most  solemn  vows, 
I         And  to  their  Maker's  grace. 
1 2  They  broke  the  covenant  of  his  love. 
And  did  his  laws  despise ; 
Forgot  the  works  he  wrought,  to  prove 
f         His  power  before  their  eyes. 


128  PSALM  78. 

3  They  saw  the  plagues  on  Egypt  hght, 

From  his  avenging  hand ; 
What  dreadful  tokens  of  his  might 
Spread  o'er  the  stubborn  land. 

4  They  saw  him  cleave  the  mighty  sea, 

And  marched  with  safety  through, 
With  watery  walls  to  guard  their  way. 
Till  they  had  'scaped  the  foe. 

5  A  wondrous  pillar  marked  the  road, 

Composed  of  shade  and  light ; 
By  day  it  proved  a  sheltering  cloud ; 
A  leading  fire  by  night. 

6  He  from  the  rock  their  thirst  supplied ; 

The  gushing  waters  flowed, 
And  ran  in  rivers  by  their  side. 
Along  the  desert  road. 

7  Yet  they  provoked  the  Lord  most  high 

And  dared  distrust  his  hand ; 
"  Can  he  with  bread  our  host  supply 
Amidst  this  barren  land  ?" 

8  The  Lord  with  indignation  heard, 

And  caused  his  wrath  to  flame; 
His  terrors  ever  stand  prepared 
To  vindicate  his  name. 

Psalm  78.    third  part.    L.  M. 

GREAT  God,  how  oft  did  Israel  prove 
By  turns  thine  anger  and  thy  love  I 
There  in  a  glass  our  hearts  may  see 
How  fickle  and  how  false  they  be. 

2  How  soon  the  faithless  Jews  forgot 
The  dreadful  wonders  God  had  wrought  ; 

•  Then  they  provoke  him  to  his  face. 
Nor  fear  his  power,  nor  trust  his  grace. 


PSALM  79.  129 

The  Lord  consumed  their  years  in  pain, 
And  made  their  travels  long  and  vain; 
A  tedious  march  through  unknown  ways, 
Wore  out  their  strength,  and  spent  their  days. 

Oft  when  they  saw  their  brethren  slain. 
They  mourned,  and  sought  the  Lord  again; 
Called  him  the  rock  of  their  abode. 
Their  high  Redeemer,  and  their  God. 

Their  prayers  and  vows  before  him  rise, 
As  flattering  words  or  solemn  lies. 
While  their  rebelHous  tempers  prove 
False  to  his  covenant  and  his  love. 

Yet  could  his  sovereign  grace  forgive 
The  men  who  ne'er  deserved  to  live ; 
His  anger  oft  away  he  turned. 
Or  else  with  gentle  flame  it  burned. 

He  saw  their  flesh  was  weak  and  frail. 
He  saw  temptations  still  prevail ; 
The  God  of  Abraham  loved  them  still. 
And  led  them  to  his  holy  hill. 

Psalm  79.    L.  M. 

BEHOLD,  O  God,  what  cruel  foes, 
Thy  peaceful  heritage  invade ; 
Thy  holy  temple  stands  defiled, 
In  dust  thy  sacred  walls  are  laid. 

Wide  o'er  the  valleys,  drenched  in  blood. 
Thy  people  fallen  in  death  remain ; 
The  fowls  of  heaven  their  flesh  devour. 
And  savage  beasts  divide  the  slain. 

Th'  insulting  foes,  with  impious  rage, 
Reproach  thy  children  to  their  face ; 
"  Where  is  your  God  of  boasted  power, 
And  where  the  promise  of  his  grace  ?" 


130  PSALM  80. 

4  Deep  from  the  prison's  horrid  glooms, 
Oh !  hear  the  mourning  captive  sigh, 
And  let  thy  sovereign  power  reprieve 
The  trembhng  souls  condemned  to  die. 

5  Let  those  who  dared  insult  thy  reign. 
Return  dismayed  with  endless  shame, 
While  heathens,  who  thy  grace  despise, 
Shall  from  thy  justice  learn  thy  name. 

6  So  shall  thy  children,  freed  from  death, 
Eternal  songs  of  honour  raise. 

And  every  future  age  shall  tell 

Thy  sovereign  power  and  pardoning  grace. 

Psalm  80.    first  part.   L.  M. 

GREAT  Shepherd  of  thine  Israel, 
Who  didst  between  the  cherubs  dwell, 
And  lead  the  tribes,  thy  chosen  sheep. 
Safe  through  the  desert  and  the  deep: 

2  Thy  church  is  in  the  desert  now  : 

Shine  from  on  high,  and  guide  us  through, 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore. 
We  shall  be  saved  and  sigh  no  more. 

3  Great  God,  whom  heavenly  hosts  obey, 
How  long  shall  we  lament  and  pray. 
And  wait  in  vain  thy  kind  return  ? 
How  long  shall  thy  fierce  anger  burn  ? 

i  Instead  of  wine  and  cheerful  bread. 
Thy  saints  with  their  own  tears  are  fed ; 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore. 
We  shall  be  saved  and  sigh  no  more. 
Psalm  80.    second  part.    L.  M. 

LORD  thou  hast  planted  wdth  thy  hands 
A  lovely  vine  in  heathen  lands ; 
Did  not  thy  ])ower  defend  it  round. 
And  heavenly  dews  enrich  the  ground  ? 


PSALM  80,  81.  131 

How  did  the  spreading  branches  shoot, 
And  bless  the  nations  with  the  fruit? 
But  now,  dear  Lord,  look  down  and  see 
Thy  mourning  vine,  that  lovely  tree ! 
Why  is  her  beauty  thus  defaced? 
Why  hast  thou  laid  her  fences  waste  ? 
Strangers  and  foes  against  her  join, 
And  every  beast  devours  the  vine. 

Return,  almighty  God,  return ; 
Nor  let  thy  bleeding  vineyard  mourn  : 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 
We  shall  be  saved  and  sigh  no  more. 
Psalm  80.    third  part.   L.  M. 

LORD,  when  thy  vine  in  Canaan  grew, 
Thou  wast  its  strength  and  glory  too ; 
Attacked  in  vain  by  all  its  foes. 
Till  the  fair  branch  of  promise  rose. 
Fair  branch,  ordained  of  old  to  shoot 
From  David's  stock,  from  Jacob's  root ; 
Himself  a  noble  vine,  and  we 
The  lesser  branches  of  the  tree. 
'Tis  thy  own  Son;  and  he  shall  stand, 
Girt  with  thy  strength,  at  thy  right  hand ; 
Thy  first-born  Son,  adorned  and  blest 
With  power  and  grace  above  the  rest. 
Oh !  for  his  sake  attend  our  ciy. 
Shine  on  thy  churches  lest  they  die : 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  resfore, 
We  shall  be  saved,  and  sigh  no  more. 
Ps.^m81.   S.  M. 

SING  to  the  Lord  aloud, 
xlnd  make  a  joyful  noise ; 
God  is  our  strength,  our  Saviour  God ; 
Let  Israel  hear  his  voice. 


132  PSALM  82. 

2  "  From  idols  false  and  vain, 

Preserve  my  rites  divine ; 
I  am  the  Lord,  who  broke  thy  chain 
Of  bondage  and  of  sin. 

3  "  Stretch  thy  desires  abroad. 

And  I'll  supply  them  well ; 
But  if  ye  will  refuse  your  God, 
If  Israel  will  rebel ; 

4  "  I'll  leave  them  (saith  the  Lord) 

To  their  own  lusts  a  prey, 
And  let  them  run  the  dangerous  road, 
'Tis  their  own  chosen  way. 

5  "  Yet  oh !  that  all  my  saints 

Would  hearken  to  my  voice ! 
Soon  I  would  ease  their  sore  complaints, 
And  bid  their  hearts  rejoice. 

6  "While  I  destroy  their  foes, 

I'll  richly  feed  my  flock. 
And  they  shall  taste  the  stream  that  flows 
From  their  eternal  Rock." 
PsAL3i82.    L.  M. 

AMONG  the  assemblies  of  the  great, 
A  greater  ruler  takes  his  seat ; 
The  God  of  heaven,  as  Judge,  surveys 
Those  gods  on  earth,  and  all  their  w^ays. 

2  Why  will  ye  frame  oppressive  laws  ? 
Or  why  support  the  unrighteous  cause? 
When  will  ye  once  defend  the  poor. 
That  foes  may  vex  the  saints  no  more  ? 

3  They  know  not.  Lord,  nor  will  they  know- 
Dark  are  the  ways  in  which  they  go; 
Their  name  of  earthly  gods  is  vain. 

For  they  shall  fall  and  die  like  men. 


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PSALM  83.  133 

4  Arise,  O  Lord,  and  let  thy  Son 
Possess  his  universal  throne. 
And  rule  the  nations  with  his  rod; 
He  is  our  Judge,  and  he  our  God. 

Psalm  83.   S.  M. 

AND  will  the  God  of  grace 
Perpetual  silence  keep  ? 
The  God  of  Justice  hold  his  peace, 
And  let  his  vengeance  sleep  ? 

2  Behold  what  cruel  snares 

The  men  of  mischief  spread  ; 
The  men  that  hate  thy  saints  and  thee, 
Lift  up  their  threatening  head. 

3  Against  thy  hidden  ones. 

Their  counsels  they  employ ; 
And  malice,  with  her  watchful  eye, 
Pursues  them  to  destroy. 

4  "  Come,  let  us  join  (they  cry) 

To  root  them  from  the  ground. 
Till  not  the  name  of  saints  remain. 
Nor  memory  shall  be  found." 

5  Awake,  almighty  God, 

And  call  thy  power  to  mind; 
Make  them  to  bow  before  thy  will. 
And  let  them  pardon  find. 

6  Convince  their  madness,  Lord, 

And  make  them  seek  thy  name; 
Or  else  their  impious  rage  confound. 
And  turn  their  pride  to  shame. 

7  Then  shall  the  nations  know 

Thy  glorious,  dreadful  w^ord ; 
Jehovah  is  thy  name  alone, 
And  thou  the  sovereign  Lord. 

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134  PSALM  84. 

Psalm  84.   first  part.   L.  M. 

HOW  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  dwellings  are ; 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faints. 
To  meet  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

2  My  flesh  would  rest  in  thine  abode ; 
My  panting  heart  cries  out  for  God ; 
My  God !  my  King !  why  should  I  be. 
So  far  from  all  my  joys  and  thee ! 

3  The  sparrow  chooses  where  to  rest. 
And  for  her  young  provides  her  nest ; 
But  will  my  God  to  sparrows  grant 
That  pleasure  which  his  children  want ! 

4  Blest  are  the  saints  who  sit  on  high, 
Around  thy  throne  above  the  sky ; 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above. 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 

5  Blest  are  the  saints  who  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace  ; 
There  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays. 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 

6  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate ; 

God  is  their  strength ;  and  through  the  road 
They  lean  upon  their  helper,  God. 

7  Cheerful  they  walk  with  growing  strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length ; 
Till  all  before  thy  face  appear. 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

Psalm  84.    second  part.    L.  M. 

GREAT  God,  attend  while  Zion  sings 
The  joy  that  from  thy  presence  springs 
To  spend  one  day  with  thee  on  earth 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 


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PSALM  84.  135 

2  Might  I  enjoy  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace, 
Not  tents  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  power, 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

3  God  is  our  sun,  he  makes  our  day ; 
God  is  our  shield,  he  guards  our  way 
From  all  th'  assaults  of  hell  and  sin, 
From  foes  without  and  foes  within. 

4  All  needful  grace  will  God  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too: 
He  gives  us  all  things,  and  w^ithholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 

5  O  God,  our  King,  whose  sovereign  sway 
The  glorious  hosts  of  heaven  obey, 
And  devils  at  thy  presence  flee ; 

Blest  is  the  man  that  trusts  in  thee. 

PSALM  84.     THIRD  PART.     C  M. 

MY  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 
To  which  thy  God  resorts  ! 
'Tis  heaven  to  see  his  smiling  face, 
Though  in  his  earthly  courts. 

2  There  the  great  monarch  of  the  skies 

His  saving  powder  displays, 
And  light  breaks  in  upon  our  eyes, 
With  kind  and  quickening  rays. 

3  With  his  rich  gifts  the  heavenly  Dove 

Descends  and  fills  the  place. 
While  Christ  reveals  his  wondrous  love, 
And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 

4  There,  mighty  God,  thy  words  declare 

The  secrets  of  thy  will ; 
And  still  we  seek  thy  mercies  there, 
And  sing  thy  praises  still. 


136  PSALM  84. 

5  My  heart  and  flesh  cry  out  for  thee, 

While  far  from  thine  abode ; 
When  shall  I  tread  thy  courts  and  see 
My  Saviour  and  my  God  ? 

6  The  sparrow  builds  herself  a  nest, 

And  suffers  no  remove ; 
Oh  make  me,  like  the  sparrows,  blest. 
To  dwell  but  where  I  love. 

7  To  sit  one  day  beneath  thine  eye. 

And  hear  thy  gracious  voice. 
Exceeds  a  whole  eternity 
Employed  in  carnal  joys. 

8  Lord,  at  thy  threshold  I  would  wait, 

While  Jesus  is  within, 
Rather  than  fill  a  throne  of  state 
Or  dwell  in  tents  of  sin. 

9  Could  I  command  the  spacious  land. 

And  the  more  boundless  sea, 
For  one  blest  hour  at  thy  right  hand 
I'd  give  them  both  away. 

Psalm  84.    fourth  part.    P.  M 

LORD  of  the  worlds  above. 
How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwelhngs  of  thy  love. 
Thy  earthly  temples  are ; 
To  thine  abode 
My  heart  aspires,  with  warm  desires 
To  see  my  God. 
2  The  sparrow  for  her  young 
With  pleasure  seeks  a  nest. 
And  wandering  swallows  long 
To  find  their  wonted  rest ; 
My  spirit  faints 
With  equal  zeal,  to  rise  and  dwell 
Among  thy  saints. 


PSALM  84.  137 

O  happy  souls  that  pray, 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear ! 

0  ha'ppy  men  that  pay 

Their  constant  service  there ! 
They  praise  thee  still ; 
And  happy  thev,  that  love  the  way 

To  Zion's  hill. 
They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Through  this  dark  vale  of  tears, 
Till  each  arrives  at  length. 
Till  each  in  heaven  appears  ; 
O  glorious  seat, 
When  God  our  King  shall  thither  bring 

Our  wilhng  feet ! 
To  spend  one  sacred  day 

Where  God  and  saints  abide, 
Affords  diviner  joy 

Than  thousand  days  beside  ; 
Where  God  resorts, 

1  love  it  more  to  keep  the  door, 

Than  shine  in  courts. 
God  IS  our  sun  and  shield, 

Our  light  and  our  defence ; 

With  gifts  his  hands  are  filled ; 

We  draw  our  blessings  thence ; 

He  shall  bestow 

On  Jacob's  race  peculiar  grace 

And  glory  too. 
The  Lord  his  people  loves ; 

His  hand  no  good  withholds 
From  those  his  heart  approves; 
From  pm-e  and  pious  souls  : 
Thrice  happy  he, 
O  God  of  hosts,  whose  spirit  trusts 
Alone  in  thee. 
M  2 


138  PSALM  85. 

Psalm  85.    first  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,  thou  hast  called  thy  grace  to  mind, 
Thou  hast  reversed  our  heavy  doom: 
So  God  forgave  when  Israel  sinned, 
And  brought  his  wandering  captives  home. 

2  Thou  hast  begun  to  set  us  free, 
And  made  thy  fiercest  wrath  abate : 
Now  let  our  hearts  be  turned  to  thee, 
And  our  salvation  be  complete. 

3  Revive  our  dying  graces,  Lord, 
And  let  thy  saints  in  thee  rejoice  ; 
Make  known  thy  truth,  fulfil  thy  word. 
We  wait  for  praise  to  tune  our  voice. 

4  We  wait  to  hear  what  God  will  say  ; 
He'll  speak,  and  give  his  people  peace : 
But  let  them  run  no  more  astray, 
Lest  his  returning  wrath  increase. 

Psalm  85.    second  part.    L.  M. 


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ALVATION  is  for  ever  nigh 


The  souls  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord 
And  grace  descending  from  on  high 
Fresh  hopes  of  glory  shall  afford. 

2  Mercy  and  truth  on  earth  are  met. 

Since  Christ  the  Lord  came  down  from 

heaven ; 
By  his  obedience,  so  complete. 
Justice  is  pleased,  and  peace  is  given. 

3  Now  truth  and  honour  shall  abound. 
Religion  dwell  on  earth  again. 

And  heavenly  influence  bless  the  ground, 
In  our  Redeemer's  orentle  rei<jjn. 

4  His  righteousness  is  gone  before. 
To  give  us  free  access  to  God ; 


PSALM  86,87.  139 

Our  wandering  feet  shall  stray  no  more, 
But  mark  his  steps  and  keep  the  road. 
Psalm  86.    CM. 

AMONG  the  princes,  earthly  gods, 
There's  none  hath  power  divine: 
Nor  is  their  nature,  mighty  Lord, 

Nor  are  their  works  like  thine. 
The  nations  thou  hast  made  shall  bring 

Their  offerings  round  thy  throne  ; 
For  thou  alone  dost  wondrous  things, 

For  thou  art  God  alone. 
Lord,  I  would  walk  with  holy  feet; 

Teach  me  thy  heavenly  ways, 
And  all  my  w^andering  thoughts  unite 

In  God  my  Father's  praise. 
Great  is  thy  mercy,  and  my  tongue 

Shall  those  sweet  wonders  tell, 
How  by  thy  grace  my  sinking  soul 

Rose  from  the  deeps  of  hell. 

Psalm  87.    L.  M. 
f^  OD  in  his  earthly  temple  lays 
^^  Foundation  for  his  heavenly  praise ; 
He  likes  the  tents  of  Jacob  well. 
But  still  in  Zion  loves  to  dwell. 
His  mercy  visits  ever}^  house 
That  pay  their  night  and  morning  vow^s; 
But  makes  a  more  delightful  stay 
Where  churches  meet  to  praise  and  pray. 
What  glories  were  described  of  old  ! 
What  w  onders  are  of  Zion  told  ! 
Thou  city  of  our  God  below. 
Thy  fame  shall  Tyre  and  Egypt  know. 
Egypt  and  Tyre,  and  Greek  and  Jew, 
Shall  there  begin  their  lives  anew: 


140  PSALM  88. 

Angels  and  men  shall  join  to  sing 
The  hill  where  living  waters  spring. 
5  When  God  makes  up  his  last  account 
Of  natives  in  his  holy  mount, 
'Twill  be  an  honour  to  appear 
As  one  new-born  and  nourished  there. 

Psalm  88.   first  part.   S.  M. 

STRETCHED  on  the  bed  of  grief, 
In  silence  long  I  lay ; 
For  sore  disease  and  wasting  pain 
Had  worn  my  strength  away. 

2  How  mourned  my  sinking  soul. 

The  sabbath's  hours  divine, 
The  day  of  grace,  that  precious  day, 
Consumed  in  sense  and  sin. 

3  The  work,  the  mighty  work 

Of  life,  so  long  delayed ; 
Repentance,  yet  to  be  begun, 
Upon  a  dying  bed ! 

4  Then  to  the  Lord  I  prayed. 

And  raised  a  bitter  cry ; 
"  Hear  me,  O  God,  and  save  my  soul, 
Lest  I  for  ever  die." 

5  He  heard  my  humble  cry  ; 

He  saved  my  soul  from  death : 
To  him  I'll  give  my  heart  and  hands. 
And  consecrate  my  breath. 

6  Ye  sinners,  fear  the  Lord, 

While  yet  'tis  called  to-day; 
Soon  will  the  awful  voice  of  death 
Command  your  souls  away. 

Psalm  88.    second  part.   L.  M. 

SHALL  man,  O  God  of  light,  and  life, 
For  ever  moulder  in  the  grave  ? 


PSALM  88.  141 

Canst  thou  forget  thy  glorious  work, 
Thy  promise,  and  thy  power  to  save  ? 

Shall  spring  the  faded  world  revive  ? 
Shall  waning  moons  their  light  return  ? 
Again  shall  setting  suns  ascend. 
And  the  lost  day  anew  be  born? 

Shall  life  revisit  dying  worms, 
And  spread  the  joyful  insect's  wing  ? 
And  oh,  shall  man  awake  no  more, 
To  see  thy  face,  thy  name  to  sing  ? 

Cease,  cease,  ye  vain  desponding  fears  ; 
When  Christ,  our  Lord,  from  darkness  sprung, 
Death,  the  last  foe,  was  captive  led. 
And  heaven  with  praise  and  wonder  rung. 
Him,  the  first  fruits,  his  chosen  sons 
Shall  follow  from  the  vanquished  grave ; 
He  mounts  his  tin-one,  the  Kinsf  of  kings, 
His  church  to  quicken,  and  to  save. 

Faith  sees  the  bright,  eternal  doors 
Unfold,  to  make  his  children  way ; 
They  shall  be  clothed  with  endless  life. 
And  shine  in  everlasting  day. 

The  trump  shall  sound ;  the  dust  awake ; 
From  the  cold  tomb  the  slumberers  spring ; 
Through  heaven  with  joy  their  myriads  rise, 
And  hail  their  Saviour,  and  their  King. 

Psalm  88.   third  part.   L.  M. 

WHILE  life  prolongs  its  precious  light, 
Mercy  is  found,  and  peace  is  given; 
But  soon,  ah  soon !  approaching  night 
Shall  blot  out  every  hope  of  heaven. 

While  God  invites,  how  blest  the  day  ! 
How  SAveet  the  gospel's  charming  sound  ! 


142  PSALM  89.  ^ 

"  Come,  sinners,  haste,  oh  haste  away, 
While  yet  a  pardoning  God  he's  found. 

3  "Soon,  borne  on  time's  most  rapid  wing. 
Shall  death  command  you  to  the  grave, 
Before  his  bar  your  spirits  bring. 

And  none  be  found  to  hear,  or  save. 

4  "In  that  lone  land  of  deep  despair. 
No  Sabbath's  heavenly  light  shall  rise ; 
No  God  regard  your  bitter  prayer. 
Nor  Saviour  call  you  to  the  skies." 

5  No  wonders  to  the  dead  are  shown, 
(The  wonders  of  redeeming  love ;) 

No  voice  his  glorious  truth  makes  known 
Nor  sings  the  bliss  of  climes  above. 

6  Silence,  and  solitude,  and  gloom, 
In  these  forgetful  realms  appear. 
Deep  sorrows  fill  the  dismal  tomb, 
And  hope  shall  never  enter  there. 

Psalm  89.    first  part.    L.  M. 

FOR  ever  shall  my  song  record 
The  truth  and  mercy  of  the  Lord; 
Mercy  and  truth  for  ever  stand, 
Like  heaven,  established  by  his  hand. 

2  Thus  to  his  Son  he  sware  and  said, 

"  With  thee  my  covenant  first  is  made; 
In  thee  shall  dying  sinners  live ; 
Glory  and  grace  are  thine  to  give. 

3  "  Be  thou  my  Prophet,  thou  my  Priest ; 
Thy  children  shall  be  ever  blest ; 
Thou  art  my  chosen  King,  thy  throne 
Shall  stand  eternal  like  my  own. 

4  "  There  's  none  of  all  my  sons  above, 
So  much  my  image  or  my  love; 


PSALM  89.  143 

Celestial  powers  thy  subjects  are, 
Then  what  can  earth  to  thee  compare  ? 

5  "David,  my  servant,  whom  I  chose 
To  guard  my  flock,  to  crush  my  foes. 
And  raised  him  to  the  Jewish  throne, 
Was  but  a  shadow  of  my  Son." 

6  Now  let  the  church  rejoice  and  sing 
Jesus  her  Saviour  and  her  Kinor: 
Angels  his  heavenly  wonders  show. 
And  saints  declare  his  works  below. 

Psalm  89.    second  part.    C.  M. 
11/1^  never-ceasing  song  shall  show 
■^^-*-  The  mercies  of  the  Lord; 
And  make  succeeding  a^es  know 
How  faithful  is  his  word. 

2  The  sacred  truths  his  lips  pronounce 

Shall  firm  as  heaven  endure ; 
And  if  he  speaks  a  promise  once, 
Th'  eternal  grace  is  sure. 

3  How  lonoj  the  race  of  David  held 

The  promised  Jewish  throne ! 
But  there 's  a  nobler  covenant  sealed 
To  David's  greater  Son. 

4  His  seed  for  ever  shall  possess 

A  throne  above  the  skies ; 
The  meanest  subject  of  his  grace 
Shall  to  that  glory  rise. 

5  Lord  God  of  hosts,  thy  wondrous  ways 

Are  sung  by  saints  above  : 
And  saints  on  earth  their  honours  raise 
■         To  thy  unchanging  love. 

Psalm  89.    third  part.    C.  M. 
"VST^ITH  reverence  let  the  saints  appear, 
^  *     And  bow  before  the  Lord  ; 


144  PSALM  59. 

His  high  commands  devoutly  hear, 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

2  How  terrible  thy  glories  rise ! 

How  bright  thine  armies  shine ! 
Where  is  the  power  with  thee  that  vies,  ' 
Or  truth  compared  with  thine ! 

3  The  northern  pole  and  southern  rest 

On  thy  supporting  hand ; 
Darkness  and  day,  from  east  to  west, 
Move  round  at  thy  command. 

4  Thy  words  the  raging  winds  control. 

And  rule  the  boisterous  deep ; 
Thou  makst  the  sleeping  billows  roll. 
The  rolling  billows  sleep. 

5  Heaven,  earth,  and  air,  and  sea  are  thine. 

And  the  dark  world  of  hell ; 
They  saw  thine  arm  in  vengeance  shine. 
When  Egypt  durst  rebel. 

6  Justice  and  judgment  are  thy  throne. 

Yet  wondrous  is  thy  grace  ! 
While  truth  and  mercy  joined  in  one. 
Invite  us  near  thy  face. 

Psalm  89.   fourth  part.    C.  M. 

BLEST  are  the  souls  who  hear  and  know 
The  gospel's  joyful  sound ! 
Peace  shall  attend  the  path  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 

2  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up 

Through  their  Redeemer's  name  ; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope. 
And  fills  their  foes  with  shame. 

3  The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence. 

Strength  and  salvation  gives ; 


PSALM  89.  145 

Israel,  thy  king  for  ever  reigns, 
Thy  God  for  ever  hves. 

Psalm  89.   fifth  part.    C.  M. 

HEAR  what  the  Lord  in  vision  said, 
And  made  his  mercies  known  ; 
"  Sinners,  behold,  your  help  is  laid 

On  my  almighty  Son. 
"  High  shall  he  reign  on  David's  throne, 

My  people's  better  King : 
My  arm  shall  beat  his  rivals  down. 

And  still  new  subjects  bring. 
"  My  truth  shall  guard  him  in  his  way. 

With  mercy  by  his  side ; 
While  in  my  name,  o'er  earth  and  sea, 

He  shall  in  triumph  ride. 
"  Me,  for  his  Father  and  his  God, 

He  shall  for  ever  own, 
Call  me  his  rock,  his  high  abode, 

And  I'll  support  my  Son. 
''  My  first-born  Son,  arrayed  in  grace, 

At  my  right  hand  shall  sit ; 
Beneath  him  angels  know  their  place. 

And  monarchs  at  his  feet. 
"  My  covenant  stands  for  ever  fast. 

My  promises  are  strong  ; 
Firm  as  the  heavens  his  throne  shall  last. 

His  seed  endure  as  long." 

Psalm  89.    sixth  part.   C.  M. 

""VET,"  saith  the  Lord,  "if  David's  race, 

A    The  children  of  my  Son, 
Should  break  my  laws,  abuse  my  grace, 

And  tempt  mine  anger  down ; 
"  Their  sins  I'll  visit  with  the  rod, 

And  make  their  follies  smart ; 


14G  PSALM  89. 

But  I'll  not  cease  to  be  their  God, 
Nor  from  my  truth  depart. 

3  "  My  covenant  I  will  ne'er  revoke, 

But  keep  my  grace  in  mind ; 
And  what  eternal  love  hath  spoke. 
Eternal  truth  shall  bind. 

4  "  Once  have  I  s\^  orn  (I  need  no  more) 

And  pledged  my  holiness, 
To  seal  the  sacred  promise  sure 
To  David  and  his  race. 

5  "  The  sun  shall  see  his  offspring  rise 

And  spread  from  sea  to  sea, 
Long  as  he  travels  round  the  skies 
To  give  the  nations  day. 

6  "  Sure  as  the  moon  that  rules  the  night 

His  kingdom  shall  endure, 
Till  the  fixed  laws  of  shade  and  light 
Shall  be  observed  no  more." 

Psalm  89.   seventh  part.    L.  M. 
T3  EMEMBER,  Lord,  our  mortal  state, 
-■-^  How  frail  our  life,  how  short  its  date ' 
Where  is  the  man  that  draws  his  breath. 
Safe  from  disease,  secure  from  death  ? 

2  Lord,  while  we  see  whole  nations  die. 
Our  flesh  and  strength  repine  and  cry, 
"  Must  death  for  ever  rage  and  reign  ? 
Or  hast  thou  made  mankind  in  vain  ? 

3  "  Where  is  thy  promise  to  the  just  ? 
Are  not  thy  servants  turned  to  dust  ?" 
But  faith  forbids  these  mournful  sighs. 
And  sees  the  sleeping  dust  arise. 

4  That  glorious  hour,  that  dreadful  day. 
Wipes  the  reproach  of  saints  away. 


PSALM  89,  90.  147 

And  clears  tlie  honour  of  thy  word ; 
Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord. 
Psalm  89.    eighth  part.   P.  M. 

THINK,  mighty  God,  on  feeble  man, 
How  few  his  hours,  how  short  his  span ! 

Short  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave ; 
Who  can  secure  his  vital  breath. 
Against  the  bold  demands  of  death. 

With  skill  to  fly,  or  power  to  save  ? 
Lord,  shall  it  be  for  ever  said, 
"  The  race  of  men  was  only  made 

For  sickness,  sorrow,  and  the  dust  ?" 
Are  not  thy  servants,  day  by  day. 
Sent  to  their  graves  and  turned  to  clay  ? 

Lord,  where  's  thy  kindness  to  the  just  ? 

Hast  thou  not  promised  to  thy  Son, 
And  all  his  seed  a  heavenly  crown  ? 

But  flesh  and  sense  indulge  despair: 
For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
That  faith  can  read  his  holy  word, 

And  find  a  resurrection  there. 
For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
Who  gives  his  saints  a  long  reward, 

For  all  their  toil,  reproach,  and  pain ; 
Let  all  below,  and  all  above, 
Join  to  proclaim  thy  wondrous  love, 

And  each  repeat  their  loud  Amen. 

Psalm  90.    first  part.    L.  M. 
nnHROUGH  every  age,  eternal  God, 
-■-    Thou  art  our  rest,  our  safe  abode; 
High  was  thy  throne  ere  heaven  was  made, 
Or  earth,  thy  humble  footstool,  laid. 
Long  hadst  thou  reigned  ere  time  began, 
Or  dust  was  fashioned  into  man ; 


148  PSALM  90 

And  long  thy  kingdom  shall  endure, 
When  earth  and  time  shall  be  no  more. 

3  But  man,  weak  man,  is  born  to  die, 
Made  up  of  guilt  and  vanity : 

Thy  dreadful  sentence.  Lord,  was  just, 
"Return,  ye  sinners,  to  your  dust.*' 

4  A  thousand  of  our  years  amount 
Scarce  to  a  day  in  thine  account ; 
Like  yesterday's  departed  light. 
Or  the  last  watch  of  ending  night. 

5  Death,  like  an  overflowing  stream. 
Sweeps  us  away ;  our  life  's  a  dream : 
An  empty  tale,  a  morning  flower, 
Cut  down  and  withered  in  an  hour. 

6  Our  age  to  seventy  years  is  set ; 

How  short  the  time  !  how  frail  the  state ! 

And  if  to  eighty  we  arrive. 

We  rather  sigh  and  groan,  than  live. 

7  But,  oh !  how  oft  thy  wrath  appears. 
And  cuts  oflf  our  expected  years ! 
Thy  wrath  awakes  our  humble  dread ! 
We  fear  the  power  that  strikes  us  dead. 

8  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  man ; 
And  kindly  lengthen  out  the  span. 
Till  thine  own  grace,  so  rich,  so  free. 
Fit  us  to  die  and  dwell  with  thee. 

Psalm  90.    second  part.    C.  M. 

OUR  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come. 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast. 
And  our  eternal  home. 
2  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood. 
Or  earth  received  her  frame, 


PSALM  90.  149 

From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  tlie  same. 

3  Thy  word  commands  our  flesh  to  dust, 

"  Return,  ye  sons  of  men ;" 
All  nations  rose  from  earth  at  first, 
And  turn  to  earth  again. 

4  A  thousand  ages  in  thy  sight 

Are  like  an  evening  gone ; 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night 
Before  the  rising  dawn. 

5  Time,  like  an  ever-rolling  stream. 

Bears  all  its  sons  away ; 
They  fly  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  opening  day. 

6  Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come. 
Be  thou  our  guard  wliile  troubles  last. 
And  our  eternal  home. 

Psalm  90.    third  part.    C.  M. 

LORD,  if  thine  eyes  survey  our  faults, 
And  justice  grows  severe. 
Thy  dreadful  wrath  exceeds  our  thoughts, 
And  burns  beyond  our  fear. 

2  Thine  anger  turns  our  frame  to  dust ; 

By  one  offence  to  thee, 
Adam,  with  all  his  sons,  have  lost 
Their  immortality. 

3  Life,  hke  a  vain  amusement,  flies, 

A  fable  or  a  song  ; 
By  swift  degrees  our  nature  dies, 
Nor  can  our  joys  be  long. 

4  'Tis  but  a  few  whose  days  amount 

To  threescore  years  and  ten ; 
N  2 


150  PSALM  90. 

And  all  beyond  that  short  account, 
Is  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain. 

5  Almighty  God,  reveal  thy  love, 

And  not  thy  wrath  alone ; 
Oh  let  our  sweet  experience  prove 
The  mercies  of  thy  throne. 

6  Our  souls  would  learn  the  heavenly  art 

T'  improve  the  hours  we  have. 
That  w^e  may  act  the  wiser  part. 
And  live  beyond  the  grave. 

Psalm  90.    fourth  part.   C.  M. 

RETURN,  O  God  of  love,  return; 
Earth  is  a  tiresome  place : 
How  long  shall  we,  thy  children,  mourn 
Our  absence  from  thy  face  ? 

2  Let  heaven  succeed  our  painful  years, 

Let  sin  and  sorrow  cease; 

And  in  proportion  to  our  tears. 

So  make  our  joys  increase. 

3  Thy  wonders  to  thy  servants  show, 

Make  thy  own  ^vork  complete ; 
Then  shall  our  souls  thy  glory  know, 
And  own  thy  love  was  great. 

4  Then  shall  we  shine  before  thy  throne 

In  all  thy  beauty.  Lord ; 
And  the  poor  service  we  have  done 
Meet  a  divine  reAvard. 

Psalm  90.    fifth  part.   S.  M. 

LORD,  what  a  feeble  piece 
Is  this  our  mortal  frame ! 
Our  life,  how  poor  a  trifle  'tis. 
That  scarce  deserves  the  name! 
2  Alas,  the  brittle  clay 

That  built  our  body  first! 


PSALM  91.  151 

And  every  month,  and  every  day, 
'Tis  mouldering  back  to  dust. 

3  Our  moments  fly  apace, 

Our  feeble  powers  decay; 
Swift  as  a  flood  our  hasty  days 
Are  sweeping  us  away. 

4  Yet,  if  our  days  must  fly. 

We'll  keep  their  end  in  sight. 
We'll  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  way, 
And  let  them  speed  their  flight. 

5  They'll  waft  us  sooner  o'er 

This  hfe's  tempestuous  sea  ; 
Soon  we  shall  reach  the  peaceful  shore 
Of  blest  eternity. 

Psalm  91.   first  part.   L.  M. 

HE  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God, 
Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode ; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  there  at  niMit  shall  rest  his  head. 

• 

2  Then  will  I  say,  "  My  God,  thy  power 
Shall  be  my  fortress  and  my  tower ; 

I  that  am  formed  of  feeble  dust 
Make  thine  almighty  arm  my  trust." 

3  Thrice  happy  man !  thy  Maker's  care 
Shall  keep  thee  from  the  fowler's  snare ; 
From  Satan's  wiles,  who  still  betrays 
Unguarded  souls,  a  thousand  ways. 

4  Just  as  a  hen  protects  her  brood. 

From  birds  of  prey  that  seek  their  blood, 
The  Lord  his  faithful  saints  shall  guard. 
And  endless  life  be  their  reward. 

5  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire ; 


152  PSALM  91. 

God  is  their  life,  his  wings  are  spread, 
To  shield  them  with  a  healthful  shade. 

6  If  vapours,  with  malignant  breath, 
Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death, 
Israel  is  safe:  the  poisoned  air 
Grows  pure,  if  Israel's  God  be  there. 

7  What  though  a  thousand  at  thy  side. 
Around  thy  path  ten  thousand  died, 
Thy  God  his  chosen  people  saves 
Amongst  the  dead,  amidst  the  graves. 

8  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire  ; 
From  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free. 
And  bring  thy  children.  Lord,  to  thee. 

Psalm  91.    second  part.    C.  M. 
"^T^E  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race, 
-*-   Exposed  to  every  snare. 
Come,  make  the  Lord  your  dwelling-place, 
And  try  and  trust  his  care. 

2  No  ill  shall  enter  where  you  dwell ; 

Or  if  the  plague  come  nigh. 
And  sweep  the  wicked  down  to  hell 
'Twill  raise  the  saints  on  high. 

3  He'll  give  his  angels  charge  to  keep 

Your  feet  in  all  their  ways ; 
To  watch  your  pillow  while  you  sleep. 
And  guard  your  happy  days. 

4  Their  hand  shall  bear  you  lest  you  fall 

And  dash  against  the  stones ; 
Are  they  not  servants  at  his  call. 
And  sent  to  guard  his  sons? 

5  Adders  and  lions  you  shall  tread. 

The  tempter's  wiles  defeat; 


PSALM  92.  153 

He  that  hath  bruised  the  serpent's  head, 
Puts  him  beneath  your  feet. 

6  "  Because  on  me  they  set  their  love, 

I'll  save  them,"  saith  the  Lord  ; 
"  I'll  bear  their  joyful  souls  above 
Destruction  and  the  sword. 

7  "My  grace  shall  ansv^^er  when  they  call, 

In  trouble  I'll  be  nigh : 
My  power  shall  help  them  when  they  fall, 
And  raise  them  when  they  die. 

8  "  Those  that  on  earth  my  name  have  known, 

I'll  honour  them  in  heaven ; 
There  my  salvation  shall  be  shown. 
And  endless  life  be  given." 

Psalm  92.   first  part.   L.  M. 

SWEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King, 
To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and  sing 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light. 
And  talk  of  all  thy  triith  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest  ; 

No  mortal  care  shall  seize  my  breast; 
Oh  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found. 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound  ! 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works  and  bless  his  word; 
Thy  works  of  grace  how  bright  they  shine  ! 
How  deep  thy  counsels !  how  divine! 

4  Fools  never  raise  their  thoughts  so  high  ; 
Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  they  die : 
Like  grass  they  flourish,  till  thy  breath 
Blast  them  in  everlastinor  death. 

5  But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part. 
When  grace  hath  well  refined  my  heart. 


154  PSALM  92,  93. 

And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil  to  cheer  my  head. 

6  Sin  (my  worst  enemy  before) 

Shall  vex  my  eyes  and  ears  no  more ; 
My  inward  foes  shall  all  be  slain, 
Nor  Satan  break  my  peace  again. 

7  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know 
All  I  desired  or  wished  below; 

And  ever}^  power  find  sweet  employ 
In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 

PSALM  92.    SECOND  part.   L.  M. 

LORD,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 
In  gardens  planted  by  thy  hand; 
Let  me  within  thy  courts  be  seen. 
Like  a  young  cedar,  fresh  and  green. 

2  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love, 
Blest  with  thine  influence  from  above; 
Not  Lebanon,  with  all  its  trees, 
Yields  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

3  The  plants  of  grace  shall  ever  live ; 
(Nature  decays,  but  grace  must  thrive;) 
Time,  that  doth  all  things  else  impair. 
Still  makes  them  flourish  strong  and  fair. 

4  Laden  with  fruits  of  age,  they  show 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just  and  true ; 
None  that  attend  his  gates  shall  find 
A  God  unfaithful  or  unkind. 

Psalm  93.    first  part.    L.  M. 

JEHOVAH  reigns;  he  dwells  in  light, 
Girded  with  majesty  and  might: 
The  world,  created  by  his  hands. 
Still  on  its  first  foundation  stands. 
2  But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  made. 
Or  had  its  first  foundation  laid. 


PSALM  93.  155 

Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 
Thyself  the  ever-living  God. 

Like  floods  the  angry  nations  rise, 
And  aim  their  rage  against  the  skies ; 
Vain  floods  that  aim  their  rage  so  high ! 
At  thy  rebuke  the  billow^s  die. 

For  ever  shall  thy  throne  endure ; 
Thy  promise  stands  for  ever  sure ; 
And  everlasting  holiness, 
Becomes  the  dwellings  of  thy  grace. 

Psalm  93.    second  part.    P.  M. 

THE  Lord  of  glory  reigns,  he  reigns  on 
high; 
His  robes  of  state  are  strength  and  majesty: 
This  wide  creation  rose  at  his  command, 
Built  by  his  word,  estabhshed  by  his  hand; 
Long  stood  his  throne  ere  he  began  creation, 
And  his  own  Godhead  is  the  firm  foundation. 

God  is  th'  eternal  King ;  thy  foes  in  vain 
Raise  their  rebellions  to  confound  thy  reign ; 
In  vain  the  storms,  in  vain  the  floods  arise. 
And  roar,  and  toss  their  waves  against  the 

skies ; 
Foaming  at  heaven  they  rage  with  wild  com- 
motion. 
But  heaven's  high  arches  scorn  the  swelling 
ocean. 

Ye  tempests,  rage  no  more;  ye  floods,  be  still; 
And  thou,  mad  world,  submissive  to  his  will : 
Built  on  his  truth  his  church  must  ever  stand : 
Firm  are  his  promises  and  strong  his  hand ; 
See  his  own  sons,  when  they  appear  before 

him. 
Bow  at  his  footstool,  and  with  fear  adore  him. 


156  PSALM  93,  94. 

Psalm  93.   third  part.   P.  M. 

THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 
And  royal  state  maintains, 
His  head  with  awful  glories  crowned ; 
Arrayed  in  robes  of  light, 
Begirt  with  sovereign  might. 
And  rays  of  majesty  around. 

2  Upheld  by  thy  commands. 
The  world  securely  stands. 

And  skies  and  stars  obey  thy  word; 

Thy  throne  was  fixed  on  high 

Ere  stars  adorned  the  sky: 
Eternal  is  thy  kingdom.  Lord. 

3  In  vain  the  noisy  crowd. 
Like  billows  fierce  and  loud. 

Against  thine  empire  rage  and  roar ; 

In  vain  with  angry  spite 

The  surly  nations  fight. 
And  dash  like  waves  against  the  shore. 

4  Let  floods  and  nations  rage. 
And  all  their  power  engage ; 

Let  swelling  tides  assault  the  sky ; 
The  terrors  of  thy  frown 
Shall  beat  their  madness  down  ; 

Thy  throne  for  ever  stands  on  high. 

5  Thy  promises  are  true, 
Thy  grace  is  ever  new. 

There  fixed,  thy  church  shall  ne'er  remove. 

Thy  saints  with  holy  fear 

Shall  in  thy  courts  appear. 
And  sing  thine  everlasting  love. 


o 


Psalm  94.  first  part.  C.  M. 
GOD !  to  whom  revenge  belongs, 
Proclaim  thy  wrath  aloud  ; 


PSALM  94.  157 

Let  sovereign  power  redress  our  wrongs, 
Let  justice  smite  the  proud. 

2  They  say,  "The  Lord  nor  sees  nor  hears;" 
^j        When  will  the  vain  be  wise  ? 

Can  He  be  deaf,  who  formed  their  ears  ? 
Or  blind,  who  made  their  eyes? 

3  He  knows  their  impious  thoughts  are  vain, 

And  they  shall  feel  his  power ; 
His  wrath  shall  pierce  their  souls  with  pain     - 
In  some  surprising  hour. 

4  But  if  thy  saints  deserve  rebuke. 

Thou  hast  a  gentler  rod ; 
Thy  providence,  thy  sacred  book 
Shall  make  them  know  their  God. 

5  Blest  is  the  man  thy  hands  chastise, 

And  to  his  duty  draw ; 
Thy  scourges  make  thy  children  wise 
When  they  forget  thy  law. 

6  But  God  will  ne'er  cast  off  his  saints, 

Nor  his  own  promise  break ; 
He  pardons  his  inheritance. 
For  their  Redeemer's  sake. 

Psalm  94.    second  part.    C.  M. 
"V^HO  will  arise  and  plead  my  right 

^  ^     Against  my  numerous  foes  ? 
While  earth  and  hell  their  force  unite. 
And  all  my  hopes  oppose. 

2  Had  not  the  Lord,  my  rock,  my  help, 

Sustained  my  fainting  head, 
-    My  life  had  now  in  silence  dwelt, 
My  soul  among  the  dead. 

3  "  Alas  !  my  sliding  feet !"  I  cried ; 

Thy  promise  bore  me  up ; 


158  PSALM  95. 

Thy  grace  stood  constant  by  my  side, 
And  raised  my  sinking  hope. 

4  While  multitudes  of  mournful  thoughts 

Within  mv  bosom  roll, 
Thy  boundless  love  forgives  my  faults, 
Thy  comforts  cheer  my  soul. 

5  Powers  of  iniquity  may  rise, 

And  frame  pernicious  laws ; 
But  God  my  refuge  rules  the  skies, 
He  will  defend  my  cause. 

6  Let  malice  vent  her  rage  aloud 

Let  bold  blasphemers  scofl^; 
The  Lord  our  God  shall  judge  the  proud, 
And  cut  the  sinners  off. 

Psalm  95.    first  part.    C.  M. 

SING  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name, 
And  in  his  strength  rejoice ; 
When  his  salvation  is  our  theme. 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 

2  With  thanks  approach  his  awful  sight. 

And  psalms  of  honour  sing ; 
The  Lord 's  a  God  of  boundless  might. 
The  whole  creation's  King. 

3  Let  princes  hear,  let  angels  know. 

How  mean  their  natures  seem. 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below, 
When  once  compared  with  him. 

4  Earth,  with  its  caverns  dark  and  deep 

Lies  in  his  spacious  hand ; 
He  fixed  the  seas  what  bounds  to  keep. 
And  where  the  hills  must  stand. 

5  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore, 

Come,  kneel  before  his  face ; 


PSALM  95.  159 

Oh  may  the  creatures  of  his  power 

Be  children  of  his  grace ! 
Now  is  the  time  he  bends  his  ear, 

And  waits  for  your  request ; 
Come,  lest  he  rouse  his  wrath,  and  swear, 

"  Ye  shall  not  see  my  rest." 

Psalm  95.    second  part.    S.  M. 

COME,  sound  his  praise  abroad. 
And  hymns  of  glory  sing ; 
Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 

The  universal  King. 
He  formed  the  deeps  unknown ; 

He  gave  the  seas  their  bound  ; 
The  watery  worlds  are  all  his  own, 

And  all  the  solid  ground. 
Come,  worship  at  his  throne. 

Come,  bow  before  the  Lord ; 
We  are  his  works,  and  not  our  own ; 

He  formed  us  by  his  word. 
To-day  attend  his  voice. 

Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod  ; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice. 

And  own  your  gracious  God. 
But  if  your  ears  refuse 

The  language  of  his  grace, 
And  hearts  grow  hard,  like  stubborn  Jews, 

That  unbelieving  race ; 

The  Lord,  in  vengeance  drest. 

Will  lift  his  hand  and  swear, 
"  You  that  despise  my  promised  rest. 

Shall  have  no  portion  there." 

Psalm  95.    third  part.    L.  M. 

COME,  let  our  voices  join  to  raise 
A  sacred  song  of  solemn  praise ; 


160  PSALM  96. 

God  is  a  sovereign  King ;  rehearse 
His  honour  in  exalted  verse. 

2  Come,  let  our  souls  address  the  Lord, 
Who  framed  our  nature  with  his  word : 
He  is  our  shepherd;  we  the  sheep 

His  mercy  chose,  his  pastures  keep. 

3  Come,  let  us  hear  his  voice  to-day, 
The  counsels  of  his  love  obey. 
Nor  let  our  hardened  hearts  renew 
The  sins  and  plagues  that  Israel  knew : 

4  Israel,  that  saw  his  works  of  grace, 
Tempted  their  Maker  to  his  face; 
A  faithless,  unbeheving  brood. 
That  tired  the  patience  of  their  God. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "How  false  they  prove! 
Forget  my  power,  abuse  my  love ; 

Since  they  despise  my  rest,  I  swear 
Their  feet  shall  never  enter  there." 

6  Look  back,  my  soul,  with  holy  dread, 
And  view  those  ancient  rebels  dead ; 
Attend  the  offered  grace  to-day. 
Nor  lose  the  blessings  by  delay. 

7  Seize  the  kind  promise  while  it  waits, 
And  march  to  Zion's  heavenly  gates; 
Believe,  and  take  the  promised  rest ; 
Obey,  and  be  for  ever  blest. 

Psalm  96.   first  part.    C.  M- 
^^ING  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 
^  Ye  tribes  of  every  tongue  ; 
His  new  discovered  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 
2  Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus  reigns, 
God's  own  almighty  Son  ; 


PSALM  96.  161 

His  power  the  sinking  world  sustains, 
And  grace  surrounds  his  throne. 

3  Let  heaven  proclaim  the  joyful  day, 

Joy  through  the  earth  be  seen ; 
Let  cities  shine  in  bright  array 
And  fields  in  cheerful  green. 

4  The  joyous  earth,  the  bending  skies, 

His  glorious  train  display; 
Ye  mountains  sink,  ye  valleys  rise, 
Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

5  Behold  he  comes,  he  comes  to  bless 

The  nations  as  their  God ; 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness. 
And  send  his  truth  abroad. 

6  His  voice  shall  raise  the  slumbering  dead, 

And  bid  the  world  draw  near ; 
But  how  will  guilty  nations  dread, 
To  see  their  Judge  appear ! 

Psalm  96.   second  part.   P.  M. 

LET  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise. 
To  sing  the  choicest  psalm  of  praise. 
To  sing  and  bless  Jehovah's  natiie: 
His  glory  let  the  heathen  know. 
His  wonders  to  the  nations  show, 
And  all  his  saving  works? proclaim. 

2  The  heathen  know  thy  glory ,iLord, 
The  wondering  nations  read  thy  word ; 

But  here  Jehovah's  name  is  known : 
Nor  shall  our  worship  e'er  be  paid 
To  gods  which  mortal  hands  have  made ; 

Our  Maker  is  our  God  alone. 

3  He  framed  the  globe,  he  built  the  sky, 
He  made  the  shining  worlds  on  high. 

And  reigns  complete  in  glory  there ; 
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162  PSALM  97. 

His  beams  are  majesty  and  light ; 

His  beauties  how  divinely  bright! 

His  temple  how  divinely  fair ! 

4  Come  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
When  earth  shall  feel  his  saving  power. 

And  barbarous  nations  fear  his  name : 
Then  shall  the  race  of  men  confess 
The  beauty  of  his  holiness. 

And  in  his  courts  his  grace  proclaim. 

Psalm  97.    first  part.    L.  M. 

E  reigns ;  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns ! 
Praise  him  in  evangelic  strains : 
Let  the  whole  earth  in  songs  rejoice, 
And  distant  islands  join  their  voice. 

Deep  are  his  counsels  and  unknown ; 
But  grace  and  truth  support  his  throne : 
Though  gloomy  clouds  his  ways  surround, 
Justice  is  their  eternal  ground. 

In  robes  of  judgment,  lo!  he  comes. 
Shakes  the  wide  earth  and  cleaves  the  tombs; 
Before  him  burns  devouring  fire, 
The  mountains  melt,  the  seas  retire. 

His  enemies,  with  sore  dismay. 
Fly  from  the  sight  and  shun  the  day ; 
Then  lift  your  heads,  ye  saints,  on  high, 
And  sing,  for  your  redemption's  nigh. 

Psalm  97.    second  part   L.  M. 

THE  Lord  is  come;  the  heavens  proclaim 
His  birth ;  the  nations  learn  his  name; 
An  unknown  star  directs  the  road 
Of  eastern  sages  to  their  God. 

All  ye  bright  armies  of  the  skies. 
Go,  worship  where  the  Saviour  lies : 


PSALM  97.  163 

Angels  and  kings  before  him  bow, 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below. 

3  Let  idols  totter  to  the  ground. 

And  their  own  worshippers  confound  ; 

But  Zion  shall  his  glories  sing. 

And  earth  confess  her  sovereign  King. 

Psalm  97.    third  part.    L.  M. 

TH'  Almighty  reigns,  exalted  high 
O'er  all  the  earth,  o'er  all  the  sky; 
Though  clouds  and  darkness  veil  his  feet. 
His  dwelhng  is  the  mercy-seat. 

2  Oh  ye  that  love  his  holy  name. 
Hate  every  work  of  sin  and  shame ; 
He  guards  the  souls  of  all  his  friends, 
And  from  the  snares  of  hell  defends. 

3  Immortal  light,  and  joys  unknown. 
Are  for  the  saints  in  darkness  sown, 
Those  glorious  seeds  shall  spring  and  rise, 
And  the  bright  harvest  bless  our  eyes. 

4  Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  and  record 
The  sacred  honours  of  the  Lord; 
None  but  the  soul  that  feels  his  grace 
Can  triumph  in  his  holiness. 

Psalm  97.    fourth  part.   C.  M. 

LET  earth,  with  every  isle  and  sea, 
Rejoice,  the  Saviour  reigns  : 
His  word,  like  fire,  prepares  his  way, 
And  mountains  melt  to  plains. 

2  His  presence  sinks  the  proudest  hills, 
And  makes  the  valleys  rise ; 
The  humble  soul  enjoys  his  smiles, 
The  haughty  sinner  dies. 


164  PSALM  98. 

3  The  heavens  his  rightful  power  proclaim ; 

The  idol  gods  around 
Fill  their  own  worshippers  with  shame, 
And  totter  to  the  ground. 

4  Adoring  angels  at  his  birth 

Make  the  Redeemer  known ; 
Thus  shall  he  come  to  judge  the  earth; 
And  angels  guard  his  throne. 

5  His  foes  shall  tremble  at  his  sight, 

And  hills  and  seas  retire: 
His  children  take  their  upward  flight, 
And  leave  the  world  on  fire. 

6  The  seeds  of  joy  and  glory  sown 

For  saints  in  darkness  here, 
Shall  rise  and  spring  in  worlds  unknown. 
And  a  rich  harvest  bear. 

Psalm  98.    first  part.   C.  M. 

TO  our  almighty  Maker,  God, 
New  honours  be  addressed ; 
His  great  salvation  shines  abroad. 
And  makes  the  nations  blest. 

2  To  Abraham  first  he  spoke  the  word. 

And  taught  his  numerous  race; 
The  Gentiles  own  him  sovereign  Lord, 
And  learn  to  trust  his  grace. 

3  Let  the  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim 

With  all  her  difierent  tongues ; 
And  spread  the  honour  of  his  name 
In  melody  and  songs. 

Psalm  98.    second  part.    C.  M. 

JOY  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come. 
Let  earth  receive  her  King ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room. 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 


PSALM  99.  165 

Joy  to  the  earth,  the  Saviour  reigns, 

Let  men  their  songs  employ ; 
While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills  and  plains 

Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 
No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground: 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow, 

Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 
He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace. 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness. 

And  wonders  of  his  love. 

Psalm  99.    first  part.    S.  M. 

THE  God  Jehovah  reigns. 
Let  all  the  nations  fear ; 
Let  sinners  tremble  at  his  throne, 

And  saints  be  humble  there. 
Jesus  the  Saviour  reigns, 

Let  earth  adore  its  Lord ; 
Bright  cherubs  his  attendants  stand. 

Swift  to  fulfil  his  word. 
In  Zion  stands  his  throne. 

His  honours  are  divine  ; 
His  church  shall  make  his  wonders  known, 

For  there  his  glories  shine. 
How  holy  is  his  name ! 

How  terrible  his  praise ! 
Justice,  and  truth,  and  judgment  join 

In  all  his  works  of  grace. 

PSALM  99.     SECOND  PART.    S.  M. 

EXALT  the  Lord  our  God, 
And  worship  at  his  feet ; 
His  nature  is  all  holiness, 
And  mercy  is  his  seat. 


166  PSALM  100. 

2  When  Israel  was  his  church, 

When  Aaron  was  his  priest, 
When  Moses  cried,  when  Samuel  prayed, 
He  gave  his  people  rest. 

3  Oft  he  forgave  their  sins, 

Nor  would  destroy  their  race ; 

And  oft  he  made  his  justice  known, 

When  they  abused  his  grace. 

4  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God, 

Whose  grace  is  still  the  same; 
Still  he  's  a  God  of  holiness, 
And  jealous  for  his  name. 

Psalm  100.   first  part.   L.  M. 

TE  nations  round  the  earth,  rejoice 
Before  the  Lord,  your  sovereign  King ; 
Serve  him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice. 
With  all  your  tongues  his  glory  sing. 

2  The  Lord  is  God;  'tis  he  alone 

Doth  life,  and  breath,  and  being  give ,   . 
We  are  his  work,  and  not  our  own ; 
The  sheep  that  on  his  pastures  live. 

3  Enter  his  gates  with  songs  of  joy. 
With  praises  to  his  courts  repair ; 
And  make  it  your  divine  employ 

To  pay  your  thanks  and  honours  there. 

4  The  Lord  is  good,  the  Lord  is  kind ; 
Great  is  his  grace,  his  mercy  sure ; 
And  the  whole  race  of  man  shall  find 
His  truth  from  age  to  age  endure. 

Psalm  100.  second  part.   L.  M. 

BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Ye  nations  bow  with  sacred  joy : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 


PSALM  101.  167 

His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men ; 
And  when,  like  wandering  sheep,  we  strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

We  are  his  people,  we  his  care. 
Our  souls  and  all  our  mortal  frame : 
What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name ! 

We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs, 
High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise : 
And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command. 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand. 
When  roUing  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

Psalm  101.    first  part.   L.  M. 

MERCY  and  judgment  are  my  song; 
And  since  they  both  to  thee  belong, 
My  gracious  God,  my  righteous  King, 
To  thee  my  songs  and  vows  I  bring. 

If  I  am  raised  to  bear  the  sword, 
I'll  take  my  counsel  from  thy  word ; 
Thy  justice  and  thy  heavenly  grace 
Shall  be  the  pattern  of  my  ways. 

Let  wisdoift  all  my  actions  guide. 
And  let  my  God  with  me  reside : 
No  wicked  thing  shall  dwell  with  me. 
Which  may  provoke  thy  jealousy. 

No  sons  of  slander,  rage,  and  strife. 
Shall  be  companions  of  my  hfe: 
The  haughty  look,  the  heart  of  pride, 
Within  my  doors  shall  ne'er  abide. 


168  PSALM  101,  102. 

5  I'll  search  the  land,  and  raise  the  just 
To  posts  of  honour,  wealth,  and  trust : 
The  men  that  work  thy  holy  will, 
Shall  be  my  friends  and  favorites  still. 

6  In  vain  shall  sinners  hope  to  rise 
By  flattering  or  malicious  lies ; 
Nor,  while  the  innocent  I  guard, 
Shall  bold  offenders  e'er  be  spared. 

Psalm  101.    second  part.   C.  M. 

OF  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing, 
And  pay  my  God  my  vows: 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  heavenly  King, 
Teach  me  to  rule  my  house. 

2  Now  to  my  tent,  O  God,  repair. 

And  make  thy  servant  wise ; 
I'll  suffer  nothing  near  me  there 
That  shall  offend  thine  eyes. 

3  The  man  that  doth  his  neighbour  wrongf, 

By  falsehood  or  by  force. 
The  scornful  eye,  the  slanderous  tongue, 
I'll  banish  from  my  doors. 

4  I'll  seek  the  faithful  and  the  just, 

And  will  their  help  enjoy; 
These  are  the  friends  that  I  shall  trust. 
The  servants  I'll  employ. 

5  I'll  purge  my  family  around. 

And  make  the  wicked  flee ; 
So  shall  my  house  be  ever  found 
A  dwelling  fit  for  thee. 
Psalm  102.    first  part.    C.  M. 

HEAR  me,  O  God,  nor  hide  thy  face, 
But  answer  lest  I  die : 
Hast  thou  not  built  a  throne  of  grace 
To  hear  when  sinners  cry  ? 


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PSALM  102.  169 

2  My  days  are  wasted  like  the  smoke 

Dissolving  in  the  air ; 
My  strength  is  dried,  my  heart  is  broke, 
And  sinking  in  despair. 

3  My  spirits  flag  hke  withering  grass, 

Burnt  with  excessive  heat ; 
In  secret  groans  my  minutes  pass, 
And  I  forget  to  eat. 

4  As  on  some  lonely  building's  top  • 

The  sparrow  tells  her  moan. 
Far  from  the  tents  of  joy  and  hope 
I  sit  and  grieve  alone. 

5  My  soul  is  hke  a  wilderness. 

Where  beasts  of  midnight  howl ; 
Where  the  sad  raven  finds  her  place, 
And  where  the  screaming  owl. 

6  Dark,  dismal  thoughts,  and  boding  fears 

Dwell  in  my  troubled  breast ; 
While  sharp  reproaches  wound  my  ears. 
Nor  give  my  spirit  rest. 

7  My  cup  is  mingled  with  my  woes, 

And  tears  are  my  repast; 
My  daily  bread,  like  ashes,  grows 
Unpleasant  to  my  taste. 

8  Sense  can  afford  no  real  joy 

To  souls  that  feel  thy  frown ; 
Lord,  'twas  thy  hand  advanced  me  high, 
Thy  hand  hath  cast  me  down. 

9  My  looks,  hke  withered  leaves  appear ; 

And  life's  declining  light 
Grows  faint  as  evening  shadows  are. 
That  vanish  into  night. 


170  PSALM  102. 

10  But  tliou  for  ever  art  the  same, 

O  my  eternal  God ! 
Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name, 
And  spread  thy  works  abroad. 

11  Thou  wilt  arise  and  show  thy  face. 

Nor  will  my  Lord  delay 
Beyond  the  appointed  hour  of  grace, 
That  long  expected  day. 

12  He  hears  his  saints,  he  knows  their  cry, 

And  by  mysterious  ways 
Redeems  the  prisoners  doomed  to  die, 
And  fills  their  tongues  with  praise. 

Psalm  102.    second  part.    C.  M. 

LET  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice  ; 
Behold  the  promised  hour  ! 
Her  God  hath  heard  her  mourning  voice, 
And  comes  t'  exalt  his  power. 

2  Her  dust  and  ruins  that  remain. 

Are  precious  in  our  eyes  ; 
Those  ruins  shall  be  built  again, 
And  all  that  dust  shall  rise. 

3  The  Lord  will  raise  Jerusalem, 

And  stand  in  glory  there ; 
Nations  shall  bow  before  his  name. 
And  kings  attend  with  fear. 

4  He  sits  a  sovereign  on  his  throne. 

With  pity  in  his  eye ; 
He  hears  the  dying  prisoners'  groan. 
And  sees  their  sighs  arise. 

5  He  frees  the  souls  condemned  to  death. 

And  w^hen  his  saints  complain. 
It  sha'n't  be  said,  that  praying  breath 
Was  ever  spent  in  vain. 


PSALM  102,  103.  171 

6  This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dead, 
And  left  on  long  record ; 
That  ages  yet  unborn  may  read, 
And  trust  and  praise  the  Lord. 

PSAOI    102.     THIRD  PART.      L.  M. 

IT  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand 
Weakens  our  strength  amidst  the  race; 
Disease  and  death,  at  his  command. 
Arrest  us,  and  cut  short  our  days. 

2  Spare  us,  O  Lord,  aloud  we  pray, 

Nor  let  our  sun  go  down  at  noon ; 
Thy  years  are  one  eternal  day. 

And  must  thy  children  die  so  soon ! 

3  Yet,  in  the  midst  of  death  and  grief. 

This  thought  our  sorrow  shall  assuage ; 
"  Our  Father  and  our  Saviour  hve : 
Christ  is  the  same  through  every  age." 

4  'Twas  he  this  earth's  foundation  laid ; 

Heaven  is  the  building  of  his  hand ; 
This  earth  grows  old,  these  heavens  shall  fade, 
And  all  be  changed  at  his  command. 

5  The  starry  curtains  of  the  sky. 

Like  garments,  shall  be  laid  aside : 
But  still  thy  throne  stands  firm  and  high ; 
Thy  church  for  ever  must  abide. 

6  Before  thy  face,  thy  church  shall  live. 

And  on  thy  throne  thy  children  reign; 
This  dying  world  shall  they  survive. 
And  the  dead  saints  be  raised  again. 

Psalm  103.    first  part.    L.  M. 
T3LESS,  O  my  soul,  the  living  God, 
-"  Call  home  thy  thoughts  that  rove  abroad ; 
Let  all  the  powers  within  me  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 


172  PSALM  103. 

2  Bless,  O  my  soul,  the  God  of  grace ; 
His  favours  claim  the  highest  praise; 
Why  should  the  wonders  he  hath  wrought 
Be  lost  in  silence  and  forgot  ? 

3  'Tis  he,  my  soul,  that  sent  his  Son 

To  die  for  crimes  which  thou  hast  done. 
He  owns  the  ransom,  and  forgives 
The  hourly  follies  of  our  lives. 

4  The  vices  of  the  mind  he  heals, 

And  cures  the  pains  that  nature  feels  ; 
Redeems  the  soul  from  hell,  and  saves 
Our  wasting  lives  from  threatening  graves. 

5  Our  youth  decayed,  his  power  repairs ; 
His  mercy  crowns  our  growing  years : 
He  fills  our  store  with  every  good. 
And  feeds  our  souls  with  heavenly  food. 

6  He  sees  th'  oppressor  and  th'  opprest, 
And  often  gives  the  sufferers  rest ; 
But  will  his  justice  more  display 

In  the  last  great  rewarding  day. 

7  His  power  he  showed  by  Moses'  hands, 
And  gave  to  Israel  his  commands ; 
But  sent  his  truth  and  mercy  down 

To  all  the  nations  by  his  Son. 

8  Let  the  whole  earth  his  power  confess, 
Let  the  w  hole  earth  adore  his  grace ; 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew  shall  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

Psalm  1 03.    second  part.    L.  M. 

THE  Lord,  how  wondrous  are  his  ways ! 
How  firm  his  truth  !  how  large  his  grace ! 
He  takes  his  mercy  for  his  throne. 
And  thence  he  makes  his  glories  known. 


PSALM  103.  173 

2  Not  half  so  high  his  power  hath  spread 
The  starry  lieavens  above  our  head, 

-  As  his  rich  love  exceeds  our  praise, 
Rxceeds  the  highest  hopes  we  raise. 

3  Not  half  so  far  hath  nature  placed 
The  rising  morning  from  the  west, 
As  his  forgiving  grace  removes 
The  daily  guilt  of  those  he  loves. 

4  How  slow  his  awful  wrath  to  rise! 
On  swifter  wings  salvation  flies  ; 
And  if  he  lets  his  anger  burn. 
How  soon  his  frowns  to  pity  turn ! 

5  Amidst  his  wrath  compassion  shines ; 
His  strokes  are  lighter  than  our  sins ; 
And  while  his  rod  corrects  his  saints. 
His  ear  indulges  their  complaints. 

6  So  fathers  their  young  sons  chastise, 
With  gentle  hands  and  melting  eyes : 
The  children  weep  beneath  the  smart, 
And  move  the  pity  of  their  heart. 

7  The  mighty  God,  the  wise  and  just, 
Knows  that  our  frame  is  feeble  dust, 
And  will  no  heavy  loads  impose 
Beyond  the  strength  that  he  bestows. 

8  He  knows  how  soon  our  nature  dies. 
Blasted  by  every  wind  that  flies ; 
Like  grass  we  spring,  and  die  as  soon, 
Or  morning  flowers,  that  fade  at  noon. 

9  But  his  eternal  love  is  sure 

To  all  the  saints,  and  shall  endure: 
From  age  to  age  his  truth  shall  reign, 
Nor  children's  children  hope  in  vain. 
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174  PSALM  103. 

Psalm  103.   third  part.   S.  M. 
^^H  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
^^  Let  all  within  me  join. 
And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favours  aje  divine. 

2  O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 

Nor  let  his  mercies  he 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins, 

'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain, 
'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love. 

When  ransomed  from  the  grave ; 
He  that  redeemed  my  soul  from  hell 
Hath  sovereign  power  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good ; 

He  gives  the  suflTerers  rest 
The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud, 
And  justice  for  th'  oppressed. 

6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 

He  made  by  Moses  known ; 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By  his  beloved  Son. 

Psalm  103.   fourth  part.   S.  M. 

MY  soul,  repeat  his  praise. 
Whose  mercies  are  so  great; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 
2  God  will  not  always  chide ; 

And  when  his  strokes  are  felt. 
His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes, 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt. 


PSALM  103.  175 

3  High  as  the  heavens  are  raised 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

4  His  power  subdues  our  sins  ; 

And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

5  The  pity  of  the  Lord 

To  those  that  fear  his  name, 
Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel ; 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

6  He  knows  we  are  but  dust. 

Scattered  with  every  breath : 
His  anger,  like  a  rising  wind, 
Can  send  us  swift  to  death. 

7  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 

Or  like  the  mornino:  flower : 
If  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

8  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure ; 
And  children's  children  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 

Psalm  103.   fifth  fart.   S.  M. 

THE  Lord,  the  sovereign  King, 
Hath  fixed  his  throne  on  high; 
O'er  all  the  heavenly  world  he  rules, 
And  all  beneath  the  sky. 
2  Ye  angels  great  in  might, 
And  swift  to  do  his  will. 
Bless  ye  the  Lord,  whose  voice  ye  hear, 
Whose  pleasure  ye  fulfil. 


176  PSALM  104. 

3  Let  the  bright  hosts  who  wait 

o 

The  orders  of  their  King, 
And  guard  his  churches  when  they  pray, 
Join  in  the  praise  they  sing. 

4  While  all  his  wondrous  w^orks 

Through  his  vast  kingdom  show 
Their  Maker's  glory,  thou,  my  soul, 
Shalt  sing  his  praises  too. 

Psalm  104.    first  part.    P.  M. 

MY  soul,  thy  great  Creator  praise ; 
When  clothed  in  his  celestial  rays. 
He -in  full  majesty  appears. 
And  like  a  robe  his  glory  wears. 

"  Great  is  the  Lord !  what  tongue  can  frame 
An  equal  honour  to  his  name !" 

2  The  heavens  are  for  his  curtains  spread ; 
Th'  unfathomed  deep  he  makes  his  bed ; 
Clouds  are  his  chariot,  when  he  flies 
On  winged  storms  across  the  skies. 

3  Angels,  whom  his  own  breath  inspires, 
His  ministers,  are  flaming  fires  ; 

And  swift  as  thought  their  armies  move, 
To  bear  his  vengeance  or  his  love. 

4  The  world's  foundation  by  his  hand 
Is  laid,  and  shall  for  ever  stand : 
He  binds  the  ocean  in  his  chain. 
Lest  it  should  drown  the  earth  again. 

5  When  earth  was  covered  with  the  flood. 
Which  high  above  the  mountains  stood, 
He  thundered,  and  the  ocean  fled. 
Confined  to  its  appointed  bed. 

6  The  swelling  billows  know  their  bound. 
And  in  their  channels  take  their  round ; 


PSALM  104.  177 

Yet  thence  conveyed  by  secret  veins, 
They  spring  on  hills,  and  drench  the  plains. 

7  He  bids  the  crystal  fountains  flow, 
And  cheer  the  valleys  as  they  go; 
There  gentle  herds  their  thirst  allay, 
And  for  the  stream  wild  asses  bray. 

8  From  pleasant  trees  which  shade  the  brink 
The  lark  and  linnet  light  to  drink  ; 
Their  songs  the  lark  and  linnet  raise, 

^  And  chide  our  silence  in  his  praise. 

Psalm  104.    second  part.    L.  M. 

GOD,  from  his  cloudy  cistern,  pours. 
On  the  parched  earth  enriching  showers ; 
The  grove,  the  garden,  and  the  field, 
A  thousand  joyful  blessings  yield. 

2  He  makes  the  grassy  food  arise. 
And  gives  the  cattle  large  supplies; 
With  herbs  for  men,  of  various  power 
To  nourish  nature,  or  to  cure. 

3  What  noble  fruit  the  vines  produce ! 
The  ohve  yields  a  pleasing  juice ; 

Our  hearts  are  cheered  with  generous  wine; 
His  gifts  proclaim  his  love  divine. 

4  His  bounteous  hands  our  table  spread. 
He  fills  our  cheerful  stores  with  bread ; 
While  food  our  vital  strength  imparts, 
Let  daily  praise  inspire  our  hearts. 

Psalm  104.    TmRD  part.    L.  M. 

BEHOLD,  the  stately  cedars  stand. 
Raised  by  the  Great  Creator's  hand ; 
Birds  to  the  boughs  for  shelter  fly. 
And  build  their  nests  secure  on  hio^h. 
2  To  craggy  hills  ascends  the  goat; 
And  at  the  airy  mountain's  foot 


178  PSALM  104. 

The  feebler  creatures  make  their  cell : 
He  gives  them  wisdom  where  to  dwell. 

3  He  sets  the  sun  his  circling  race, 
Appoints  the  moon  to  change  her  face ; 
And  when  thick  darkness  veils  the  day, 
Calls  out  wild  beasts  to  hunt  their  prey. 

4  Fierce  lions  lead  their  young  abroad. 
And,  roaring,  ask  their  meat  from  God ; 
But  when  the  morning  beams  arise, 
The  savage  beast  to  covert  flies. 

5  Then  man  to  daily  labour  goes  ; 
The  night  was  made  for  his  repose : 
Sleep  is  thy  gift,  that  sweet  relief 
From  tiresome  toil  and  wasting  grief. 

6  How  strange  thy  works !  how  great  thy  skill 
While  every  land  thy  riches  fill ; 
Thy  wisdom  round  the  world  we  see : 
This  spacious  earth  is  full  of  thee. 

7  Nor  less  thy  glories  in  the  deep. 
Where  fish  in  milhons  swim  and  creep. 
With  wondrous  motions,  swift  or  slow, 
Still  wandering  in  the  paths  below. 

8  There  ships  divide  their  watery  way, 
And  shoals  of  scaly  monsters  play ; 
There  dwells  the  huge  Leviathan, 
And  foams  and  sports  in  spite  of  man. 

Psalm  104.   fourth  part.   L.  M. 

VAST  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord, 
All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word ; 
And  the  whole  race  of  creatures  stand 
Waiting  their  portion  from  thy  hand. 

2  But  when  thy  face  is  hid  they  mourn, 
And,  dying,  to  their  dust  return ; 


PSALM  105.  179 

Both  man  and  beast  their  souls  resign ; 
Life,  breath,  and  spu'it,  all  are  thine. 

3  Yet  thou  canst  breathe  on  dust  again. 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  men ; 
A  word  of  thy  creating  breath 
Repairs  the  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

4  His  works,  the  wonders  of  his  might, 
Are  honoured  with  his  own  delight: 
How  awful  are  his  glorious  ways ! 
The  Lord  is  dreadful  in  his  praise. 

5  The  earth  stands  trembling  at  thy  stroke, 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  snwke ; 
Yet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face. 

And  tell  their  wants  to  sovereign  grace. 

6  In  thee  my  hopes  and  wishes  meet, 
And  make  my  meditations  sweet ; 
Thy  praises  shall  my  breath  employ. 
Till  it  expire  in  endless  joy. 

7  While  haughty  sinners  die  accurst, 
Their  glory  buried  with  their  dust, 
I  to  my  God,  my  heavenly  King, 
Immortal  hallelujahs  sing. 

Psalm  105.   first  part.    C.  M. 
f^  IVE  thanks  to  God,  invoke  his  name, 
^-^  And  tell  the  world  his  grace ; 
Sound  through  the  earth  his  deeds  of  fame, 
That  all  may  seek  his  face. 

2  His  covenant,  which  he  kept  in  mind 

For  numerous  ages  past. 

To  numerous  ages  yet  behind 

In  equal  force  shall  last. 

3  He  sware  to  Abraham  and  his  seed, 

And  made  the  blessing  sure : 


180  PSALM  105. 

Gentiles  the  ancient  promise  read, 
And  find  his  truth  endure. 

4  "  Thy  seed  shall  make  all  nations  blesl," 

Said  the  Almighty  voice ; 
"  And  Canaan's  land  shall  be  their  rest, 
The  type  of  heavenly  joys." 

5  How  large  the  grant !  how  rich  the  grace! 

To  give  them  Canaan's  land, 
When  they  were  strangers  in  the  place, 
A  small  and  feeble  band! 

6  Like  pilgrims  through  the  countries  round 

Securely  they  removed  ; 
And  haughty  kings  that  on  them  frowned, 
Severely  he  reproved. 

7  "  Touch  mine  anointed,  and  mine  arm 

Shall  soon  avenge  the  wrong : 
The  man  that  does  my  prophets  harm 
Shall  know  their  God  is  strong." 

8  Then  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 

Nor  put  the  church  in  fear : 
Israel  must  live  through  every  age. 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care. 

Psalm  105.    second  part.    C.  M. 

WHEN  Pharaoh  dared  to  vex  the  saints, 
And  thus  provoked  their  God, 
Moses  was  sent  at  their  complaints. 
Armed  with  his  dreadful  rod. 

2  He  called  for  darkness ;  darkness  came. 

Like  an  o'erwhelming  flood : 
He  turned  each  lake  and  every  stream 
To  lakes  and  streams  of  blood. 

3  He  gave  the  sign,  and  noisome  flies 

Through  the  whole  country  spread: 


PSALM  105.  181 

And  frogs  in  baleful  armies  rise 
About  the  monarch's  bed. 

4  Through  fields,  and  towns,  and  palaces, 

The  tenfold  vengeance  flew ; 
Locusts  in  swarms  devoured  their  trees, 
And  hail  their  cattle  slew. 

5  Then  by  an  angel's  midnight  stroke 

The  flower  of  Egypt  died  ; 
The  strength  of  every  house  was  broke, 
Their  glory  and  their  pride. 

6  Now  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage. 

Nor  put  the  church  in  fear ; 
Israel  must  live  through  every  age, 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care. 

Psalm  105.   third  part.   C.  M. 

JEHOVAH'S  tribes  from  bondage  freed, 
Soon  left  the  hated  ground; 
Rich  with  Egyptian  spoils  they  fled. 
And  none  were  feeble  found. 

2  The  Lord  himself  chose  out  their  way. 

And  marked  their  journeys  right, 
Gave  them  a  leading  cloud  by  day, 
A  fiery  guide  by  night. 

3  They  thirst,  and  waters  from  the  rock 

In  rich  abundance  flow ; 
And  following  still  the  course  they  took, 
Ran  all  the  desert  through. 

4  O  wondrous  stream  !  O  blessed  type 

Of  overflowing  grace ! 
So  Christ  our  Rock  maintains  our  life. 
And  aids  our  wandering  race. 

5  Thus  guarded  by  th'  Almighty  hand, 

The  chosen  tribes  possessed 


182  PSALM  106. 

Canaan,  the  rich,  the  promised  land, 
And  there  enjoyed  their  rest. 
6  Then  let  tlie  world  forbear  its  rage, 
The  church  renounce  her  fear ; 
Israel  must  live  through  every  age, 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care. 

Psalm  106.   first  part.    L.  M. 

TO  God  the  great,  the  ever  blest. 
Let  songs  of  honour  be  addressed  : 
His  mercy  firm  for  ever  stands ; 
Give  him  the  thanks  his  love  demands. 

2  Who  knows  the  wonders  of  thy  ways  ? 
Who  shall  fulfil  thy  boundless  praise  ? 
Blest  are  the  souls  that  fear  thee  still, 
And  pay  their  duty  to  thy  will. 

3  Remember  what  thy  mercy  did 
For  Jacob's  race,  thy  chosen  seed ; 
And  with  the  same  salvation  bless 
The  meanest  supphant  of  thy  grace. 

4  O  may  I  see  thy  tribes  rejoice. 

And  aid  their  triumphs  with  my  voice ! 
This  is  my  glory,  Lord,  to  be 
Joined  to  thy  saints,  and  near  to  thee. 

PSAL3I    106.     SECOND  PART.     S.  M. 

GOD  of  eternal  love, 
How  fickle  are  our  ways ! 
And  yet  how  oft  did  Israel  prove 
Thy  constancy  of  grace! 
2  They  saw  thy  wonders  wrought. 
And  then  thy  praise  they  sung  ; 
But  soon  thy  works  of  power  forgot, 
And  murmured  with  their  tongue. 
.S  Now  they  believe  his  word. 

While  rocks  with  rivers  flow  ! 


PSALM  107.  183 

Now  with  their  lusts  provoke  the  Lord, 

And  he  reduced  them  low. 
Yet  when  they  mourned  their  faults, 

He  hearkened  to  their  groans, 
Brouo^ht  his  own  covenant  to  his  thouf^hts, 

And  called  them  still  his  sons. 
Their  names  were  in  his  book. 

He  saved  them  from  their  foes ; 
Oft  he  chastised,  but  ne'er  forsook 

The  people  that  he  chose. 

Let  Israel  bless  the  Lord, 

Who  loved  their  ancient  race ; 
And  Christians  join  the  solemn  word. 

Amen,  to  all  the  praise. 

Psalm  107.    first  part.    L.  M. 

GIVE  thanks  to  God,  he  reigns  above ; 
Kind  are  his  thoughts,  his  name  is  love  j 
His  mercy  ages  past  have  known, 
And  aojes  lono^  to  come  shall  own. 

Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
The  wonders  of  his  grace  record ; 
Israel,  the  nation  whom  he  chose. 
And  rescued  from  their  mighty  foes. 

When  God's  own  arm  their  fetters  broke, 
And  freed  them  from  th'  Egyptian  yoke. 
They  traced  the  desert,  wandering  round 
A  wild  and  solitary  ground. 

There  they  could  find  no  leading  road. 
Nor  city  for  their  fixed  abode  : 
Nor  food  nor  fountain  to  assuage 
Their  burning  thirst,  or  hunger's  rage. 

In  their  distress  to  God  they  cried ; 
God  was  their  Saviour  and  their  guide  ; 


184  PSALM  107. 

He  led  their  wandering  march  around, 
And  brought  their  tribes  to  Canaan's  ground 

6  Thus,  when  our  first  release  we  gain 
From  sin's  old  yoke,  and  Satan's  chain. 
We  have  this  desert  world  to  pass, 

A  dangerous  and  a  tiresome  place. 

7  He  feeds  and  clothes  us  all  the  way,  '•! 
He  guides  our  footsteps  lest  we  stray ; 

He  guards  us  with  a  powerful  hand. 
And  brings  us  to  the  heavenly  land. 

8  O  let  the  saints  with  joy  record 
The  truth  and  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
How  great  his  works  !  how  kind  his  ways ! 
Let  every  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 

Psalm  107.  second  part.   L.  M. 

FROM  age  to  age  exalt  his  name, 
God  and  his  grace  are  still  the  same  j 
He  fills  the  hungry  soul  with  fobd, 
And  feeds  the  poor  with  every  good. 

2  But  if  their  hearts  rebel  and  rise 
Against  the  God  who  rules  the  skies ; 
If  they  reject  his  heavenly  word. 
And  slio^ht  the  counsels  of  the  Lord ; 

3  He'll  bring  their  spirits  to  the  ground. 
And  no  deliverer  shall  be  found ; 
Laden  with  grief  they  waste  their  breath 
In  darkness  and  the  shades  of  death. 

4  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries, 
He  makes  the  dawning  light  arise. 
And  scatters  all  that  dismal  shade 
That  hung  so  heavy  round  their  head. 

5  He  cuts  the  bars  of  brass  in  two. 

And  lets  the  smiling  prisoners  through ; 


PSALM  107.  185 

Takes  off  the  load  of  guilt  and  grief, 
And  gives  the  labouring  soul  relief. 
Oh  may  the  sons  of  men  record 
The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
How  great  his  works  !  how  kind  his  ways  ! 
Let  every  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 
Psalm  107.    xmRD  part.    L.  M. 

WOULD  you  behold  the  works  of  God, 
His  wonders  in  the  world  abroad! 
With  the  bold  mariners  survey 
The  unknown  reoions  of  the  s^a ! 
They  leave  their  native  shores  behind, 
And  seize  the  favour  of  the  wind ; 
Till  God  command  and  tempests  rise. 
That  heave  the  ocean  to  the  skies. 
Now  to  the  heavens  they  mount  amain. 
Now  sink  to  dreadful  deeps  again ; 
What  strange  affrights  young  sailors  feel, 
And  like  a  staggering  drunkard  reel ! 
W^hen  land  is  far  and  death  is  nigh, 
Lost  to  all  hope,  to  God  they  cry ; 
His  mercy  hears  their  loud  address. 
And  sends  salvation  in  distress. 
He  bids  the  winds  their  wrath  assuage. 
And  stormy  tempests  cease  to  rage ; 
The  gladsome  train  their  fears  give  o'er, 
iVnd  hail  with  joy  their  native  shore. 
O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 
The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
Let  them  their  private  offerings  bring. 
And  in  the  church  his  glory  sing. 

Psalm  107.    fourth  part.   C.  M. 
^T^HY  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord, 
-■-   That  rule  the  boisterous  sea, 
q2 


186  PSALM  180. 

The  sons  of  courage  shall  record, 
Who  tempt  the  dangerous  way. 

2  At  thy  command  the  winds  arise, 

And  swell  the  towering  weaves ! 
The  men,  astonished,  mount  the  skies, 
And  sink  in  gaping  graves. 

3  Again  they  climb  the  watery  hills, 

And  plunge  in  deeps  again ; 
Each  like  a  tottering  drunkard  reels, 
And  finds  his  courage  vain. 

4  Frighted  to  hear  the  tempest  roar. 

They  pant  wdth  fluttering  breath ; 
And,  hopeless  of  the  distant  shore. 
Expect  immediate  death. 

5  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries ; 

He  hears  the  loud  request. 
And  orders  silence  through  the  skies. 
And  lays  the  floods  to  rest. 

6  Sailors  rejoice  to  lose  their  fears. 

And  see  the  storm  allayed: 
Now  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears ; 
There  let  their  vows  be  paid. 

7  'Tis  God  that  brinors  them  safe  to  land : 

Let  stupid  mortals  know^. 
That  waves  are  under  his  command, 
And  all  the  winds  that  blow. 

8  O  that  the  sons  of  men  would  praise 

The  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
And  those  that  see  thy  wondrous  ways, 
Thy  wondrous  love  record. 

Psalm  108.    first  part.    C.  M. 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  to  sound  his  praise, 
Awake  my  harp  to  sing  ; 


PSALM  108.  187 

Join  all  my  powers  the  song  to  raise, 
And  morning  incense  bring. 

2  Among  the  people  of  his  care, 

And  through  the  nations  round. 
Glad  songs  of  praise  will  I  prepare, 
And  there  his  name  resound. 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  starry  train ; 
Diffuse  thy  heavenly  grace  abroad. 
And  teach  the  world  thy  reign. 

4  So  shall  thy  chosen  sons  rejoice. 

And  throng  thy  courts  above; 
While  sinners  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  taste  redeeming  love. 

Psalm  108.    second  part.    L.  M. 

AGxAIN,  my  tongue,  thy  silence  break. 
My  heart,  and  all  my  powers,  awake ; 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 
Awake,  and  sing  Jehovah's  name. 

2  Ye  saints  rejoice;  ye  nations  hear; 
While  I  your  Maker's  praise  declare ; 
High  o'er  the  clouds  his  truth  ascends ; 
Through   earth,   through  heaven,   his  grace 

extends. 

3  O'er  heaven  exalted  is  his  throne ; 
In  every  world  his  glory  shown ; 

The  church  he  loves,  his  hand  shall  save 
From  death,  and  sorrow,  and  the  grave. 

4  Ye  kingdoms  hear  his  awful  voice! 
"  In  Zion  shall  my  heart  rejoice ; 
This  hand  shall  all  her  foes  dismay. 

And  make  their  scattered  strength  a  prey. 

5  "  Mine  are  the  sons  of  Zion,  mine 
Their  glory,  grace,  and  truth  divine; 


188  PSALM  109. 

My  sceptre  shines  in  Judah's  hands, 
And  still  my  strength  in  Ephrainri  stands. 

6  "  My  foes  to  ruin  shall  be  driven, 

The  shame  of  earth,  the  scorn  of  heaven, 
Their  eyes  shall  see  my  church  prevail ; 
Their   streno^th   shall   shrink,   their   courage 
fail." 

7  O  thou,  beneath  whose  sovereign  sway 
Nations,  and  worlds,  in  dust  decay. 
Though  thy  sweet  smile  has  been  withdrawn, 
Thine  aid  denied,  thy  presence  gone : 

8  Yet  wilt  thou  still  with  love  return ; 
With  duty  teach  our  hearts  to  burn ; 
Our  dying  graces.  Lord,  revive. 
And  bid  thy  fainting  children  live. 

9  Save  us  from  sin,  and  fear,  and  woe. 
From  every  snare,  and  every  foe. 
And  help  us  boldly  to  contend. 
Falsehood  resist,  and  truth  defend. 

Psalm  109.    C.  M. 

GOD  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise. 
Thy  glory  is  my  song; 
Though  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 

2  When  in  the  form  of  mortal  man 

Thy  Son  on  earth  was  found ; 

With  cruel  slanders  false  and  vain 

They  compassed  him  around. 

3  Their  miseries  his  compassion  move, 

Their  peace  he  still  pursued ; 
They  render  hatred  for  his  love. 
And  evil  for  his  good 

4  Their  malice  raged  without  a  cause, 

Yet  with  his  dying  breath 


PSALM  110.  189 

He  prayed  for  murderers  on  his  crois, 
And  blest  his  foes  in  death. 

5  Lord,  shall  thy  bright  example  shine 

In  vain  before  my  eyes  ? 
Give  me  a  soul  a-kin  to  thine, 
To  love  mine  enemies. 

6  The  Lord  shall  on  my  side  engage, 

And  in  my  Saviour's  name 
I  shall  defeat  their  pride  and  rage. 
Who  slander  and  condemn. 

Psalm  110.  first  part.  L.  M. 

THUS  God  th'  eternal  Father  spake 
To  Christ  the  Son :  "  Ascend  and  sit 
At  my  right  hand,  till  I  shall  make 
Thy  foes  submissive  at  thy  feet. 

2  "  From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed, 
Thy  word,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand. 
Shall  make  the  hearts  of  rebels  bleed. 
And  bow  their  wills  to  thy  command. 

3  "  That  day  shall  show  thy  power  is  great, 
When  saints  shall  flock  with  willing  minds, 
And  sinners  crowd  thy  temple  gate, 
Where  hohness  in  beauty  shines." 

4  O  blessed  power !  O  glorious  day  ! 
What  a  large  victory  shall  ensue !  .. 
And  converts,  who  thy  grace  obey. 
Exceed  the  drops  of  morning  dew. 

Psalm  110.    secOxND  part.    C.  M. 

XESUS,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne, 
^    And  near  thy  Father  sit; 

In  Zion  shall  thy  power  be  known. 
And  make  thy  foes  submit. 
2  What  wonders  shall  thy  gospel  do ! 
Thy  converts  shall  surpass 


190  PSALM  111. 

The  numerous  drops  of  morning  dew, 
And  own  thy  sovereign  grace. 

3  God  hath  pronounced  a  firm  decree, 

Nor  changes  what  he  swore ; 
'•  Eternal  shall  thy  priesthood  be, 
When  Aaron's  is  no  more. 

4  "  Melchisedec,  that  wondrous  priest, 

That  kinor  of  hi^^h  deo^ree, 
That  holy  man,  who  Abram  blest. 
Was  but  a  type  of  thee." 

5  Jesus  our  Priest  for  ever  lives 

To  plead  for  us  above ; 
Jesus  our  King  for  ever  gives 
The  blessings  of  his  love. 

6  God  shall  exalt  his  glorious  head, 

x4nd  his  high  throne  maintain. 
Shall  strike  the  powers  and  princes  dead, 
Who  dare  oppose  his  reign. 

Psalm  111.    first  part.    C.  M. 

SONGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 
To  my  Almighty  God ; 
He  has  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue. 
To  spread  his  name  abroad. 

2  How  great  the  works  his  hands  have  wrought ! 

How  glorious  in  our  sight ! 
And  men  in  every  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  delio^ht. 

3  How  fair  and  beauteous  nature's  frame ! 

How  wise  th'  eternal  mind  ! 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme 
That  his  first  thouorhts  designed. 

4  When  he  redeemed  his  chosen  sons. 

He  fixed  his  covenant  sure : 


PSALM  111,  112.  191 

The  orders  that  his  lips  pronounce 
To  endless  years  endure. 

Nature  and  time,  and  earth  and  skies, 

Thy  heavenly  skill  proclaim ; 
What  shall  we  do  to  make  us  wise, 

But  learn  to  read  thy  name  ? 

To  fear  thy  power,  to  trust  thy  grace. 

Is  our  divinest  skill ! 
And  he 's  the  wisest  of  our  race 

That  best  obeys  thy  will. 

Psalm  111.    second  part.    C.  M. 

GREAT  is  the  Lord ;  his  works  of  might 
Demand  our  noblest  songs  ; 
Let  his  assembled  saints  unite 
Their  harmony  of  tongues. 

Great  is  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 

He  gives  his  children  food ; 
And,  ever  mindful  of  his  word, 

He  makes  his  promise  good. 

His  Son,  the  great  Redeemer,  came 

To  seal  his  covenant  sure ; 
Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

His  ways  are  just  and  pure. 

They  that  would  grow  divinely  wise. 

Must  with  his  fear  begin  ; 
Our  fairest  proof  of  knowledge  lies 

In  hating  every  sin. 

Psalm  112.    first  part.    L.  M. 

THRICE  happy  man  who  fears  the  Lord, 
Loves    his   commands,   and   trusts   his 
word: 
Honour  and  peace  his  days  attend, 
And  blessinors  to  his  seed  descend. 


192  PSALM  112. 

2  Compassion  dwells  upon  his  mind, 
To  works  of  mercy  still  inclined : 
He  lends  the  poor  some  present  aid, 
Or  gives  them,  not  to  be  repaid. 

3  When  times  grow  dark,  and  tidings  spread, 
That  fill  his  neighbours  round  with  dread, 
His  heart  is  armed  against  the  fear ; 

For  God  with  all  his  power  is  there. 

4  His  spirit,  fixed  upon  the  Lord, 
Draws  heavenly  courage  from  his  w^ord  ; 
Amidst  the  darkness  light  shall  rise. 

To  cheer  his  heart  and  bless  his  eyes. 

5  He  hath  dispersed  his  alms  abroad. 
His  w^orks  are  still  before  his  God ; 
His  name  on  earth  shall  long  remain. 
While  envious  sinners  rage  in  vain. 

Psalm  112.  second  part.   C.  M. 

HAPPY  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord, 
And  follows  his  commands. 
Who  lends  the  poor  without  reward. 
Or  gives  with  liberal  hands. 

2  As  pity  dwells  within  his  breast 

To  all  the  sons  of  need  ; 
So  God  shall  answer  his  request 
With  blessings  on  his  seed. 

3  No  evil  tidings  shall  surprise 

His  well  established  mind ; 
His  soul  to  God,  his  refuge,  flies. 
And  leaves  his  fears  beliind. 

4  In  times  of  danger  and  distress 

Some  beams  of  light  shall  shine. 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  give  him  peace  divine. 


PSALM  113.  193 

His  works  of  piety  and  love 

Remain  before  the  Lord ; 
Honour  on  earth,  and  joys  above, 

Shall  be  his  sure  reward. 

Psalm  113.    first  part.    P.  M. 

TE  that  delight  to  serve  the  Lord, 
The  honours  of  his  name  record, 
His  sacred  name  for  ever  bless  : 
Where'er  the  circling  sun  displays 
His  rising  beams  or  setting  rays, 

Let  lands  and  seas  his  power  confess. 

Not  time,  nor  nature's  narrow  rounds. 
Can  give  his  vast  dominion  bounds ; 

The  heavens  are  far  below  his  height ; 
Let  no  created  greatness  dare 
With  our  eternal  God  compare. 

Armed  with  his  uncreated  might. 
He  bows  his  glorious  head  to  view 
What  the  bright  hosts  of  angels  do. 

And  bends  his  care  to  mortal  things ; 
His  sovereign  hand  exalts  the  poor, 
He  takes  the  needy  from  the  door. 

And  seats  them  on  the  thrones  of  kings 
When  childless  families  despair. 
He  sends  the  blessing  of  an  heir 

To  rescue  their  expiring  name ; 
The  mother,  with  a  thankful  voice, 
Proclaims  his  praises  and  her  joys: 

Let  every  age  advance  his  fame. 

Psalm  113.   second  part.    L.  M. 

TE  servants  of  th'  Almighty  King, 
In  every  age  his  praises  sing : 
Where'er  the  sun  shall  rise  or  set. 
The  nations  shall  his  praise  repeat. 

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194  rSALM  114. 

2  Above  the  earth,  beyond  the  sky, 
His  throne  of  glory  stands  on  high ; 
Nor  time,  nor  place,  his  power  restrain, 
Nor  bound  his  universal  reign. 

3  Which  of  the  sons  of  Adam  dare. 
Or  angels  with  their  God  compare  ? 
His  glories,  how  divinely  bright, 
Who  dwells  in  uncreated  light ! 

4  Behold  his  love !  he  stoop*  to  view 
What  saints  above  and  angels  do ; 
And  -condescends  yet  more  to  know 
The  mean  affairs  of  men  below. 

5  From  dust  and  cottages  obscure 
His  grace  exalts  the  humble  poor ! 
Gives  them  the  honour  of  his  sons. 
And  fits  them  for  their  heavenly  thrones. 

6  A  word  of  his  creating  voice 

Can  make  the  barren  house  rejoice : 
Though  Sarah's  ninety  years  were  past. 
The  promised  seed  is  born  at  last. 

7  With  joy  the  mother  views  her  son. 
And  tells  the  wonders  God  has  done  ; 
Faith  may  grow  strong  when  sense  despairs; 
If  nature  fails,  the  promise  bears. 

Psalm  114.   L.  M. 

WHEN  Israel,  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand, 
Left  the  proud  tyrant  and  his  land. 
The  tribes  with  cheerful  homage  ow^n  * 
Their  King,  and  Judah  was  his  throne. 

2  Across  the  deep  their  journey  lay; 
The  deep  divides  to  make  them  way ; 
Jordan  beheld  their  march,  and  fled 
With  backward  current  to  his  head. 


PSALM  115.  195 

3  The  mountains  shook  hke  frighted  sheep, 
Like  lambs  the  httle  hillocks  leap  ; 

Not  Sinai  on  her  base  could  stand, 
Conscious  of  sovereign  power  at  hand. 

4  What  power  could  make  the  deep  divide  ? 
Make  Jordan  backward  roll  his  tide  ? 
Why  did  ye  leap,  ye  little  hills  ? 

And  whence  the  dread  that  Sinai  feels  ? 

5  Let  every  mountain,  every  flood 
Retire  and  know  th'  approaching  God, 
The  King  of  Israel :  see  him  here ; 
Tremble,  thou  earth ;  adore  and  fear. 

6  He  thunders,  and  all  nature  mourns, 
The  rock  to  standing  pools  he  turns  ; 
Flints  spring  with  fountains  at  his  word, 
And  fires  and  seas  confess  the  Lord. 

Psalm  115.  first  part.   L.  M. 

NOT  to  ourselves,  who  are  but  dust. 
Not  to  ourselves  is  glory  due, 
Eternal  God,  thou  only  just. 
Thou  only  gracious,  wise,  and  true. 

2  Display  to  earth  thy  dreadful  name; 
Why  should  a  heathen's  haughty  tongue 
Insult  us,  and,  to  raise  our  shame. 

Say,  "  Where 's  the  God  you've  served  so 
long?" 

3  The  God  we  serve  maintains  his  throne, 
Above  the  clouds,  beyond  the  skies; 
Through  all  the  earth  his  will  is  done. 
He  knows  our  groans,  he  hears  our  cries. 

4  But  the  vain  idols  they  adore 

Are  senseless  shapes,  of  stone  and  wood  • 
At  best  a  mass  of  glittering  ore, 
A  silver  saint,  or  golden  god. 


196  PSALM  115. 

5  With  eyes  and  ears  they  carve  the  head; 
Deaf  are  their  ears,  their  eyes  are  bhnd : 
In  vain  are  costly  offerings  made, 

And  vows  are  scattered  in  the  wind. 

6  Their  feet  are  never  made  to  move, 
Nor  hands  to  save  w^hen  mortals  pray , 
Mortals  that  pay  them  fear  or  love. 
Seem  to  be  blind  and  deaf  as  they. 

7  O  Israel,  make  the  Lord  thy  hope, 
Thy  help,  thy  refuge,  and  thy  rest ; 
The  Lord  shall  build  thy  ruins  up. 
And  bless  the  people  and  the  priest. 

8  The  dead  no  more  can  speak  thy  praise ; 
They  dwell  in  silence  in  the  grave ; 

But  we  shall  live  to  sing  thy  grace, 
And  tell  the  world  thy  power  to  save. 

Psalm  115.    second  part.   P.  M. 

NOT  to  our  names,  thou  only  just  and  true. 
Not  to  our  worthless  names  is  glory  due: 
Thy  power  and  grace,  thy  truth  and  justice 

claim 
Immortal  honours  to  thy  sovereign  name. 
Shine  through  the  earth  from  heaven,  thy  blest 

abode. 
Nor  let  the  heathen  say,  "  And  where 's  your 

God  ?" 
2  Heaven  is  thy  higher  court :  there  stands  thy 

throne. 
And  through   the  lower  worlds  thy  will   is 

done; 
Earth  is  thy  work ;  the  heavens  thy  wisdom 

spread ; 
But  fools  adore   the  gods  their  hands  have 

made ; 


PSALM  115.  -  197 

The  kneeling  crowd,  with  looks  devout,  be- 
hold 
Their  silver  saviours,  and  their  saints  of  gold. 

3  Vain  are  those  artful  shapes  of  eyes  and  ears ; 
The  molten  image  neither  sees  nor  hears ; 
Their  helpless  hands  and  feet  can  never  move; 
They  have  no  speech,  nor  thought,  nor  power, 

nor  love ; 

Yet   sottish  mortals  make  their  long  com- 
plaints 

To  their  deaf  idols,  and  their  moveless  saints. 

4  The    rich  have    statues   well   adorned  with 

gold; 
The  poor,  content  with  gods  of  coarser  mould., 
With  tools  of  iron,  carve  the  senseless  stock, 
Lopt  from  a  tree,  or  broken  from  a  rock ; 
People  and  priest  drive  on  the  solemn  trade. 
And  trust  the  gods,  that  saws  and  hammers 

made. 

5  Be  heaven  and  earth  amazed  !  'Tis  hard  to  say 
Which   are  more   stupid,  or  their  gods   or 

they. 
O  Israel !  trust  the  Lord ;  he  hears  and  sees ; 
He    knows    thy  sorrows    and    restores    thy 

peace ; 
His  worship  does  a  thousand  comforts  yield  ; 
He  is  thy  help,  and  he  thy  heavenly  shield. 

6  O  Zion!  trust  the  Lord :  thy  foes  in  vain 
Attempt  thy  ruin,  and  oppose  his  reign ; 
Had  they  prevailed,  darkness  had  closed  our 

days. 
And  death  and  silence  had  forbid  his  praise ; 
But  we  are  saved,  and  live ;  let  songs  arise, 
And  saints  adore  the  God  that  built  the  skies. 
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198  PSALM  116. 

Psalm  116.    first  part.    C.  M. 

I  LOVE  the  Lord ;  he  heard  my  cries, 
And  pitied  every  groan  ; 
Long  as  I  Hve,  when  troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2  I  love  the  Lord  :  he  bo^ved  his  ear, 

And  chased  my  griefs  away : 
Oh  let  my  heart  no  more  despair 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray. 

3  My  flesh  declined,  my  spirits  fell. 

And  I  drew  near  the  dead. 
While  inward  pangs  and  fears  of  hell 
Perplexed  my  wakeful  head. 

4  "  My  God,"  I  cried,  "  thy  servant  save. 

Thou  ever  good  and  just ; 
Thy  power  can  rescue  from  the  grave, 
Thy  power  is  all  my  trust." 

5  The  Lord  beheld  me  sore  distrest. 

He  bade  my  pains  remove ; 
Return,  my  soul,  to  God  thy  rest. 
For  thou  hast  known  his  love. 

6  My  God  hath  saved  my  soul  from  death, 

And  dried  my  falling  tears ; 
Now  to  his  praise  I'll  spend  my  breath, 
And  my  remaining  years. 

Psalm  116.   second  part.   C.  M. 

WHAT  shall  I  render  to  my  God 
For  all  his  kindness  shown  ? 
My  feet  shall  visit  thine  abode. 
My  songs  address  thy  throne. 
2  Among  the  saints  that  fill  thy  house. 
My  ofierings  shall  be  paid ; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  ill  anguish  made. 


PSALM  117.  199 

3  How  much  is  mercy  thy  delight, 

Thou  ever  blessed  God  ! 
How  dear  thy  servants  in  thy  sight ! 
How  precious  is  their  blood ! 

4  How  happy  all  thy  servants  are ! 

How  great  thy  grace  to  me  ! 
My  life  which  thou  hast  made  thy  care, 
Lord  I  devote  to  thee. 

5  Now  I  am  thine,  for  ever  thine. 

Nor  shall  my  purpose  move ; 
Thy  hand  has  loosed  my  bonds  of  pain 
And  bound  me  with  thy  love. 

6  Here  in  thy  courts  I  leave  my  vow. 

And  thy  rich  grace  record  ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  v>ho  hear  me  now. 
If  I  forsake  the  Lord. 

Psalm  117.    first  part.    C.  M. 

OALL  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord 
Each  with  a  different  tongue ; 
In  every  language  learn  his  word. 
And  let  his  name  be  sung. 

2  His  mercy  reigns  through  every  land ; 
Proclaim  his  grace  abroad ; 
For  ever  firm  his  truth  shall  stand ; 
Praise  ye  the  faithful  God. 

Psalm  117.    second  part.    L.  M. 

FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies. 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise : 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 
2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies  Lord ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word ; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  set  and  rise  no  more. 


200  PSALM  117,118. 

Psalm  117.  third  part.    S.  M. 

THY  name,  almighty  Lord, 
Shall  sound  through  distant  lands : 
Great  is  thy  grace  and  sure  thy  word : 
Thy  truth  tor  ever  stands. 

2  Far  be  thine  honour  spread, 
And  long  thy  praise  endure. 
Till  morning  light  and  evening  shade 
Shall  be  exchanged  no  more. 

Psalm  118.    first  part.   CM. 

THE  Lord  appears  my  helper  now, 
Nor  is  my  soul  afraid, 
Of  what  the  sons  of  earth  can  do. 
Since  heaven  affords  its  aid. 

2  'Tis  safer.  Lord,  to  hope  in  thee. 

And  have  my  God  my  friend, 
Than  trust  in  men  of  high  degree, 
And  on  their  truth  depend. 

3  'Tis  through  the  Lord  my  heart  is  strong. 

In  him  my  lips  rejoice ; 
While  his  salvation  is  my  song. 
How  cheerful  is  my  voice ! 

4  Like  angry  bees  they  girt  me  round  ; 

When  God  appears,  they  fly  ; 
So  burning  thorns  with  crackling  sound 
Make  a  fierce  blaze  and  die. 

5  Joy  to  the  saints,  and  peace  belongs ; 

The  Lord  protects  their  days  : 
Let  Israel  tune  immortal  songs 
To  his  almighty  grace. 

Psalm  118.   second  part.    C.  M. 

LORD  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry, 
And  rescued  from  the  grave ; 


PSALM  118.  201 

Now  shall  he  live,  and  none  can  die, 

li'  God  resolve  to  save. 
Thy  praise,  more  constant  than  before, 

Shall  fill  his  daily  breath ; 
Thy  hand,  that  hath  chastised  him  sore. 

Defends  him  still  from  death. 
Open  the  gates  of  Zion  now, 

For  we  shall  worship  there. 
The  house  where  all  the  righteous  go, 

Thy  mercy  to  declare. 
Among  the  assemblies  of  thy  saints 

Our  thankful  voice  w^e  raise  ; 
There  we  have  told  thee  our  complaints, 

And  there  we  speak  thy  praise. 
Psalm  118.  TmRD  part.   C.  M. 

BEHOLD  the  sure  foundation  stone. 
Which  God  in  Zion  lays, 
To  build  our  heavenly  hopes  upon. 

And  his  eternal  praise. 
Chosen  of  God,  to  sinners  dear. 

How  glorious  is  his  name  ! 
Saints  trust  their  whole  salvation  here. 

Nor  shall  they  suffer  shame. 
The  foohsh  builders,  scribe  and  priest. 

Reject  it  with  disdain  ; 
Firm  on  this  Rock  the  Church  shall  rest. 

And  envy  rage  in  vain. 
What  though  the  gates  of  hell  withstood. 

Yet  must  this  building  rise ; 
'Tis  thy  own  work,  almighty  God, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 

Psalm  118.    fourth  part.    C.  M. 
nnHIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 
-■-    He  calls  the  hours  his  own ; 


202  PSALM  118. 

Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2  To-day  he  rose  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell ; 
To-day  the  saints  his  triumph  spread, 
And  all  his  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son ; 
Help  us,  O  Lord,  descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  is  the  Lord  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace ; 
Who  comes  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

The  Church  on  earth  can  raise ; 
The  highest  Ijeavens,  in  which  he  reigns, 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise. 

Psalm  118.    fifth  part.    S.  M. 

SEE  what  a  living  stone 
The  builders  did  refuse  : 
Yet  God  hath  built  his  Church  thereon 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  scribe  and  angry  priest 

Reject  thine  only  Son  ; 
Yet  on  this  Rock  shall  Zion  rest. 
As  the  chief  corner-stone. 

3  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine. 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes : 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine. 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

4  This  is  the  glorious  day 

That  our  Redeemer  made ; 


PSALM  118,  119.  203 

Let  us  rejoice,  and  sing,  and  pray, 
Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 

5  Hosanna  to  the  Kino^ 

or  David's  royal  blood  : 
Bless  him,  ye  saints ;  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  from  your  God. 

6  We  bless  thine  holy  word. 

Which  all  this  grace  displays ; 
And  offer  on  thine  altar,  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 

Ps.\LM  118.     SIXTH  PART.     L.  M. 

LO !  what  a  glorious  corner-stone 
The  Jewish  builders  did  refuse  ! 
But  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon, 
In  spite  of  envy  and  the  Jews. 

2  Great  God,  the  work  is  all  divine. 

The  joy  and  w^onder  of  our  eyes  ; 
This  is  the  day  that  proves  it  thine. 
The  day  that  saw  our  Saviour  rise. 

3  Sinners  rejoice,  and  saints  be  glad ; 

Hosanna,  let  his  name  be  blest ; 
A  thousand  honours  on  his  head, 

With  peace,  and  light,  and  glory  rest ! 

4  In  God's  own  name  he  comes  to  brinor 

Salvation  to  our  dying  race  ; 
Let  the  whole  Church  address  their  King 
With  hearts  of  joy,  and  songs  of  praise. 

Psalm  119.   first  part.    C.  M. 
"pLEST  are  the  undefiled  in  heart, 
^  Whose  ways  are  right  and  clean  ; 
Who  never  from  thy  law  depart, 
But  flee  from  every  sin. 


204  PSALM  119. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word, 

And  practice  thy  commands ; 
With  their  whole  heart  they  seek  the  Lord, 
And  serve  thee  with  their  hands. 

3  Great  is  their  peace  who  love  thy  law  ; 

How  firm  their  souls  abide ! 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside. 

4  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy  ; 

And  keep  my  face  from  shame. 
When  all  thy  statutes  I  obey. 
And  honour  all  thy  name. 

5  But  haughty  sinners  God  will  hate. 

The  proud  shall  die  accurst ; 
The  sons  of  falsehood  and  deceit 
Are  trodden  to  the  dust. 

6  Vile  as  the  dross  the  wicked  are, 

And  those  that  leave  thy  ways 
Shall  see  salvation  from  afar. 
But  never  taste  thy  grace. 

Psalm  119.    second  part.    C.  M. 

TO  thee,  before  the  dawning  light, 
My  gracious  God,  I  pray ; 
I  meditate  thy  name  by  night. 
And  keep  thy  law  by  day. 

2  My  spirit  faints  to  see  thy  grace  ; 

Thy  promise  bears  me  up, 
And  while  salvation  long  delays. 
Thy  word  supports  jny  hope. 

3  Seven  times  a  day  I  lift  my  hands, 

And  pay  my  thanks  to  thee ; 
Thy  righteous  providence  demands 
Repeated  praise  from  me. 


PSALM  119.  205 

4  When  midnight  darkness  veils  the  skies, 
I  call  thy  works  to  mind, 
My  thoughts  in  warm  devotion  rise, 
And  sweet  acceptance  find. 

Psalm  119.   TmRD  part.   C.  M. 

THOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God ; 
Soon  as  I  know  thy  way. 
My  heart  makes  haste  t'  obey  thy  word, 
And  suffers  no  delay. 

2  I  choose  the  path  of  heavenly  trutli, 

And  glory  in  my  choice  ; 
Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 

3  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace 

I  set  before  my  eyes ; 
Thence  I  derive  my  daily  strength. 
And  there  my  comfort  lies. 

4  If  once  I  wander  from  thy  path, 

I  think  upon  my  ways, 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  thy  commands, 
And  trust  thy  pardoning  grace. 

5  Now  I  am  thine,  for  ever  thine. 

Oh  save  thy  servant,  Lord ; 
Thou  art  my  shield,  my  hiding-place. 
My  hope  is  in  thy  word. 

6  Thou  hast  inclined  this  heart  of  mine 

Thy  statutes  to  fulfil ; 
And  thus  till  mortal  life  shall  end 

Would  I  perform  thy  will. 

Psalm  119.   four'th  part.    C.  M. 
TTOW  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts, 
-*--*-  And  guard  their  lives  from  sin  ? 
Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts 

To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 


206  PSALM  119. 

2  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind, 

It  spreads  such  hght  abroad, 
The  meanest  souls  instruction  find. 
And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 

3  'Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light,  f 

That  guides  us  all  the  day; 
And  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

4  The  men  that  keep  thy  law  with  care. 

And  meditate  thy  word. 
Grow  wiser  than  their  teachers  are, 
And  better  know  the  Lord. 

5  Thy  precepts  make  me  truly  wise ; 

I  hate  the  sinner's  road : 
I  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise, 
But  love  thy  law,  my  God. 

C  The  starry  heavens  thy  rule  obey, 
The  earth  maintains  her  place; 
And  these,  thy  servants,  night  and  day, 
Thy  skill  and  power  express. 

7  But  still  thy  law  and  gospel.  Lord, 

Have  lessons  more  divine ; 
Not  earth  stands  firmer  than  thy  word. 
Nor  stars  so  nobly  shine. 

8  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth. 

How  pure  is  every  page !  ^ 

That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth,  J 

And  well  support  our  age. 

Psalm  119.   fifth  part.    C.  M. 

OHOW  I  love  thy  holy  law ! 
'Tis  daily  my  delight : 
And  thence  my  meditations  draw 
Divine  advice  by  night. 


PSALM  119.  '  207 

2  My  waking  eyes  prevent  the  day 

To  meditate  thy  word : 
My  soul  with  longing  melts  away 
To  hear  thy  gospel,  Lord. 

3  Thy  heavenly  words  my  heart  engage. 

And  well  employ  my  tongue, 
And  in  my  tiresome  pilgrimage 
Yield  me  a  heavenly  song. 

4  Am  I  a  stranger  or  at  home, 

'Tis  my  perpetual  feast ; 
Not  honey  dropping  from  the  comb 
So  much  allures  the  taste. 

5  No  treasures  so  enrich  the  mind  ; 

Nor  shall  thy  word  be  sold 
For  loads  of  silver  well  refined, 
Nor  heaps  of  choicest  gold. 

6  When  nature  sinks,  and  spirits  droop. 

Thy  promises  of  grace 
Are  pillars  to  support  my  hope. 
And  there  I  write  thy  praise. 

Psalm  119.    sixth  part.    C.  M. 

LORD,  I  esteem  thy  judgments  right, 
And  all  thy  statutes  just; 
Thence  I  maintain  a  constant  fight 
With  every  flattering  lust. 

2  Thy  precepts  often  I  survey ; 

I  keep  thy  law  in  sight. 
Through  all  the  business  of  the  day, 
To  form  my  actions  right. 

3  My  heart  in  midnight  silence  cries, 

"  How  sweet  thy  comforts  be !" 

My  thoughts  in  holy  wonder  rise. 

And  briufT  their  thanks  to  thee. 


208  PSALM  119. 

4  And  when  my  spirit  drinks  her  fill, 
At  some  good  word  of  thine, 
Not  mighty  men,  that  share  the  spoil, 
Have  joys  compared  to  mine. 
Psalm  119.    seventh  part.    C.  M. 

LET  all  the  heathen  writers  join 
To  form  one  perfect  book ; 
Great  God,  if  once  compared  with  thine, 
How  mean  their  writings  look ! 

2  Not  the  most  perfect  rules  they  gave 

Could  show  one  sin  forgiven. 

Nor  lead  a  step  beyond  the  grave ; 

But  thine  conduct  to  heaven. 

3  I've  seen  an  end  to  what  we  call 

Perfection  here  below ; 
How  short  the  powers  of  nature  fall, 
And  can  no  further  go. 

4  Yet  men  would  fain  be  just  with  God, 

By  works  their  hands  have  wrought ; 
But  thy  commands,  exceeding  broad. 
Extend  to  every  thought. 

5  In  vain  we  boast  perfection  here, 

While  sin  defiles  our  frame. 
And  sinks  our  virtues  down  so  far. 
They  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

6  Our  faith,  and  love,  and  every  grace. 

Fall  far  below  thy  word ; 
But  perfect  truth  and  righteousness 
Dwell  only  with  the  Lord. 

Psalm  119.    eighth  part.   C.  M. 

10RD,  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice, 
--^  My  lasting  heritage  ; 
There  shall  my  noblest  powers  rejoice, 
My  warmest  thoughts  engage. 


PSALM  HI).  200 

2  I'll  read  the  histories  of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 
While  through  the  promises  I  rove. 
With  ever  fresh  delight. 

3  'Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise ; 
Seeds  of  immortal  bliss  are  sow^n, 
And  hidden  glory  lies. 

4  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have. 

It  makes  our  sorrow^s  blest ; 
Our  fairest  hope  beyond  the  grave. 
And  our  eternal  rest. 

Psalm  119.  ninth  part.  C.  M. 
^f^HY  mercies  fill  the  earth,  O  Lord, 
-*-      How  good  thy  w^orks  appear ! 
Open  my  eyes  to  read  thy  word. 
And  see  thy  w^onders  there. 

2  My  heart  was  fashioned  by  thy  hand. 

My  service  is  thy  due ; 
Oh  make  thy  servant  understand 
The  duties  he  must  do. 

3  Since  I'm  a  stranger  here  below. 

Thy  path  O  do  not  hide. 
But  mark  the  road  my  feet  should  go, 
And  be  my  constant  guide. 

4  When  I  confest  my  wandering  ways. 

Thou  heardst  my  soul  complain ; 
Grant  me  the  teachings  of  thy  grace. 
Or  I  shall  stray  again. 

5  If  God  to  me  his  statutes  show. 

And  heavenly  truth  impart. 
His  work  for  ever  I'll  pursue,  ig 

His  law  shall  rule  my  heart. 

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210  rSALM  119. 

C  This  was  my  comfort  when  I  bore 
Variety  of  grief; 
It  made  me  learn  thy  word  the  more, 
And  fly  to  that  rehef. 

7  In  vain  the  proud  deride  me  now ; 

I'll  ne'er  forget  thy  law, 
Nor  let  that  blessed  gospel  go 
Whence  all  my  hopes  I  draw. 

8  When  I  have  learned  my  Father's  will, 

I'll  teach  the  world  his  ways ; 
My  thankful  lips,  inspired  with  zeal, 
Shall  sing  aloud  his  praise. 

Psalm  119.  tenth  part.   C.  M. 

BEHOLD  thy  waiting  servant,  Lord, 
Devoted  to  thy  fear ; 
Remember  and  confirm  thy  word, 
For  all  my  hopes  are  there. 

2  Hast  thou  not  sent  salvation  down. 

And  promised  quickening  grace? 
'  Doth  not  my  heart  address  thy  throne  ? 
And  yet  thy  love  delays. 

3  Mine  eyes  for  thy  salvation  fail ; 

O  bear  thy  servant  up ; 
Nor  let  the  scoffing  hps  prevail 
Who  dare  reproach  my  hope. 

4  Didst  thou  not  raise  my  faith,  O  Lord? 

Then  let  thy  truth  appear : 
Saints  shall  rejoice  in  my  reward. 
And  trust  as  well  as  fear. 

Psalm  119.   eleventh  part.    C.  M. 

OH  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 
To  keep  his  statutes  still ! 
*  Oh  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace 
To  luiow  and  do  his  will ! 


PSALM  119.  *  211 

Oh  send  thy  Spirit  down  to  write 

Thy  law  upon  my  heart, 
Nor  let  my  tongue  indulge  deceit, 

Nor  act  the  liar's  part. 

From  vanity  turn  off  my  eyes ; 

Let  no  corrupt  design, 
Nor  covetous  desires,  arise 

Within  this  soul  of  mine. 

Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word, 

And  make  my  heart  sincere : 
Let  sin  have  no  dominion,  Lord, 

But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

My  soul  hath  gone  too  far  astray. 

My  feet  too  often  slip ; 
Yet,  since  I've  not  forgot  thy  way, 

Restore  thy  wandering  sheep. 

Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands, 

'Tis  a  delightful  road  ; 
Nor  let  my  head,  nor  heart,  nor  hands 

Offend  against  my  God. 

Psalm  119.    twelfth  part.    C.  M. 
"M/Jpf  God,  consider  my  distress, 
•^-^  Let  mercy  plead  my  cause ; 
Though  I  have  sinned  against  thy  grace, 
I  can't  forget  thy  laws. 

Forbid,  forbid  the  sharp  reproach. 

Which  I  so  justly  fear  ; 
Uphold  my  life,  uphold  my  hopes. 

Nor  let  my  shame  appear. 

Be  thou  a  surety.  Lord,  for  me, 

Nor  let  the  proud  oppress; 
But  make  thy  waiting  servant  see 

The  shinings  of  thy  face. 


212  PSALM  119. 

4  My  eyes  with  expectation  fail ; 

My  heart  within  me  cries, 
"  When  will  the  Lord  his  truth  fulfil, 
And  bid  my  comforts  rise." 

5  Look  down  upon  my  sorrows.  Lord, 

And  show  thy  grace  the  same; 
Thy  tender  mercies  still  afford 
To  those  that  love  thy  name. 

Psalm  119.  thirteenth  part.  C.  M. 

"TTTITH  my  whole  heart  I've  sought  thy  face, 

^  ^    O  let  me  never  stray 
From  thy  commands,  O  God  of  grace, 
Nor  tread  the  sinner's  way. 

2  Thy  word  I've  hid  within  my  heart, 

To  keep  my  conscience  clean. 
To  be  an  everlasting  guard 
From  every  rising  sin. 

3  I'm  a  companion  of  the  saints, 

Who  fear  and  love  the  Lord ; 
My  sorrows  rise,  my  nature  faints. 
When  men  transgress  thy  word. 

4  While  sinners  do  thy  gospel  wrong. 

My  spirit  stands  in  awe  ; 
My  soul  abhors  a  lying  tongue. 
But  loves  thy  righteous  law. 

5  My  heart  with  sacred  reverence  hears 

The  threatenings  of  thy  word ; 
My  flesh  with  holy  trembling  fear, 
The  judgments  of  the  Lord. 

6  My  God,  I  long,  I  hope,  I  wait 

For  thy  salvation  still; 
While  thy  whole  law  is  my  delight, 
And  I  obey  thy  will. 


PSALM  119.  213 

Psalm  119.    fourteenth  part.    C.  M. 

CONSIDER  all  my  sorrows,  Lord, 
And  thy  deliverance  send; 
My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints, 

When  will  my  troubles  end  ? 
Yet  I  have  found  'tis  good  for  me 

To  bear  my  Father's  rod ; 
Afflictions  make  me  learn  thy  law. 

And  live  upon  my  God. 
This  is  the  comfort  I  enjoy 

When  new  distress  begins : 
I  read  thy  word,  I  run  thy  way. 

And  hate  my  former  sins. 
Had  not  thy  word  been  my  delight 

When  earthly  joys  were  fled. 
My  soul,  oppressed  with  sorrow's  weight. 

Had  sunk  amonorst  the  dead. 

o 

I  know  thy  judgments,  Lord,  are  right, 

Though  they  may  seem  severe ; 
The  sharpest  sufferings  I  endure 

Flow  from  thy  faithful  care. 
Before  I  knew  thy  chastening  rod. 

My  feet  were  apt  to  stray ; 
But  now  I  learn  to  keep  thy  word. 

Nor  wander  from  thy  way. 

Psalm  119.   fifteenth  part.    C.  M. 
i^  THAT  thy  statutes  every  hour 
^-^  Might  dwell  upon  my  mind  ! 
Thence  I  derive  a  quickening  power, 

And  daily  peace  I  find. 
To  meditate  thy  precepts,  Lord, 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ; 
My  soul  shall  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 

Thy  word  is  all  my  joy. 


214  PSALM  119. 

3  How  would  I  run  in  thy  commands, 

If  thou  my  heart  discharge 
From  sin  and  Satan's  hateful  chains, 
And  set  my  feet  at  large  ? 

4  My  lips  with  courage  shall  declare 

Thy  statutes  and  thy  name : 
I'll  speak  thy  word  though  kings  should  hear, 
Nor  yield  to  sinful  shame. 

5  Let  bands  of  persecutors  rise 

To  rob  me  of  my  right, 
Let  pride  and  malice  forge  their  lies, 
Thy  law  is  my  delight. 

6  Depart  from  me,  ye  wicked  race. 

Whose  hands  and  hearts  are  ill : 
I  love  my  God,  I  love  his  ways. 
And  must  obey  his  will. 

Psalm  119.    sixteenth  part.    C.  M. 

MY  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust: 
Lord,  give  me  life  divine ; 
From  vain  desires  and  every  lust 
Turn  off  these  eyes  of  mine. 

2  I  need  the  influence  of  thy  grace 

To  speed  me  in  thy  way. 
Lest  I  should  loiter  in  my  race, 
Or  turn  my  feet  astray. 

3  When  sore  afflictions  press  me  down, 

I  need  thy  quickening  powers ; 
Thy  word  that  I  have  rested  on. 
Shall  help  my  heaviest  hours. 

4  Are  not  thy  mercies  sovereign  still. 

And  thou  a  faithful  God? 
Wilt  thou  not  grant  me  warmer  zeal 
To  run  the  heavenly  road 't 


PSALM  119.  215 

»  Does  not  my  heart  thy  precepts  love, 

And  long  to  see  thy  face  ? 
And  yet  how  slow  my  spirits  move 

Without  enlivening  grace ! 
Then  shall  I  love  thy  gospel  more, 

And  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
When  I  have  felt  its  quickening  power 

To  draw  me  near  the  Lord. 

Psalm  119.  seventeenth  part.  L.  M. 

WHEN  pain  and  anguish  seize  me,  Lord, 
All  my  support  is  from  thy  word: 
My  soul  dissolves  from  heaviness ; 
Uphold  me  with  thy  strengthening  grace. 
The  proud  have  framed  their  scoffs  and  lies. 
They  watch  my  feet  with  envious  eyes, 
They  tempt  my  soul  to  snares  and  sin ; 
Yet  thy  commands  I'll  ne'er  decline. 
They  hate  me,  Lord,  without  a  cause. 
They  hate  to  see  me  love  thy  laws  ! 
But  I  will  trust  and  fear  thy  name. 
Till  pride  and  malice  die  with  shame. 
Psalm  119.    eighteenth  part.    L.  M. 

FATHER,  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand  ; 
How  kind  was  thy  chastising  rod. 
That  forced  my  conscience  to  a  stand. 

And  brought  my  wandering  soul  to  God. 
Foolish  and  vain,  I  went  astray. 

Ere  I  had  felt  thy  scourges.  Lord  ; 
I  left  my  guide,  and  lost  my  way. 

But  now  I  love  and  keep  thy  word. 
'Tis  good  for  me  to  wear  the  yoke. 

For  pride  is  apt  to  rise  and  swell ; 
'Tis  good  to  bear  my  Father's  stroke. 

That  I  might  learn  his  statutes  well. 


216  PSALM  120. 

4  The  law  that  issues  from  thy  mouth, 

Shall  raise  my  cheerful  passions  more 
Than  all  the  treasures  of  the  south ; 
Or  richest  hills  of  golden  ore. 

5  Thy  hands  have  made  my  mortal  frame, 

Thy  spirit  formed  my  soul  within : 
Teach  me  to  know  thy  wondrous  name, 
And  guard  me  safe  from  death  and  sin. 

6  Then  all  that  love  and  fear  the  Lord 

At  my  salvation  shall  rejoice, 
For  I  have  trusted  in  thy  word, 

And  made  thy  grace  my  only  choice. 

Psalm  120.    C.  M. 

THOU  God  of  love,  thou  ever  blest, 
Pity  my  suffering  state ; 
When  wilt  thou  set  my  soul  at  rest, 
From  lips  that  love  deceit  ? 

2  Hard  lot  of  mine!  my  days  are  cast 

Among  the  sons  of  strife. 
Whose  never-ceasing  quarrels  waste 
My  golden  hours  of  hfe. 

3  Oh  might  I  fly  to  change  my  place. 

How  would  I  choose  to  dwell 

In  some  wide,  lonesome  wilderness. 

And  leave  these  gates  of  hell ! 

4  Peace  is  the  blessing  that  I  seek. 

How  lovely  are  its  charms! 
I  am  for  peace ;  but  when  I  speak, 
They  all  declare  for  arms. 

5  New  passions  still  their  souls  engage,    - 

And  keep  their  malice  strong : 
What  shall  be  done  to  curb  thy  rage, 
O  thou  devouring  tongue! 


PSALM  121.  217 

6  Should  burning  arrows  smite  me  through, 
Strict  justice  would  approve  ; 
But  I  would  rather  spare  my  foe, 
And  melt  his  heart  with  love. 

Psalm  121.  first  part.  L.  M. 

UP  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
Th'  eternal  hills  beyond  the  skies  ; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives ; 
There  my  almighty  refuge  lives. 

2  He  lives  ;  the  everlasting  God, 

That  built  the  world,  that  spread  the  flood  ; 
The  heavens,  with  all  their  host  he  made. 
And  the  dark  ref^ions  of  the  dead. 

3  He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way  ; 
His  morning  smiles  adorn  the  day : 

He  spreads  the  evening  veil,  and  keeps 
The  silent  hours  while  Israel  sleeps. 

4  Israel,  a  name  divinely  blest. 
May  rise  secure,  securely  rest ; 
Thy  holy  guardian's  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber  nor  surprise. 

5  No  sun  shall  smite  thy  head  by  day, 
Nor  the  pale  moon  with  sickly  ray, 
Shall  blast  thy  couch  ;  no  baleful  star 
Dart  his  malignant  fire  so  far. 

6  Should  earth  and  hell  with  malice  burn, 
Still  thou  shalt  go,  and  still  return, 
Safe  in  the  Lord  ;  his  heavenly  care 
Defends  thy  life  from  every  snare. 

7  On  thee  foul  spirits  have  no  power ; 
And  in  thy  last  departing  hour 
Angels  that  trace  the  airy  road. 
Shall  bear  thee  homeward  to  thy  God. 


218  PSALM  121. 

Psalm  121.    second  part.   C.  M. 

TO  heaven  I  lift  my  waiting  eyes, 
There  all  my  hopes  are  laid : 
The  Lord  that  built  the  earth  and  skies 
Is  my  perpetual  aid. 

2  Their  steadfast  feet  shall  never  fall, 

Whom  he  designs  to  keep; 
His  ear  attends  the  softest  call ; 
His  eyes  can  never  sleep. 

3  He  will  sustain  our  weakest  powers 

With  his  almighty  arm, 
And  watch  our  most  unguarded  hours 
Against  surprising  harm. 

4  Israel  rejoice,  and  rest  secure, 

Thy  keeper  is  the  Lord ; 
His  wakeful  eyes  employ  his  power 
For  thine  eternal  guard. 

5  Nor  scorching  sun,  nor  sickly  moon. 

Shall  have  its  leave  to  smite ; 
He  shields  thy  head  from  burning  noon. 
From  blasting  damps  at  night. 

6  He  guards  thy  soul,  he  keeps  thy  breath, 

Where  thickest  dangers  come  ; 

Go  and  return,  secure  from  death. 

Till  God  commands  thee  home. 

Psalm  121.    third  part.   P.  M. 

UPWARD  I  lift  my  eyes. 
From  God  is  all  my  aid ; 
The  God  that  built  the  skies. 
And  earth  and  nature  made ; 
God  is  the  tower 
To  which  I  fly;  his  grace  is  nigh 
In  every  hour. 


PSALM  122.  219 

2  My  feet  shall  never  slide, 

And  fall  in  fatal  snares, 
Since  God,  my  guard  and  guide, 
Defends  me  from  my  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes 
That  never  sleep,  shall  Israel  keep 
When  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day. 

Nor  blasts  of  evening  air. 
Shall  take  my  health  away, 
If  God  be  with  me  there ; 
Thou  art  my  sun, 
And  thou  my  shade,  to  guard  my  head 
By  night  or  noon. 

4  Hast  thou  not  given  thy  word 

To  save  my  soul  from  death? 
And  I  can  trust  my  Lord 
To  keep  my  mortal  breath : 
I'll  go  and  come. 
Nor  fear  to  die,  till  from  on  high 
Thou  call  me  home. 

Psalm  122.    first  part.   C.  M. 

HOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 
My  friends  devoutly  say, 
In  Zion  let  us  all  appear 
And  keep  the  solemn  day. 

2  I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road  ; 

The  church,  adorned  with  grace, 
Stands  like  a  palace  built  for  God, 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts,  wdth  joy  unknown, 

The  holy  tribes  repair  ; 
The  Son  of  David  holds  his  throne, 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 


220  PSALM  122. 

4  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints ; 

And  while  his  awful  voice 
Divides  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble  and  rejoice. 

5  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place, 

And  joy  a  constant  guest ; 
With  holy  gifts  and  heavenly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest ! 

6  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 

While  life  or  breath  remains ; 
There  my  best  friends,  my  kindred  dwell, 
There  God,  my  Saviour,  reigns. 

Psalm  122.    second  part.    P.  M. 

HOW  pleased  and  blest  was  I, 
To  hear  the  people  cry, 
"Come,  let  us  seek  our  God  to-day  !" 
Yes,  with  a  cheerful  zeal 
We  haste  to  Zion's  hill. 
And  there  our  vows  and  honours  pay. 

2  Zion,  thrice  happy  place, 
Adorned  with  wondrous  grace. 

And  walls  of  strength  embrace  thee  round : 
In  thee  our  tribes  appear 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 

The  sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound. 

3  There  David's  greater  Son 
Has  fixed  his  royal  throne ; 

He  sits  for  grace  and  judgment  there : 

He  bids  the  saints  be  glad. 

He  makes  the  sinners  sad. 
And  humble  souls  rejoice  with  fear. 

4  May  peace  attend  thy  gate. 
And  joy  within  thee  wait. 

To  bless  the  soul  of  every  guest ; 


1 


PSALM  123,  124.  221 

The  man  that  seeks  thy  peace, 
And  wishes  thine  increase, 
A  thousand  blessings  on  him  rest ! 

5      My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 

Peace  to  this  sacred  house  ! 
For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell : 

And  since  my  glorious  God 

Makes  thee  his  blest  abode, 
My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  well. 

Psalm  123.   C.  M. 

OTHOU,  whose  grace  and  justice  reign 
Enthroned  above  the  skies. 
To  thee  our  hearts  woulA  tell  their  pain 
To  thee  we  lift  our  eyei. 

2  As  servants  watch  their  master's  hand, 

And  fear  the  angry  stroke ; 
Or  maids  before  their  mistress  stand. 
And  wait  a  peaceful  look  : 

3  So,  for  our  sins,  we  justly  feel 

Thy  discipline,  O  God  ; 
Yet  wait  the  gracious  moment  still. 
Till  thou  remove  the  rod. 

4  Those  that  in  wealth  and  pleasure  live, 

Our  daily  groans  deride ; 
And  thy  delays  of  mercy  give 
Fresh  courage  to  their  pride. 

5  Our  foes  insult  us,  but  our  hope 

In  thy  compassion  lies ; 
This  thought  shall  bear  our  spirits  up. 
That  God  will  not  despise. 

Psalm  124.  C.  M. 

HAD  not  the  God  of  truth  and  love, 
When  hosts  against  us  rose, 
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222  PSALM  125. 

Displayed  his  vengeance  from  above, 
And  crushed  the  conquering  foes  ; 

2  Their  armies  Hke  a  raging  flood, 

Had  swept  the  guardless  land, 

Destroyed  on  earth  his  blest  abode, 

And  'whekned  our  feeble  band. 

3  But  safe  beneath  his  spreading  shield 

His  sons  securely  rest, 
Defy  the  dangers  of  the  field. 
And  bare  the  fearless  breast. 

4  And  now  our  souls  shall  bless  the  Lord, 

Who  broke  the  deadly  snare ; 
Who  saved  us  froin  the  murdcrinfj  sword, 
And  made  our  Fives  his  care. 

5  Our  help  is  in  Jehovah's  name. 

Who  formed  the  heavens  above  ; 
He  that  supports  their  w^ondrous  frame. 
Can  guard  his  church  by  love  ! 

Psalm  125.  first  part.   C.  M. 

UNSHAKEN  as  the  sacred  hill, 
And  firm  as  mountains  stand. 
Firm  as  a  rock  the  soul  shall  rest. 
That  trusts  th'  Almighty  hand. 

2  Not  walls  nor  hills  could  guard  so  well 

Old  Salem's  happy  ground. 
As  those  eternal  arms  of  love. 
That  every  saint  surround. 

3  While  tyrants  are  a  smarting  scourge, 

To  drive  them  near  to  God, 
Divine  compassion  will  assuage 
The  fury  of  the  rod. 

4  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  souls  sincere, 

And  lead  them  safely  on 


rSALM  125,  126.  223 

To  the  bright  gates  of  paradise, 
Where  Christ  their  Lord  is  gone. 
5  But  if  we  trace  those  crooked  ways 
That  the  old  serpent  drew, 

The  wrath  that  drove  him  first  to  hell, 
Shall  smite  his  followers  too. 

Psalm  125.   second  part.   S.  M. 

FIRM  and  unmoved  are  they 
That  rest  their  souls  on  God ; 
Firm  as  the  mount  where  David  dwelt. 
Or  where  the  ark  abode. 

2  As  mountains  stood  to  guard 

The  city's  sacred  ground. 
So  God  and  his  almighty  love 
Embrace  his  saints  around. 

3  What  though  the  Father's  rod 

Drop  a  chastising  stroke, 
Yet,  lest  it  wound  their  souls  too  deep, 
Its  fury  shall  be  broke. 

4  Deal  gently.  Lord,  with  those 

Whose  faith  and  pious  fear, 
Whose  hope  and  love,  and  every  grace. 
Proclaim  their  hearts  sincere. 

5  Nor  shall  the  tyrant's  rage 

Too  long  oppress  the  saint ; 
The  God  of  Israel  will  support 
His  children  lest  they  faint. 

6  But  if  our  slavish  fear 

Will  choose  the  road  to  hell. 
We  must  expect  our  portion  there. 
Where  bolder  sinners  dwell. 

Psalm  126.    first  part.    L.  M. 
"'V^HEN  God  restored  our  captive  state, 
^  ^    Joy  was  our  song,  and  grace  our  theme, 


224  PSALM  126. 

The  grace  beyond  our  hopes  so  great, 
That  joy  appeared  a  pleasing  dream. 

2  The  scoffer  owns  thy  hand,  and  pays 

Unwilhng  honours  to  thy  name ; 
While  we  with  pleasure  shout  thy  praise, 
With  cheerful  notes  thy  love  proclaim. 

3  When  we  reviewed  our  dismal  fears, 

'Twas  hard  to  think  they'd  vanished  so ; 
With  God  we  left  our  flowing  tears. 
He  makes  our  joys  like  rivers  flow. 

4  The  man  that  in  his  furrowed  field. 

His  scattered  seed  with  sadness  leaves, 
Will  shout  to  see  the  harvest  yield 
A  welcome  load  of  joyful  sheaves. 
Psalm  126.    second  part.   C.  M. 

WHEN  God  revealed  his  gracious  name, 
And  changed  my  mournful  state. 
My  rapture  seemed  a  pleasing  dream. 
The  grace  appeared  so  great. 

2  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change, 

And  did  thy  hand  confess  ; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strains. 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 

3  "Great  is  the  work,"  my  neighbours  cried. 

And  owned  the  power  divine ; 
"  Great  is  the  work,"  my  heart  replied, 
"  And  be  the  glory  thine." 

4  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies. 

Can  give  us  day  for  night ; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight. 

5  Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness,  wait 

Till  the  fair  harvest  come, 


PSALM  127.  225 

They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great, 
And  shout  the  blessings  home. 

6  Though  seed  lie  buried  long  in  dust, 
It  sha'n't  deceive  their  hope  ; 
The  precious  grain  can  ne'er  be  lost, 
For  grace  insures  the  crop. 

Psalm  127.   first  part.   L.  M. 

IF  God  succeed  not,  all  the  cost 
And  pains  to  build  the  house  are  lost ; 
Jf  God  the  city  will  not  keep, 
The  watchful  guards  as  well  may  sleep. 

2  What  though  we  rise  before  the  sun. 
And  work  and  toil  when  day  is  done. 
Careful  and  sparing  eat  our  bread. 
To  shun  that  poverty  we  dread  ; 

3  'Tis  all  in  vain,  'till  God  hath  blest  ; 
He  can  make  rich,  can  give  us  rest : 
On  God,  our  Sovereign,  still  depends 
Our  joy  in  children,  and  in  friends. 

4  Happy  the  man  to  whom  he  sends 
Obedient  children,  faithful  friends  ! 
How  sweet  our  daily  comforts  prove 
When  they  are  seasoned  with  his  love  ! 

Psalm  127.    second  part.   C.  M. 

IF  God  to  build  the  house  deny. 
The  builders  work  in  vain  ; 
And  towns  without  his  wakeful  eye, 
A  useless  watch  maintain. 

2  Before  the  morning  beams  arise. 
Your  painful  work  renew. 
And  till  the  stars  ascend  the  skies 
Your  tiresome  toil  pursue. 


226  PSALM  128,  129. 

3  Short  be  your  sleep,  and  coarse  your  fare, 

In  vain,  till  God  has  blest ; 
But  if  his  smiles  attend  your  care, 
You  shall  have  food  and  rest. 

4  Nor  children,  relatives,  nor  friends, 

Shall  real  blessings  prove. 
Nor  all  the  earthly  joys  he  sends. 
If  sent  without  his  love. 

Psalm  128.   CM. 

O  HAPPY  man,  w^hose  soul  is  filled. 
With  zeal  and  reverend  awe  ? 
His  lips  to  God  their  honours  yield. 
His  life  adorns  the  law. 

2  A  careful  providence  shall  stand. 

And  ever  guard  thy  head. 
Shall  on  the  labours  of  thy  hand 
Its  kindly  blessings  shed. 

3  Thy  wife  shall  be  a  fruitful  vine ; 

Thy  children,  round  thy  board. 
Each  like  a  plant  of  honour  shine. 
And  learn  to  fear  the  Lord. 

4  The  Lord  shall  thy  best  hopes  fulfil 

For  months  and  years  to  come  : 
The  Lord,  who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 
Shall  send  thee  blessings  home. 

5  This  is  the  man  whose  happy  eyes. 

Shall  see  his  house  increase. 
Shall  see  the  sinking  church  arise. 
Then  leave  the  world  in  peace. 

Psalm  129.    C.  M. 

UP  from  my  youth,  may  Israel  say, 
Have  I  been  nursed  in  tears ; 
My  griefs  were  constant  as  the  day, 
And  tedious  as  the  years. 


PSALM  130.  227 

2  Up  from  my  youtli  I  bore  the  rage, 

Of  all  the  sons  of  strife ; 
Oft  they  assailed  my  riper  age, 
But  God  preserved  my  life. 

3  O'er  all  my  frame  their  cruel  dart 

Its  painful  wounds  impressed ; 
Daily  they  vexed  my  fainting  heart, 
Nor  let  my  sorrows  rest. 

4  The  Lord  in  anger,  on  his  throne. 

With  an  impartial  eye. 
Measured  the  mischiefs  they  had  done, 
Then  let  his  arrows  fly. 

5  How  was  their  insolence  surprised 

To  hear  his  thunders  roll ! 
And  all  the  foes  of  Zion  seized 
With  horror  to  the  soul ! 

6  Thus  shall  the  men  that  hate  the  saints 

Be  blasted  from  the  sky  ; 
Their  glory  fades,  their  courage  faints. 
And  all  their  prospects  die. 

7  What  though  they  flourish  tall  and  fair. 

They  have  no  root  beneath ; 
Their  growth  shall  perish  in  despair. 
And  lie  despised  in  death. 

8  So  corn  that  on  the  house-top  stands. 

No  hope  of  harvest  gives  ; 
The  reaper  ne'er  shall  fill  his  hands. 
Nor  binder  fold  the  sheaves. 

Psalm  130.   first  part.    C.  M. 
i^UT  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress, 
^^  The  borders  of  despair, 
I  sent  my  cries  to  seek  thy  grace, 
My  groans  to  reach  thine  ear. 


228  PSALM  130. 

2  Great  God  !  should  thy  severer  eye, 

And  thine  impartial  hand, 
Mark  and  revenge  iniquity, 
No  mortal  flesh  could  stand. 

3  But  there  are  pardons  with  my  God, 

For  crimes  of  high  degree  ; 
Thy  Son  hath  bought  them  with  his  blood, 
To  draw  us  near  to  thee. 

4  I  wait  for  thy  salvation,  Lord, 

With  strong  desires  I  wait ; 
My  soul,  invited  by  thy  word. 
Stands  watching  at  thy  gate. 

5  Just  as  the  guards  that  keep  the  night 

Long  for  the  morning  skies, 
"Watch  the  first  beams  of  breaking  light. 
And  meet  them  with  their  eyes : 

6  So  waits  my  soul  to  see  thy  grace ; 

And  more  intent  than  they. 
Meets  the  first  openings  of  thy  face. 
And  finds  a  brighter  day. 

7  Then  in  the  Lord  let  Israel  trust, 

Let  Israel  seek  his  face ; 
The  Lord  is  good,  as  well  as  just. 
And  plenteous  is  his  grace. 

8  There 's  full  redemption  at  his  throne 

For  sinners  long  enslaved ; 

The  great  Redeemer  is  his  Son, 

And  Israel  shall  be  saved. 

Psalm  130.   second  part.   L.  M. 

FROM  deep  distress  and  troubled  thoughts, 
To  thee,  my  God,  I  raised  my  cries : 
If  thou  severely  mark  our  faults. 
No  flesh  can  stand  before  thine  eyes. 


PSALM  131,132.  229 

But  thou  hast  built  thy  throne  of  grace, 

Free  to  dispense  thy  pardons  there, 
That  sinners  may  approach  thy  face. 

And  hope,  and  love,  as  well  as  fear. 
As  the  benighted  pilgrims  wait. 

And  long,  and  wish  for  breaking  day, 
So  waits  my  soul  before  thy  gate ; 

When  will  my  God  his  face  display  ? 
My  trust  is  fixed  upon  thy  word. 

Nor  shall  I  trust  thy  word  in  vain : 
Let  mourning  souls  address  the  Lord, 

And  find  rehef  from  all  their  pain. 
Great  is  his  love,  and  large  his  grace. 

Through  the  redemption  of  his  Son  : 
He  turns  our  feet  from  sinful  ways. 

And  pardons  what  our  hands  have  done 
Psalm  131.    CM. 

IS  there  ambition  in  my  heart  ? 
Search,  gracious  God,  and  see : 
Or  do  I  act  a  haughty  part  ? 

Lord,  I  appeal  to  thee. 
I  charge  my  thoughts,  be  humble  still, 

And  all  my  carriage  mild ; 
Content,  my  Father,  with  thy  will, 

And  peaceful  as  a  child. 
The  patient  soul,  the  lowly  mind. 

Shall  have  a  large  reward  ; 
Let  saints  in  sorrow  he  resigned, 
And  trust  a  faithful  Lord. 

Psalm  132.   first  part.    L.  M. 

WHERE  shall  we  go  to  seek  and  find 
A  habitation  for  our  God, 
A  dweUing  for  th'  Eternal  Mind, 
Among  the  sons  of  flesh  and  blood? 

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230  PSALM  132. 

2  The  God  of  Jacob  chose  the  hill 

Of  Zion  for  his  ancient  rest ; 
And  Zion  is  his  dweUing  still ; 

His  church  is  with  his  presence  blest. 

3  "  Here  will  I  fix  my  gracious  throne, 

And  reign  for  ever,"  saith  the  Lord ; 
"  Here  shall  my  power  and  love  be  known, 
And  blessings  shall  attend  my  word. 

4  "  Here  will  I  meet  the  hungry  poor. 

And  fill  their  souls  with  living  bread  ; 
Sinners,  that  wait  before  my  door, 
With  sweet  provision  shall  be  fed. 

5  "  Girded  with  truth,  and  clothed  with  grace, 

My  priests,  my  ministers  shall  shine ; 
Not  Aaron,  in  his  costly  dress. 
Appears  so  glorious  and  divine. 

6  "  The  saints,  unable  to  contain 

Their  inward  joy,  shall  shout  and  sing  : 
The  Son  of  David  here  shall  reign, 
And  Zion  triumph  in  her  King." 

7  Jesus  shall  see  a  numerous  seed 

Born  here  to  uphold  his  glorious  name  ; 
His  crown  shall  flourish  on  his  head. 

While  all  his  foes  are  clothed  with  shame. 

Psalm  132.   second  part.    C.  M. 

NO  sleep  nor  slumber  to  his  eyes 
Good  David  Avould  afford, 
Till  he  had  found  below  the  skies 
A  dwelling  for  the  Lord. 

2  The  Lord  in  Zion  placed  his  name, 
His  ark  was  settled  there ; 
And  there  the  assembled  nation  came 
To  worship  thrice  a  year. 


PSALM  133.  231  . 

3  We  trace  no  more  those  toilsome  ways, 

Nor  wander  far  abroad ; 
Where'er  thy  people  meet  for  praise, 
There  is  a  house  for  God. 

4  Arise,  O  King  of  grace,  arise. 

And  enter  to  thy  rest : 
Lo  !  thy  church  waits  with  longing  eyes, 
Thus  to  be  owned  and  blest. 

5  Enter,  with  all  thy  glorious  train. 

Thy  spirit  and  thy  word  ; 
All  that  the  ark  did  once  contain. 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

6  Here,  mighty  God,  accept  our  vows  ; 

Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread  ; 
Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house. 
And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 

7  Here  let  the  Son  of  David  reign. 

Let  God's  anointed  shine ; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain. 
With  love  and  power  divine. 

8  Here  let  him  hold  a  lasting  throne. 

And  as  his  kingdom  grows. 
Fresh  honours  shall  adorn  his  crown. 
And  shame  confound  his  foes. 

Psalm  133.    first  part.  C.  M. 

LO !  what  an  entertaining  sight 
Those  friendly  brethren  prove. 
Whose  cheerful  hearts  in  bands  unite 
Of  harmony  and  love  ! 

2  Where  streams  of  bliss,  from  Christ  the  spring, 
Descend  to  every  soul ; 
And  heavenly  peace  with  balmy  wmg. 
Shades  and  bedews  the  whole. 


232  PSALM  133,  134. 

3  'Tis  like  the  oil,  divinely  blest, 

Which,  poured  on  Aaron's  head, 
Ran  down  his  beard,  perfumed  his  vest, 
And  round  its  fragrance  shed. 

4  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews, 

That  fall  on  Zion's  hill, 
Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shows, 
And  makes  his  grace  distil. 

Psalm  133.   second  part.   S.  M. 

BLEST  are  the  sons  of  peace. 
Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one ; 
Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious  house 

Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet ; 
Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows, 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

3  Thus,  when  on  Aaron's  head. 

They  poured  the  rich  perfume, 
The  oil  down  to  his  raiment  spread, 
And  pleasure  filled  the  room. 

4  Thus,  on  the  heavenly  hills 

The  saints  are  blest  above. 
Where  joy,  like  morning  dew,  distils. 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

Psalm  134.   CM. 

TE  that  obey  th'  immortal  King, 
Attend  his  holy  place ; 
Bow  to  the  glories  of  his  power. 
And  bless  his  wondrous  grace. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  light, 
And  send  your  souls  on  high ; 


PSALM  135.  233 

Raise  your  admiring  thoughts  by  night 
Above  the  starry  sky. 

3  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts 
With  rays  of  quickening  grace ; 
The  God  that  spreads  the  heavens  abroad, 
And  rules  the  swelhng  seas. 

Psalm  135.   first  part.   L.  M. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name, 
While  in  his  earthly  courts  ye  wait, 
Ye  saints  that  to  his  house  belong. 
Or  stand  attending  at  his  gate. 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  the  Lord  is  good  ; 

To  praise  his  name  is  sweet  employ ; 
Israel  he  chose  of  old,  and  still 
His  church  is  his  peculiar  joy. 

3  The  Lord  himself  will  judge  his.  saints  ; 

He  treats  his  servants  as  his  friends ; 
And  when  he  hears  their  sore  complaints. 
Repents  the  sorrows  that  he  sends. 

4  Through  every  age  the  Lord  declares 

His  name,  and  breaks  th'  oppressor's  rod ; 
He  gives  his  suffering  servants  rest. 
And  will  be  known  th'  Almighty  God. 

5  Bless  ye  the  Lord  who  taste  his  love. 

People  and  priests  exalt  his  name ; 
Among  his  saints  he  ever  dwells ; 
His  church  is  his  Jerusalem. 

PsALM  135.     SECOND  PART.      L.  M. 

1^  REAT  is  the  Lord,  exalted  high 
^-^    Above  all  powers,  and  every  throne ; 
Whate'er  he  pleased  in  earth  and  sea. 
Or  heaven,  or  hell,  his  hand  hath  done. 
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234  PSALM  135. 

2  At  his  command  the  vapours  rise, 

The  hghtnings  flash,  the  thunders  roar ; 
He  pours  the  rain,  he  brings  the  wind 
And  tempest  from  his  airy  store. 

3  'Twas  he  those  dreadful  tokens  sent, 

O  Egypt,  through  thy  stubborn  land, 
When  al]  thy  first-born,  beasts  and  men, 
Fell  dead  by  his  avenging  hand. 

4  What  mighty  nations,  mighty  kings. 

He  slew,  and  their  whole  country  gave 
To  Israel,  whom  his  hand  redeemed. 
No  more  to  be  proud  Pharaoh's  slave ! 

5  His  power  the  same,  the  same  his  grace. 

That  saves  us  from  the  hosts  of  hell : 
And  heaven  he  gives  us  to  possess. 
Whence  those  apostate  angels  fell. 

PsALivr  135.   TmRD  part.   C.  M. 

AWAKE,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King, 
Your  sweetest  passions  raise ; 
Your  pious  pleasure,  while  you  sing, 
Increasing  with  the  praise. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  works  unknown 

Are  his  divine  employ  ; 
But  still  his  saints  are  near  his  throne. 
His  treasure  and  his  joy. 

3  Heaven,  earth,  and  sea,  confess  his  hand ; 

He  bids  the  vapours  rise ; 
Lightning  and  storm,  at  his  command, 
Sweep  through  the  sounding  skies. 

4  All  power,  that  gods  or  kings  have  claimed, 

Is  found  with  him  alone ; 
But  heathen  gods  should  ne'er  be  named 
Where  our  Jeliovah  's  known. 


PSALM  136.  235 

5  Which  of  the  stocks  and  stones  they  trust, 

Can  give  them  showers  of  rain  ? 
In  vain  they  worship  ghttering  dust, 
And  pray  to  gold  in  vain. 

6  Their    gods    have    tongues    that   speechless 

prove, 
Such  as  their  makers  gave ; 
Their  feet  were  never  formed  to  move, 
Nor  hands  have  power  to  save. 

7  Blind  are  their  eyes,  their  ears  are  deaf, 

Nor  hear  when  mortals  pray  ; 
Mortals  that  wait  for  their  relief. 
Are  blind  and  deaf  as  they. 

8  Ye  nations,  know  the  living  God, 

Serve  him  with  faith  and  fear ; 
He  makes  the  churches  his  abode. 
And  claims  your  honours  there. 

Psalm  136.   first  part.   C.  M. 

GIVE  thanks  to  God,  the  sovereign  Lord ; 
His  mercies  still  endure ; 
And  be  the  King  of  kings  adored ; 
His  truth  is  ever  sure. 

2  What  wonders  hath  his  wisdom  done  ! 

How  mighty  is  his  hand  ! 
Heaven,  earth,  and  sea,  he  framed  alone : 
How  wide  is  his  command ! 

3  The  sun  supplies  the  day  with  light : 

How  bright  his  counsels  shine ! 
The  moon  and  stars  adorn  the  night : 
His  works  are  all  divine. 

4  He  struck  the  sons  of  Egypt  dead : 

How  dreadful  is  his  rod ! 
And  thence  with  joy  his  people  led : 
How  gracious  is  our  God ! 


236  PSALM  136. 

5  He  cleft  the  swelling  sea  in  two : 

His  arm  is  great  in  might ; 
And  gave  the  tribes  a  passage  through  : 
His  power  and  grace  unite. 

6  But  Pharaoh's  army  there  he  drowned  ; 

How  glorious  are  his  ways ! 
And  brought  his  saints  through  desert  ground  , 
Eternal  be  his  praise. 

7  Great  monarchs  fell  beneath  his  hand  ; 

Victorious  is  his  sword ; 
While  Israel  took  the  promised  land, 
And  faithful  is  his  word. 

8  He  saw  the  nations  dead  in  sin ; 

He  felt  his  pity  move : 
How  sad  the  state  the  world  was  in  I 
How  boundless  was  his  love ! 

9  He  sent  to  save  us  from  our  woe ; 

His  goodness  never  fails  : 
From  death  and  hell,  and  eveiy  foe ; 
And  still  his  grace  prevails. 

10  Give  thanks  to  God,  the  heavenly  King ; 

His  mercies  still  endure : 
Let  the  whole  earth  his  praises  sing ; 
His  truth  is  ever  sure. 

Psalm  136.   second  part.    P.  M. 

^  IVE  thanks  to  God  most  high, 
^J  The  universal  Lord ; 
The  sovereign  King  of  kings : 
And  be  his  grace  adored. 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same ; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 


PSALM  136.  237 

How  mighty  is  his  hand  ! 

What  wonders  hath  he  done ! 
He  formed  the  earth  and  seas, 
And  spread  the  heavens  alone. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 
And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 

His  wisdom  formed  the  sun 

To  crown  the  day  with  light ; 
The  moon  and  twinkling  stars 
To  cheer  the  darksome  night. 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same ; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 

He  smote  the  first-born  sons, 

The  flower  of  Egypt,  dead ; 
And  thence  his  chosen  tribes 
With  joy  and  glory  led. 
Thy  mercy.  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 
And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 

His  power  and  lifted  rod 

Cleft  the  Red  Sea  in  two  ; 
And  for  his  people  made 

A  wondrous  passage  through. 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same ; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 

But  cruel  Pharaoh  there, 

With  all  his  host,  he  drowned  ; 


238  PSALM  136. 

And  brought  his  Israel  safe 
Through  a  long  desert  ground. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 
And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 

7  The  kings  of  Canaan  fell 

Beneath  his  dreadful  hand  ; 
While  his  own  servants  took 
Possession  of  their  land. 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same ; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 

8  He  saw  the  nations  lie, 

All  perishing  in  sin. 
And  pitied  the  sad  state 
The  ruined  world  was  in. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 
And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 

9  He  sent  his  only  Son 

To  save  us  from  our  woe. 
From  Satan,  sin,  and  death. 
And  every  hurtful  foe. 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same  ; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 

10  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 

To  God  the  heavenly  King ; 
And  let  the  spacious  earth 
His  works  and  glories  sing. 


PSALM  136.  239 

Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure; 
And  ever  sure 

Abides  thy  word. 

Psalm  136.   third  part.   L.  M. 
^  IVE  to  our  God  immortal  praise  ; 
^^  Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways ; 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

2  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown  ; 
The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more. 

3  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fixed  the  starry  lights  on  high : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

4  He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  light. 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure. 

When  suns  and  moons  shall  shine  no  more. 

5  The  Jews  he  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand. 
And  brought  them  to  the  promised  land  : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

6  He  saw  the  Gentiles  dead  in  sin. 
And  felt  his  pity  move  within  : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endm-e. 

When  death  and  sin  shall  reign  no  more. 

7  He  sent  his  Son  with  power  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong. 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 


240  PSALM  137. 

8  Through  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feet, 
And  leads  us  to  his  heavenly  seat : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
When  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  niore. 

Psalm  137.   first  part.    L.  M. 

BY  Babel's  stream  the  captives  sate, 
And  wept  for  Zion's  hapless  fate ; 
Useless  their  harps  on  willows  hung, 
While  foes  required  a  sacred  song. 

2  With  taunting  voice,  and  scornful  eye, 
"  Sing  us  a  song  of  heaven,"  they  cry: 
"  While  foes  deride  our  God  and  King, 
How  can  we  tune  our  harps,  or  sing  ? 

3  "  If  Zion's  woes  our  hearts  forget. 
Or  cease  to  mourn  for  Israel's  fate. 
Let  useful  skill  our  hands  forsake ; 
Our  hearts  with  hopeless  sorrow  break 

4  "  Thou,  ruined  Salem,  to  our  eyes 
Each  day  in  sad  remembrance  rise  ! 
Should  we  e'er  cease  to  feel  thy  wrongs, 
Lost  be  our  joys  and  mute  our  tongues. 

5  "  Remember,  Lord,  proud  Edom's  sons. 
Who  cried,  exulting  at  our  groans. 
While  Salem  trembled  at  her  base, 

"  Rase  them  :  her  deep  foundations  rase." 

6  To  happier  days  our  bosoms  turn  ; 
Those  days  but  teach  us  how  to  mourn : 
The  God,  who  bade  his  mercy  flow. 

In  wrath  withdraws  his  blessing  now. 

7  Yet  still,  thy  name  be  ever  blest, 
On  thee  our  hope  shall  safely  rest : 
Zion  her  Saviour  soon  shall  see 
Arrayed  to  set  his  Israel  free. 


PSALM  137.  241 

Psalm  137.   second  part.   S.  M. 

I  LOVE  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
The  house  of  thine  abode ; 
The  church  our  blest  Redeemer  saved 
With  his  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  O  God ! 

Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons 

My  voice  or  hands  deny. 
These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 

Her  welfare,  or  her  woe, 
Let  every  joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  every  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall  ; 

For  her  my  prayers  ascend  : 
To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
'Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

6  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heavenly  ways  ; 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

7  Jesus,  thou  friend  divine, 

Our  Saviour,  and  our  King, 
Thy  hand  from  every  snare  and  foe 
Shall  fijreat  deliverance  brinor. 

8  Sure  as  thy  truth  shall  last, 

To  Zion  shall  be  given 
The  brightest  glories  earth  can  yield, 
And  brighter  bliss  of  heaven. 


242  PSALM  138,  139. 

Psalm  138.    L.  M. 

WITH  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue 
ril  praise  my  Maker  in  my  song : 
Angels  shall  hear  the  notes  I  raise, 
Approve  the  song,  and  join  the  praise. 

2  I'll  sing  thy  truth  and  mercy.  Lord ; 
I'll  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  word  ; 
Not  all  the  works  and  names  below. 
So  much  thy  power  and  glory  show. 

3  To  God  I  cried  when  troubles  rose ; 
He  heard  me  and  subdued  my  foes ; 
He  did  my  rising  fears  control. 

And  strength  diffused  through  all  my  soul. 

4  The  God  of  heaven  maintains  his  state. 
Frowns  on  the  proud  and  scorns  the  great ; 
But  from  his  throne  descends  to  bless 
The  humble  souls  that  trust  his  grace. 

5  Amidst  a  thousand  snares  I  stand, 
Upheld  and  guarded  by  thy  hand ; 
Thy  words  my  fainting  soul  revive. 
And  keep  my  dying  faith  alive. 

6  Grace  will  complete  what  grace  begins, 
To  save  from  sorrows  and  from  sins ; 
The  work  that  wisdom  undertakes. 
Eternal  mercy  ne'er  forsakes. 

Psalm  139.    first  part.    L.  M. 

LORD,   thou  hast  searched  and   seen   me 
through ; 
Thine  eye  commands  with  piercing  view 
My  rising  and  my  resting  hours. 
My  heart  andilcsh,  with  all  their  powers. 

2  My  thouglits,  before  they  are  my  own. 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known ; 


PSALM  139.  243 

He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak, 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break. 

Within  thy  circhng  power  I  stand, 
On  every  side  I  find  thy  hand : 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 
I  am  surromided  still  with  God. 
Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent !  what  lofty  height ! 
My  sonl,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast. 
Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 
Oh  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast^ 
Where'' er  I  rove,  wherever  I  rest ; 
Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there. 

Psalm  139.    second  part.    L.  M. 

COULD  I  so  false,  so  faithless  prove, 
To  quit  thy  service  and  thy  love. 
Where,  Lord,  could  I  thy  presence  shun. 
Or  from  thy  dreadful  glory  run  ? 

If  up  to  heaven  I  take  my  flight, 
'Tis  there  thou  dwelPst  enthroned  in  light  : 
Or  plunge  to  hell,  there  justice  reigns. 
And  Satan  groans  beneath  thy  chains. 

If  mounted  on  a  morning  ray 
I  fly  beyond  the  western  sea. 
Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight 
Beneath  the  spreading  veil  of  night. 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 
The  veil  of  night  is  no  disguise. 
No  screen  from  thy  all-searching  eyes ; 


244  PSALM  139. 

Thy  hand  can  seize  thy  foes  as  soon 
Through  midnight  shades,  as  blazing  noon. 

6  Midnight  and  noon  in  this  agree, 
Great  God,  they're  both  ahke  to  thee ; 
Not  death  can  hide  what  God  will  spy, 
And  hell  lies  naked  to  his  eye. 

7  Oh  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast^ 
Wherever  I  rove,  where''er  I  rest ; 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there. 

Psalm  139.  third  part.    L.  M. 

MY  God,  what  inward  grief  I  feel. 
When  impious  men  transgress  thy  will ; 
I  mourn  to  hear  their  lips  profane, 
Take  thy  tremendous  name  in  vain. 

2  Does  not  my  soul  detest  and  hate 
The  sons  of  malice  and  deceit  ? 
Those  that  oppose  thy  laws  and  thee, 
I  count  for  enemies  to  me. 

3  Lord,  search  my  soul,  try  every  thought ; 
Though  my  own  heart  accuse  me  not 
Of  walking  in  a  false  disguise, 

I  beg  the  trial  of  thine  eyes. 

4  Doth  secret  mischief  lurk  within  ? 
Do  I  indulge  some  unknown  sin  ? 
Oh  turn  my  feet  whene'er  I  stray. 
And  lead  me  in  thy  perfect  way. 

Psalm  139.    fourth  part.  C.  M. 
TN  all  my  vast  concerns  wdth  thee, 
-*-  In  vain  my  soul  would  try 
To  shun  thy  presence.  Lord,  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 
2  Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 
My  rising  and  my  rest, 


PSALM  139,  140.  245 

My  public  walks,  my  private  ways 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord 

Before  they're  formed  within ; 
And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
He  knows  the  sense  I  mean. 

4  Oh  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  hjgh, 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  ? 
Within  thy  circling  arms  I  he, 
Enclosed  on  every  side. 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  still, 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  every  ill, 
Secured  by  sovereign  love. 

Psalm  139.    fifth  part.    C.  M. 

LORD,  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o'er, 
They  strike  me  with  surprise  ; 
Not  all  the  sands  that  spread  the  shore 
To  equal  numbers  rise. 

2  My  flesh  with  fear  and  wonder  stands, 

The  product  of  thy  skill ; 
And  hourly  blessings  from  thy  hands 
Thy  thoughts  of  love  reveal. 

3  These  on  my  heart  by  night  I  keep  : 

How  kind,  how  dear  to  me ! 
Oh  may  the  hour  that  ends  my  sleep 
Still  find  my  thoughts  with  thee ! 

PSAL3I140.     C.  xM. 

PROTECT  us.  Lord,  from  fatal  harm; 
Behold  our  rising  woes ; 
We  trust  alone  thy  powerful  arm, 
To  scatter  all  our  foes. 
x2 


246  PSALM  141. 

2  Their  tongue  is  like  a  poisoned  dart, 

Their  thoughts  are  full  of  guile ; 
While  rage  and  carnage  swell  their  heart, 
They  wear  a  peaceful  smile. 

3  O  God  of  grace !  thy  guardian  care, 

When  foes  without  invade, 
Or  spread  within  a  deeper  snare. 
Supplies  our  constant  aid. 

4  Let  falsehood  flee  before  thy  face. 

Thy  heavenly  truth  extend, 
All  nations  taste  thy  heavenly  grace, 
And  all  delusions  end. 

5  With  daily  bread  the  poor  supply, 

The  cause  of  justice  plead ; 
And  be  thy  church  exalted  high, 
With  Christ,  the  glorious  head. 

Psalm  141.   L.  M. 

MY  God,  accept  my  early  vows, 
Like  morning  incense,  in  thine  house, 
^nd  let  my  nightly  worship  rise 
Sweet  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

2  Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them.  Lord, 
From  every  rash  and  heedless  word ; 

Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to  tread 
The  guilty  path  where  sinners  lead. 

3  Oh  may  the  righteous,  when  I  stray. 
Smite  and  reprove  my  wandering  way  ; 
Their  gentle  words,  lik6  ointment  shed. 
Shall  never  bruise,  but  cheer  my  head. 

4  When  I  behold  them  pressed  with  grief, 
I'll  cry  to  heaven  for  their  relief; 

And  by  my  warm  petitions  prove 
How  much  1  prize  their  faithful  love. 


PSALM  142,  143.  247 

Psalm  142.    CM. 

TO  God  I  made  my  sorrows  known, 
From  God  I  sought  relief; 
In  long  complaints  before  his  throne 
I  poured  out  all  my  grief. 

2  My  soul  was  overwhelmed  with  woes, 

My  heart  began  to  break ; 
My  God,  who  all  my  burdens  knows, 
Beholds  the  way  I  take. 

3  On  every  side  I  cast  mine  eye, 

And  found  my  helpers  gone, 
While  friends  and  strangers  passed  me  by, 
Neglected  or  unknown. 

4  Then  did  I  raise  a  louder  cry, 

And  called  thy  mercy  near, 
"  Thou  art  my  portion  when  I  die, 
Be  thou  my  refuge  here." 

5  Lord,  1  am  brought  exceeding  low. 

Now  let  thine  ear  attend, 
And  make  my  foes,  who  vex  me,  know, 
I've  an  almighty  Friend. 

6  From  my  sad  prison  set  me  free, 

Then  shall  I  praise  thy  name. 
And  holy  men  shall  join  with  me. 
Thy  kindness  to  proclaim. 

Psalm  143.    first  part.    L.  M. 
■    IVfY  righteous  Judge,  my  gracious  God, 

ITA  Hear  when  I  spread  my  hands  abroad, 

And  cry  for  succour  from  thy  throne ; 

Oh  make  thy  truth  and  mercy  known. 
2  Let  judgment  not  against  me  pass ; 

Behold,  thy  servant  pleads  thy  grace ; 

Should  justice  call  us  to  thy  bar. 

No  man  alive  is  guiltless  there. 


248  *  PSALM  143. 

3  Look  down  in  pity,  Lord,  and  see 
The  mighty  woes  that  burthen  me; 
Down  to  the  dust  my  life  is  brought, 
Like  one  long  buried  and  forgot. 

4  I  dwell  in  darkness  and  unseen, 
My  heart  is  desolate  within : 

My  thoughts  in  musing  silence  trace 
The  ancient  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

5  Thence  I  derive  a  glimpse  of  hope. 
To  bear  my  sinking  spirits  up ; 

I  stretch  my  hands  to  God  again. 
And  thirst,  like  parched  lands  for  rain. 

6  For  thee  I  thirst,  I  pray,  I  mourn ; 
When  will  thy  smiling  face  return  ? 
Shall  all  my  joys  on  earth  remove. 
And  God  for  ever  hide  his  love  ? 

Psalm  143.    second  part.    L  M. 

MY  God,  thy  long  delay  to  save 
Will  sink  thy  prisoner  to  the  grave  ; 
My  heart  grows  faint,  and  dim  mine  eye ; 
Make  haste  to  help  before  I  die. 

2  The  night  is  witness  to  my  tears. 
Distressing  pains,  distracting  fears  ; 
Oh  might  I  hear  thy  morning  voice, 
How  would  my  wearied  powers  rejoice ! 

3  In  thee  I  trust,  to  thee  I  sigh, 
And  lift  my  w^eary  soul  on  high ; 
For  thee  sit  waiting  all  the  day, 
And  wear  the  tiresome  hours  away. 

4  Break  off  my  fetters.  Lord,  and  show 
The  path  in  which  my  feet  should  go ; 
If  snares  and  foes  beset  the  road, 

I  flee  to  hide  me  near  my  God. 


PSALM  144.  249 

Teach  me  to  do  thy  holy  will, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  heavenly  hill : 
Let  the  good  Spirit  of  thy  love 
Conduct  me  to  thy  courts  above. 
Then  shall  my  soul  no  more  complain,  . 
The  tempter  then  shall  rage  in  vain ; 
And  flesh,  and  sin,  my  foes  before, 
Shall  never  vex  my  spirit  more. 

Psalm  144.  first  part.   C.  M. 

];^0R  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
-     My  Saviour  and  my  Shield  ; 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word, 

To  arm  me  for  the  field. 
When  sin  and  hell  their  force  unite, 

He  makes  my  soul  his  care ; 
Instructs  me  in  the  heavenly  fight. 

And  guards  me  through  the  war. 
A  friend  and  helper  so  divine 

My  fainting  hope  shall  raise ; 
He  makes  the  glorious  victory  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 

Psalm  144.    second  part.    C.  M. 

LORD,  what  is  man,  poor  feeble  man, 
Born  of  the  earth  at  first  ? 
His  life  a  shadow,  light  and  vain, 

Still  hastening  to  the  dust. 
Oh  what  is  feeble  dying  man. 

Or  all  his  sinful  race. 
That  God  should  make  it  his  concern. 

To  visit  him  with  grace ! 
That  God  who  darts  his  lightnings  down, 

Who  shakes  the  worlds  above. 
What  terrors  wait  his  awful  frown  ! 

How  wondrous  is  his  love ! 


250  PSALM  144,  145. 

Psalm  144.   third  part.    L.  M. 

HAPPY  the  city,  where  their  sons 
Like  pillars  round  a  palace  set, 
And  daughters,  bright  as  polished  stones, 
Give  strength  and  beauty  to  the  state. 

2  Happy  the  land  in  culture  drest. 

Whose  flocks  and  corn  have  large  increase ; 
Where  men  securely  work  or  rest. 

Nor  sons  of  plunder  break  their  peace. 

3  Happy  the  nation  thus  endowed  ; 

But  more  divinely  blest  are  those 
On  whom  the  all-sufficient  God, 
Himself,  with  all  his  grace  bestows. 

Psalm  145.    first  part.    L.  M. 

11/TY  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise 
■^^  Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days ; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue, 
Till  death  and  glory  raise  the  song. 

2  The  wings  of  every  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear ; 
And  every  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty  done  for  thee. 

3  Thy  truth  and  justice  Fll  proclaim  ; 
Thy  bounty  flows  an  endless  stream ; 
Thy  mercy  swift,  thine  anger  slow. 
But  dreadful  to  the  stubborn  foe. 

4  Thy  works  with  sovereign  glory  shine, 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine ; 

Let  every  realm  with  joy  proclaim 
The  sound  and  honour  of  thy  name. 

5  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long  succession  of  thy  praise  ; 
And  unborn  ages  make  my  song 
The  joy  and  triumph  of  their  tongue. 


PSALM  145.  251 

6  But  who  can  speak  thy  wondrous  deeds  ? 
Thy  greatness  all  our  thoughts  exceeds ; 
Vast  and  unsearchable  thy  ways, 
Vast  and  immortal  be  thy  praise ! 

PSAOI  145.     SECOND  PART.     C  M. 

LONG  as  I  live  I'll  bless  thy  name, 
My  King,  my  God  of  love ; 
My  work  and  joy  shall  be  the  same, 
In  the  bright  world  above. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord,  his  power  unknown, 

And  let  his  praise  be  great: 
I'll  sing  the  honours  of  thy  throne. 
Thy  works  of  grace  repeat. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue; 

And  while  my  lips  rejoice. 
The  men  that  hear  my  sacred  song 
Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 

4  Fathers  to  sons  shall  teach  thy  name. 

And  children  learn  thy  ways ; 
Ages  to  come  thy  truth  proclaim. 
And  nations  sound  thy  praise. 

5  Thy  glorious  deeds  of  ancient  date 

Shall  through  the  world  be  known ; 
Thine  arm  of  power,  thy  heavenly  state, 
With  public  splendour  shown. 

6  The  world  is  managed  by  thy  hands, 

Thy  saints  are  ruled  by  love ; 
And  thine  eternal  kingdom  stands, 
Thoutxh  rocks  and  hills  remove. 

Psalm  145.  third  part.   C.  M. 
Q  WEET  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace, 
^  My  God,  my  heavenly  King  ; 
Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  soimds  of  glory  sing. 


252  PSALM  145 

2  God  reigns  on  high,  but  ne'er  confines 

His  goodness  to  the  skies  ; 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shines, 
And  every  want  supphes. 

3  With  longing  eyes  thy  creatures  wait 

On  thee  for  daily  food ; 
Thy  liberal  hand  provides  their  meat, 
And  fills  their  mouths  with  good. 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord  ! 

How  slow  thine  anger  moves ! 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pardoning  word 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

5  Creatures  with  all  their  endless  race 

Thy  power  and  praise  proclaim  , 
But  saints,  that  taste  thy  richer  grace, 
Delight  to  bless  thy  name. 

Psalm  145.   fourth  part.   C.  M. 

LET  every  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 
Thou  sovereign  Lord  of  all ; 
Thy  strengthening  hands  uphold  the  weak, 
And  raise  the  poor  that  fall. 

2  When  sorrow  bows  the  spirit  down, 

Or  virtue  lies  distressed 
Beneath  some  proud  oppressor's  frown, 
Thou  giv'st  the  mourners  rest. 

3  The  Lord  supports  our  sinking  days. 

And  guides  our  giddy  youth  : 
Holy  and  just  arc  all  his  ways. 
And  all  his  words  are  truth. 

4  He  knows  the  pains  his  servants  feel. 

He  hears  his  children  cry  ; 
And  their  best  wishes  to  fulfil. 
His  ii^race  is  ever  ni^i^h. 


PSALM  146.  253 

5  His  mercy  never  shall  remove 

From  men  of  heart  sincere ; 
He  saves  the  souls,  whose  humble  love 
Is  joined  with  holy  fear. 

6  His  stubborn  foes  his  sword  shall  slay, 

And  pierce  their  hearts  with  pain  ; 
But  none  that  serve  the  Lord  shall  say, 
"  Thev  souojht  his  aid  in  vain." 

7  My  hps  shall  dwell  upon  his  praise, 

And  spread  his  fame  abroad; 
Let  all  the  sons  of  Adam  raise 
The  honours  of  their  God. 

Psalm  146.   first  part.    L.  M. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord :  my  heart  shall  join 
In  work  so  pleasant,  so  divine ; 
Now  while  the  flesh  is  mine  abode, 
And  when  my  soul  ascends  to  God. 

2  Praise  shall  employ  my  noblest  powers. 
While  immortality  endures ; 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past. 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last. 

.3  \¥hy  should  I  make  a  man  my  trust  ? 
Princes  must  die  and  turn  to  dust ; 
Their  breath  departs,  their  pomp,  and  power, 
And  thouijhts  all  vanish  in  an  hour. 

4  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God :  he  made  the  sky. 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train ; 
And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

5  His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure ; 

He  saves  th'  oppressed,  he  feeds  the  poor ; 
He  sends  the  laboring  conscience  peace, 
And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release. 
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254  PSALM  146. 

6  The  Lord  to  sight  restores  the  bhnd  ; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind ; 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress. 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless. 

7  He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  them  well, 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell ; 
Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns ; 

Praise  him  in  everlasting  strains. 

Psalm  146.   second  part.   P.  M. 

I'LL  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath  ; 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 
Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 
Or  immortality  endures. 

2  Why  should  I  make  a  man  my  trust  ? 
Princes  must  die  and  turn  to  dust ; 

Vain  is  the  help  of  flesh  and  blood ; 
Their  breath  departs,  their  pomp  and  power, 
And  thoughts  all  vanish  in  an  hour ; 

Nor  can  they  make  their  promise  good. 

3  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God :  He  made  the  sky. 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train : 
His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure ; 
He  saves  th'  oppressed,  he  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

4  The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind ; 

He  sends  the  laboring  conscience  peace ! 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless. 

And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release. 


PSALM  147.  255 

5  He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  them  well, 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell ; 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns : 
Let  every  tongue,  let  every  age, 
In  this  exalted  work  engage ; 

Praise  him  in  everlastinor  strains. 

6  I'll  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath  ; 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  bemg  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

Psalm  147.    first  part.    L.  M. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord :  'tis  good  to  raise 
Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise : 
His  nature  and  his  works  invite 
To  make  this  duty  our  delight. 

2  The  Lord  builds  up  Jerusalem, 
And  gathers  nations  to  his  name : 
His  mercy  melts  the  stubborn  soul. 
And  makes  the  broken  spirit  whole. 

3  He  formed  the  stars,  those  heavenly  flames, 
He  counts  their  numbers,  calls  their  names ; 
His  sovereign  wisdom  knows  no  bound, 

A  deep,  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drow^ned. 

4  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  great  his  might. 
And  all  his  glories  infinite ; 

He  crowns  the  meek,  rewards  the  just, 
And  treads  the  wicked  to  the  dust. 

5  Sing  to  the  Lord,  exalt  him  high, 

Who  spreads  his  clouds  around  the  sky ; 
There  he  prepares  the  fruitful  rain. 
Nor  lets  the  drops  descend  in  vain. 


256  PSALM  147. 

6  He  makes  the  grass  the  hills  adorn, 
And  clothes  the  smiling  fields  with  corn ; 
The  beasts  with  food  his  hands  supply, 
And  feed  the  ravens  when  they  cry. 

7  What  is  the  creature's  skill  or  force, 
The  vigorous  man,  the  warlike  horse. 
The  sprightly  wit,  the  active  hmb  ! 
All  are  too  mean  delights  for  him. 

8  His  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight ; 
He  views  his  children  with  delight ; 

He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear. 
And  finds  and  loves  his  image  there. 

Psalm  147.   second  part.    L.  M. 

LET  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God, 
And  make  his  honours  known  abroad 
For  sweet  the  joy  our  songs  to  raise, 
And  glorious  is  the  work  of  praise. 

2  Our  children  live  secure  and  blest ; 
Our  shores  have  peace,  our  cities  rest ; 
He  feeds  our  sons  with  finest  wheat, 
And  adds  his  blessings  to  their  meat. 

3  The  changing  seasons  he  ordains. 
The  early  and  the  latter  rains ; 

His  flakes  of  snow  like  wool  he  sends. 
And  thus  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4  With  hoary  frost  he  strews  the  ground ; 
His  hail  descends  with  dreadful  sound ; 
His  icy  bands  the  rivers  hold, 

And  terror  arms  his  wintry  cold. 

5  He  bids  the  warmer  breezes  blow, 
The  ice  dissolves,  the  waters  flow ; 
But  he  hath  nobler  works  and  ways 
To  call  his  people  to  his  praise. 


PSALM  147.  '  257 

6  Through  all  our  land  his  laws  are  shown ; 
His  gospel  through  our  borders  known ; 
He  hath  not  thus  revealed  his  word 
To  every  land — Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Psalm  147.  third  part.    C.  M. 

WITH  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 
Address  the  Lord  on  high ; 
Over  the  heavens  he  spreads  his  cloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2  He  sends  his  showers  of  blessings  down 

To  cheer  the  plains  below ; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crown. 
And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

3  He  gives  the  grazing  ox  his  meat, 

He  hears  the  ravens  cry ; 
But  man,  who  tastes  his  finest  wheat. 
Should  raise  his  honours  high. 

4  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race. 
And  wintry  days  appear. 

5  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow, 

Descend  and  clothe  the  ground ; 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow. 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

6  When  from  his  dreadful  stores  on  high 

He  pours  the  sounding  hail, 
The  wretch  that  dares  his  God  defy 
Shall  find  his  courage  fail. 

7  He  sends  his  word,  and  melts  the  snow, 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn  ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 
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258  PSALM  148. 

8  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 
Obey  his  mighty  word ; 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 

Psalm  148.   first  part.    P.  M. 

TE  tribes  of  Adam,  join 
With  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas. 
And  offer  notes  divine 
To  your  Creator's  praise. 
Ye  holy  throng 
Of  angels  bright. 
In  worlds  of  light. 
Begin  the  song. 

2  Thou  sun  with  dazzling  rays, 

And  moon  that  rules  the  night, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 
With  stars  of  twinkling  light. 

His  power  declare, 
Ye  floods  on  high, 
And  clouds  that  fly 

In  empty  air. 

3  The  shining  worlds  above 

In  glorious  order  stand. 
Or  in  swift  courses  move. 
By  his  supreme  command. 
He  spake  the  word, 
And  all  their  frame 
From  nothing  came 
To  praise  the  Lord. 

4  He  moved  their  mighty  wheels 

In  unknown  ages  past. 
And  each  his  word  fulfils, 
While  time  and  nature  last. 

In  different  ways 
His  works  proclaini 


PSALM  148.  259 

His  wondrous  name, 
And  speak  his  praise. 

PSAL3I  148.     SECOND  PART.     P.  M. 

LET  all  the  earth-born  race, 
And  monsters  of  the  deep, 
The  fish  that  cleave  the  seas 
Or  in  their  bosom  sleep ; 
From  sea  and  shore 
Their  tribute  pay. 
And  still  display 

Their  Maker's  power. 

2  Ye  vapours,  hail,  and  snow, 

Praise  ye  th'  Almighty  Lord, 
And  stormy  winds  that  blow 
To  execute  his  word. 

When  lightnings  shine, 
Or  thunders  roar, 
Let  earth  adore 
His  hand  divine. 

3  Ye  mountains  near  the  skies. 

With  lofty  cedars  there. 
And  trees  of  humbler  size. 
That  fruit  in  plenty  bear ; 
Beasts,  wild  and  tame. 
Birds,  flies,  and  worms. 
In  various  forms 
Exalt  his  name. 

4  Rulers  and  judges,  fear 

The  Lord  the  sovereign  King, 
And  while  you  rule  us  here. 
His  heavenly  honours  sing : 
Nor  let  the  dream 
Of  power  and  state 
Make  you  forget 
His  power  supreme. 


26C  PSALM  148. 

5  Virgins  and  youths  engage 

To  sound  his  praise  divine, 
While  infancy  and  age 
Their  feehle  voices  join: 
Wide  as  he  reigns 
His  name  be  sung 
By  every  tongue 
In  endless  strains. 

6  Let  all  the  nations  fear 

The  God  that  rules  above ; 
He  brings  his  people  near, 

And  makes  them  taste  his  love : 
While  earth  and  sky 
Attempt  his  praise. 
His  saints  shall  raise 
His  honours  high. 
Psalm  148.  xmRD  part.    P.  M. 

BEGIN,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay, 
Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 
And  praise  th'  Almighty's  name. 
Lo !  heaven  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise. 
To  swell  th'  inspiring  theme. 

2  Ye  fields  of  light,  celestial  plains. 
Where  gay  transporting  beauty  reigns. 

Ye  scenes  divinely  fair  ; 
Your  Maker's  wondrous  power  proclaim, 
Tell  how  he  formed  your  shining  frame, 

And  breathed  the  fluid  air. 

3  Ye  angels  catch  the  thrilling  sound ; 
While  all  th'  adoring  thrones  around 

His  boundless  mercy  sing  ; 
Let  every  listening  saint  above 
Wake  all  the  tuneful  soul  of  love. 

And  touch  the  sweetest  string. 


PSALM  148.  261 

4  Join,  ye  loud  spheres,  the  vocal  choir  : 
Thou,  dazzling  orb  of  liquid  fire, 

The  mighty  chorus  aid : 
Soon  as  gray  evening  gilds  the  plain, 
Thou,  moon,  protract  the  melting  strain, 

And  praise  him  in  the  shade. 

5  Let  every  element  rejoice  : 

Ye  thunders,  burst  with  awful  voice, 

To  him  who  bids  you  roll : 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 

6  Let  man,  for  nobler  service  made. 
The  feeling  heart,  the  judging  head, 

In  heavenly  praise  employ  : 
Spread  his  tremendous  name  around, 
Till  heaven's  broad  arch  rings  back  the  sound, 

The  general  burst  of  joy. 

7  Ye,  whom  the  charms  of  grandeur  please. 
Nursed  on  the  downy  lap  of  ease, 

Fall  prostrate  at  his  throne ; 
Ye  princes,  rulers,  all  adore ; 
Praise  him  ye  Kings,  who  makes  your  power 

An  image  of  his  own. 

8  Let  youth  its  ardent  passions  move, 
To  praise  the  eternal  Source  of  love. 

With  all  its  hallowed  fire : 
Let  age  take  up  the  tuneful  lay, 
Sigh  his  blest  name,  then  soar  away. 

And  ask  an  angel's  lyre. 

9  Let  saints,  redeemed  from  death  and  hell, 
In  louder,  loftier  numbers  tell. 

The  wonders  of  his  grace : 


.%2  I^almhS: 

Beyond  creation's  utmost  bounds, 
Above  her  noblest  sweetest  sounds, 
Declare  Jehovah's  praise. 

Psalm  148.    fourth  part.    L.  M. 
T  OUD  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord, 
-*^  From    distant  worlds   where    creatures 

dwell : 
Let  heaven  begin  the  solemn  word, 
And  sound  it  dreadful  down  to  hell. 

2  The  Lord,  how  absolute  he  reigns  ! 

Let  every  angel  bend  the  knee  ; 
Sing  of  his  love  in  heavenly  strains. 
And  speak  how  fierce  his  terrors  be. 

3  High  on  a  throne  his  glories  dwell. 

An  awful  throne  of  shining  bliss : 
Fly  through  the  world,  O  sun,  and  tell 
How  dark  thy  beams  compared  to  his. 

4  Awake,  ye  tempests,  and  his  fame 

In  sounds  of  dreadful  praise  declare ; 
Let  the  sweet  whisper  of  his  name 
Fill  every  gentler  breeze  of  air. 

5  Let  clouds,  and  winds,  and  waves  agree 

To  join  their  praise  with  blazing  fire ; 
Let  the  firm  earth  and  rolling  sea 
In  this  eternal  song  conspire. 

6  Ye  flowery  plains  proclaim  his  skill ; 

Ye  valleys  sink  before  his  eye  ; 
And  let  his  praise  from  every  hill 
Rise  tuneful  to  the  neighboring  sky. 

7  Ye  stubborn  oaks,  and  stately  pines. 

Bend  your  high  branches  and  adore : 
Praise  him,  ye  beasts,  in  different  strains ; 
The  lamb  must  bleat,  the  lion  roar. 


PSALM  148.  263 

8  Birds,  ye  must  make  liis  praise  your  theme, 

Nature  demands  a  song  from  you : 
While  the  dumb  fish  that  cut  the  stream, 
Leap  up,  and  mean  his  praises  too. 

9  Mortals,  can  you  refrain  your  tongue 

When  nature  all  around  you  sings  ? 
Oh  for  a  shout  from  old  and  young, 
From  humble  swains  and  lofty  kings  ! 

10  W^ide  as  his  vast  dominion  lies, 

Make  the  Creator's  name  be  known ; 
Loud  as  his  thunder  shout  his  praise, 
And  sound  it  lofty  as  his  throne. 

11  Jehovah !  'tis  a  glorious  w^ord  ! 

Oh  may  it  dwell  on  every  tongue ! 
But  saints,  who  best  have  known  the  Lord, 
Are  bound  to  raise  the  noblest  song. 

1 2  Speak  of  the  wonders  of  that  love 

Which  Gabriel  plays  on  every  chord ; 
From  all  below,  and  all  above. 
Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord ! 

Psalm  148.    fifth  part.    S.  M. 

LET  every  creature  join 
To  praise  th'  eternal  God  ; 
Ye  heavenly  hosts,  the  song  begin. 
And  sound  his  name  abroad. 

2  Thou  sun  with  golden  beams. 

And  moon  with  paler  rays. 
Ye  starry  lights,  ye  twinkling  flames. 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 

3  He  built  those  w^orlds  above. 

And  fixed  their  wondrous  frame ; 
By  his  command  they  stand  or  move. 
And  ever  speak  his  name. 


264  PSALM  148. 

4  Ye  vapours,  when  ye  rise, 

Or  fall  in  showers  or  snow. 
Ye  thunders,  murmuring  round  the  skies, 
His  power  and  glory  show. 

5  Wind,  hail,  and  flaming  fire. 

Agree  to  praise  the  Lord, 
When  ye  in  dreadful  storms  conspire 
To  execute  his  word. 

6  By  all  his  w^orks  above 

His  honours  be  expressed  ; 
But  saints,  that  taste  his  saving  love, 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

Psalm  148.    sixth  part.    S.  M. 

LET  earth  and  ocean  know 
They  ow  e  their  Maker  praise  : 
Praise  him,  ye  watery  w^orlds  below, 
And  monsters  of  the  seas. 

2  From  mountains  near  the  sky 

Let  his  high  praise  resound ; 
From  humble  shrubs,  and  cedars  high. 
And  vales  and  fields  around. 

3  Ye  lions  of  the  wood. 

And  tamer  beasts  that  graze, 
Ye  live  upon  his  daily  food. 
And  he  expects  your  praise. 

4  Ye  birds  of  lofty  wing. 

On  high  his  praises  bear. 
Or  sit  on  flowery  boughs,  and  sing 
Your  Maker's  glory  there. 

5  Ye  reptile  myriads,  join 

T'  exalt  his  glorious  name; 
And  flies,  in  beauteous  forms  that  shine, 
His  wondrous  skill  proclaim. 


PSALM  148, 149.  265 

6  By  all  the  earth-born  race, 
His  honours  be  expressed ; 
But  saints  that  know  his  heavenly  grace, 
Should  learn  to  praise  him  best. 
Psalm  148.    seventh  part.   S.  M. 

MONARCHS  of  wide  command. 
Praise  ye  th'  eternal  King ; 
Judges,  adore  that  sovereign  hand. 
Whence  all  your  honours  spring. 

2  Let  vigorous  youth  engage 

To  sound  his  praises  high  ; 
While  growing  babes,  and  withering  age, 
Their  feeble  voices  try. 

3  United  zeal  be  shown 

His  wondrous  fame  to  raise  ; 

God  is  the  Lord ;  his  name  alone 

Deserves  our  endless  praise. 

4  Let  nature  join  with  art, 

And  all  pronounce  him  blest ; 
But  saints,  that  dwell  so  near  his  heart, 
Should  sing  his  praises  best- 

Psalm  149.    CM. 

ALL  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  rejoice. 
And  let  your  songs  be  new  ; 
Amidst  the  church,  with  cheerful  voice, 
His  later  wonders  show. 

2  The  Jews,  the  people  of  his  grace. 

Shall  their  Redeemer  sing  ; 
And  gentile  nations  join  the  praise, 
While  Zion  owns  her  King. 

3  The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  the  just. 

Whom  sinners  treat  with  scorn  ; 
The  meek,  that  lie  despised  in  dust. 
Salvation  shall  adorn. 


26G  PSALM  150. 

4  Saints  shall  be  joyful  in  their  King, 

E'en  on  a  dying  bed ; 
And  like  the  souls  in  glory  sing, 
For  God 'shall  raise  the  dead. 

5  Then  his  high  praise  shall  fill  their  tongues, 

Their  hand  shall  wield  the  sword: 
And  vengeance  shall  attend  their  songs. 
The  vengeance  of  the  Lord. 

6  When  Christ  his  judgment-seat  ascends, 

And  bids  the  world  appear, 
Thrones  are  prepared  for  all  his  friends. 
Who  humbly  loved  him  here. 

7  Then  shall  they  rule  with  iron  rod, 

Nations  that  dared  rebel. 
And  join  the  sentence  of  their  God, 
On  tyrants  doomed  to  hell. 

8  The  royal  sinners,  bound  in  chains. 

New  triumph  shall  aflibrd  : 
Such  honour  for  the  saints  remains: 
Praise  ye,  and  love  the  Lord. 

Psalm  150.    first  part.   CM. 

IN  God's  own  house  pronounce  his  praise 
His  grace  he  there  reveals ; 
To  heaven  your  joy  and  wonder  raise. 
For  there  his  glory  dwells. 

2  Let  all  your  sacred  passions  move. 

While  you  rehearse  his  deeds ; 
But  the  great  work  of  saving  love 
Your  highest  praise  exceeds. 

3  All  that  have  motion,  life,  and  breath, 

Proclaim  your  Maker  blest; 
Yet  when  my  voice  expires  in  death, 
My  soul  shall  praise  him  best. 


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DOXOLOGIES.  267 

Psalm  150.    second  part.   L.  M. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord ;  all  nature  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine ; 
Let  heaven  and  earth  unite,  and  raise 
High  hallelujahs  to  his  praise. 

2  While  realms  of  joy,  and  worlds  around, 
Their  hallelujahs  high  resound ; 

Let  saints  below  and  saints  above, 
Rxulting  sing  redeeming  love. 

3  As  instruments  well  tuned  and  strung. 
We'll  praise  the  Lord  with  heart  and  tongue ; 
While  life  remains  we'll  loud  proclaim 

High  hallelujahs  to  his  name. 

4  Beyond  the  grave,  in  nobler  strains, 
When  freed  from  sorrow,  sin,  and  pains, 
Eternally  the  church  will  raise 

High  hallelujahs  to  his  praise. 

THE  CHRISTIAN  DOXOLOGY. 
L.  M. 

^pO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
A    And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honour,  praise,  and  glory  given. 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

L.  M. 

PRAISE  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow; 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

C.  M. 

THE  God  of  mercy  be  adored. 
Who  calls  our  souls  from  death, 


268  J>OXOLOGlES. 

Who  saves  by  his  redeeming  Word, 
And  new-creating  Breath. 

2  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit,  all  divine. 
The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
Let  all  creation  join. 

C.  M. 

LET  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  be  adored. 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known. 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

S.  M. 

¥E  angels  round  the  throne. 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 
Worship  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Holy  Spirit  too. 

S.  M. 

TO  the  eternal  Three, 
In  will  and  essence  One, 
Be  universal  homage  paid. 
And  equal  honours  done. 

P.  M. 

NOW  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  praise  and  glory  given. 
Through  all  the  worlds,  where  God  is  known, 
By  all  the  angels  near  the  throne. 

And  all  the  saints  in  earth  and  heaven* 

P.  M. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne 
Perpetual  honours  raise ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 

To  God  the  Spirit  praise :  m 


DOXOLOGIES.  269 

With  all  our  powers, 
Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing. 

While  faith  adores. 
10s. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  ever  blest, 
Eternal  praise  and  worship  be  addrest ; 
From  age  to  age,  ye  saints,  his  name  adore. 
And  spread  his  fame,  till  time  shall  be  no 
more. ' 

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INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

THE  REFERENCES  ARE  TO  THE  PAGES  OF  THE  BOOK. 

Fags 

Again  my  tongue  thy  silence  break  187 

All  ye  that  love  the  Lord  rejoice  265 

Amidst  thy  wrath  remember  love  59 

Among  the  assemblies  of  the  great  132 

Among  the  princes  earthly  gods  139 

And  will  the  God  of  grace  133 

Are  all  the  foes  of  Sion  fools  87 

Awake  my  soul  to  sound  his  praise  186 

Awake  ye  saints  to  praise  your  King  234 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne  166 

Begin  my  soul  the  exalted  lay  260 

Behold  O  God  what  cruel  foes  129 

Behold  the  lofty  sky  29 

Behold  the  love  the  generous  love  53 

Behold  the  morning  sun  30 

Behold  the  stately  cedars  stand  177 

Behold  the  sure  foundation  stone  201 

Behold  thy  waiting  servant  Lord  210 

Behold  us  Lord  and  let  our  cry  87 

Bless  O  my  soul  the  living  God  171 

Blest  are  the  sons  of  peace  232 

Blest  are  the  souls  who  hear  and  know  144 

Blest  are  the  undefiled  in  heart  203 

Blest  is  the  man  for  ever  blest  49 

Blest  is  the  man  whose  heart  can  move  65 

Blest  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place  5 

By  Babel's  stream  the  captive  sat  240 

Children  in  years  and  knowledge  young  52 

Come  let  our  voices  join  to  raise  159 

Come  sound  his  praise  abroad  159 

Consider  all  my  sorrows  Lord  213 

Could  I  so  false  so  faithless  prove  243 

Deep  in  our  hearts  let  us  record  112 

Early  my  God  without  delay  96 

Exalt  the  Lord  our  God  165 

Far  as  thy  name  is  known  74 


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272  INDEX  OF  PSALMS. 

Paob 

Father  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand  215 

Father  I  sing  thy  wondrous  grace  111 

Firm  and  unmoved  are  they  223 

Firm  was  my  health  my  day  was  bright  46 

Fools  in  their  hearts  believe  and  say  22 

For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord  249 

For  ever  shall  my  song  record  142 

From  age  to  age  exalt  his  name  184 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies  199 

From  deep  distress  and  troubled  thoughts  228 

From  foes  that  round  us  rise  93 

Give  thanks  to  God  He  reigns  above  183 

Give  thanks  to  God  invoke  his  name  179 

Give  thanks  to  God  most  high  236 

Give  thanks  to  God  the  sovereign  Lord  235 

Give  to  our  God  immortal  praise  239 

Give  to  the  Lord  ye  sons  of  fame  45 

God  counts  the  sorrows  of  his  saints  90 

God  from  his  cloudy  cistern  pours  177 

God  in  his  earthly  temple  lays  139 

God  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints  71 

God  my  supporter  and  my  hope  117 

God  of  eternal  love  182 

God  of  my  childhood  and  my  youth  115 

God  of  my  life  look  gently  down  61 

God  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise  188 

Good  is  the  Lord  the  heavenly  King  103 

Great  God  attend  to  my  complaint  99 

Great  God  attend  while  Sion  sings  134 

Great  God  how  oft  did  Israel  prove  128 

Great  God  indulge  my  humble  claim  97 

Great  God  the  heaven's  well  ordered  frame  32 

Great  God  whose  universal  sway  116 

Great  is  the  Lord  exalted  high  233 

Great  is  the  Lord  his  works  of  might  191 

Great  is  the  Lord  our  God  73 

Great  Shepherd  of  thine  Israel  130 

Had  not  the  God  of  truth  and  love  221 

Happy  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord  192 

Happy  the  city  where  their  sons  250 

Happy  the  man  whose  cautious  feet  6 

Hear  me  O  God  nor  hide  thy  face  168 

Hear  what  the  Lord  in  vision  said  145 

Help  Lord  for  men  of  virtue  fail  20 


INDEX  OF    rSALMS.  273 

P^GE 

He  reigns  the  Lord  the  Saviour  reigns  162 

He  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God  151 

High  in  the  heavens  eternal  God  54 

How  awful  is  thy  chastening  rod  126 

How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear  219 

How  long  eternal  God  how  long  122 

How  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face  21 

How  pleasant  how  divinely  fair  134 

How  pleased  and  blest  was  I  220 

How  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts  205 

If  God  succeed  not  all  the  cost  225 

If  God  to  build  the  house  deny  225 

I  lift  my  soul  to  God  40 

I'll  bless  the  Lord  Irom  day  to  day  53 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath  254 

I'll  speak  the  honours  of  my  King  69 

I  love  the  Lord  He  heard  my  cries  198 

I  love  the  volumes  of  thy  word  33 

I  love  thy  kingdom  Lord  241 

In  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee  244 

In  anger  Lord  do  not  chastise  13 

In  God's  own  house  pronounce  his  praise  266 

In  Judah  God  of  old  was  known  123 

Is  there  ambition  in  my  heart  229 

It  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand  171 

I  waited  patient  for  the  Lord  62 

I  will  extol  thee  Lord  on  high  46 

Jehovah  reigns  He  dwells  in  light  154 

Jehovah's  tribes  from  bondage  freed  181 

Jesus  our  Lord  ascend  thy  throne  189 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun  116 

Joy  to  the  world  the  Lord  is  come  164 

Judge  me  O  God  and  plead  my  cause  67 

Judge  me  O  Lord  and  prove  my  ways  42 

Judges  who  rule  the  world  by  laws  92 

Just  are  thy  ways  and  true  thy  word  28 

Let  all  the  earth  born  race  259 

Let  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise  161 

Let  all  the  heathen  writers  join  208 

Let  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds  127 

Let  earth  with  every  isle  and  sea  163 

Let  earth  and  ocean  know  264 

Let  every  creature  join  263 

Let  every  tongue  thy  goodness  speak  252 


274  INDEX  OF   PSALMS. 

Paob 

Let  God  arise  in  all  his  might  lOG 

Let  sinners  take  their  course  89 

Let  Sion  and  her  sons  rejoice  170 

Let  Sion  in  her  King  rejoice  72 

Let  Sion  praise  the  mighty  God  256 

Long  as  I  live  I'll  hless  thy  name  251 

Lord  hear  my  voice  my  prayer  attend  95 

Lord  I  am  thine  but  thou  wilt  prove  26 

Lord  I  am  vile  conceived  in  sin  82 

Lord  I  can  suffer  thy  rebukes  14 

Lord  I  esteem  thy  judgments  right  207 

Lord  if  thine  eyes  survey  our  faults  149 

Lord  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice  208 

Lord  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear  12 

Lord  I  will  bless  thee  all  my  days  51 

Lord  I  would  spread  my  sore  distress  84 

Lord  of  the  worlds  above  136 

Lord  thou  hast  called  thy  grace  to  mind  138 

Lord  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry  200 

Lord  thou  hast  planted  with  thy  hands  130 

Lord  thou  hast  scourged  our  guilty  land  94 

Lord  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through  242 

Lord  thou  hast  seen  my  soul  sincere  28 

Lord  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray  1 1 

Lord  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand  154 

Lord  we  have  heard  thy  works  of  old  67 

Lord  what  a  feeble  piece  150 

Lord  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I  118 

Lord  what  is  man  poor  feeble  man  249 

Lord  what  was  man  when  made  at  first  16 

Lord  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o'er  245 

Lord  when  thy  vine  in  Canaan  grew  131 

Lord  when  thou  didst  ascend  on  high  107 

Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord  262 

Lo  what  a  glorious  corner  stone  203 

Lo  what  an  entertaining  sight  231 

Maker  and  sovereign  Lord  7 

Mercy  and  judgment  are  my  song  167 

Mine  eyes  and  my  desire  42 

Monarchs  of  wide  command  265 

My  God  accept  my  early  vows  246 

My  God  consider  my  distress  211 

My  God  how  many  are  my  fears  9 

My  God  in  whom  are  all  the  springs  91 


INDEX  OF  PSALMS.  275 

Page 

My  God  my  everlasting  hope  113 

My  God  my  King  thy  various  praise  250 

My  God  permit  my  tongue  98 

My  God  the  steps  of  pious  men  58 

My  God  thy  long  delay  to  save  248 

My  God  what  inward  grief  I  feel  244 

My  heart  rejoices  in  thy  name  47 

My  never  ceasing  song  shall  show  143 

My  refuge  is  the  God  of  love  19 

My  righteous  Judge  my  gracious  God  247 

My  Saviour  my  almighty  friend  114 

My  shepherd  is  the  living  Lord  36 

My  shepherd  will  supply  my  need  37 

My  soul  how  lovely  is  the  place  135 

My  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust  214 

My  soul  repeat  his  praise  174 

My  soul  thy  great  Creator  praise  176 

My  spirit  looks  to  God  alone  96 

My  spirit  sinks  within  me  Lord  66 

My  trust  is  in  my  heavenly  friend  14 

No  I  shall  envy  them  no  more  120 

No  sleep  nor  slumber  to  his  eyes  230 

Not  to  our  names  thou  only  just  and  true  196 

Not  to  ourselves  who  are  but  dust  195 

Now  be  my  heart  inspired  to  sing  69 

Now  from  the  roaring  lion's  rage  35 

Now  let  our  lips  with  holy  fear  110 

Now  let  our  mournful  songs  record  36 

Now  may  the  God  of  power  and  grace  33 

Now  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid  104 

O  all  ye  nations  praise  the  Lord  109 

O  bless  the  Lord  my  soul  174 

O  blessed  souls  are  they  48 

Of  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing  168 

O  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy  72 

O  God  my  refuge  hear  my  cries  88 

O  God  of  grace  and  righteousness  11 

O  God  of  mercy  hear  my  call  85 

O  God  to  whom  revenge  belongs  156 

O  happy  man  whose  soul  is  filled  226 

O  how  I  love  thy  holy  law  206 

O  Lord  how  many  are  my  foes  10 

O  Lord  our  heavenly  King  15 

O  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways  210 


276  INDEX  OF  PSALMS. 

Paob 

O  that  thy  statutes  every  hour  213 

O  thou  that  hearest  when  sinners  cry  83 

O  thou  whose  grace  and  justice  reign  221 

O  thou  whose  hand  the  kingdom  sways  112 

O  thou  whose  justice  reigns  on  high  90 

Our  God  our  help  in  ages  past  148 

Our  land  O  Lord  with  songs  of  praise  34 

Our  Lord  's  ascended  high  8 

Out  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress  227 

O  what  a  stiff  rebellious  house  127 

Praise  waits  in  Sion  Lord  for  thee  101 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  all  nature  join  267 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  exalt  his  name  233 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  my  heart  shall  join  253 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  'tis  good  to  raise  255 

Preserve  me  Lord  in  time  of  need  25 

Protect  us  Lord  from  fatal  harm  245 

Rejoice  ye  righteous  in  the  Lord  49 

Remember  Lord  our  mortal  state  146 

Return  O  God  of  love  return  150 

Salvation  is  for  ever  nigh                               .  138 

Save  me  O  God  the  swelling  floods  108 

See  what  a  living  stone  202 

Shall  man  O  God  of  light  and  life  140 

Shine  mighty  God  on  Sion  shine  105 

Show  pity  Lord  O  Lord  forgive  82 

Sing  all  ye  nations  to  the  Lord  103 

Sing  to  the  Lord  aloud  131 

Sing  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name  158 

Sing  to  the  Lord  ye  distant  lands  160 

Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong  190 

Soon  as  1  heard  my  Father  say  44 

Stretched  on  the  bed  of  grief  140 

Sure  there's  a  righteous  God  119 

Sweet  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace  251 

Sweet  is  the  work  my  God  my  King  153 

Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days  61 

The  almighty  reigns  exalted  high  163 

The  earth  for  ever  is  the  Lord's  39 

Thee  will  I  love  O  Lord  my  strength  27 

The  God  Jehovah  reigns  105 

7'he  God  of  glory  sends  his  summons  forth  80 

The  God  of  our  salvation  hears  100 

The  heavens  declare  thy  glory  Lord  81 


INDEX  OF  PSALMS.  277 

Pagb 

The  King  of  saints  how  fair  his  face  70 

The  Lord  appears  my  helper  now  200 

The  Lord  how  wondrous  are  his  ways  172 

The  Lord  is  come  the  heavens  proclaim  162 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns  156 

The  Lord  my  shepherd  is  38 

The  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light  43 

The  Lord  of  glory  reigns  He  reigns  on  high  155 

The  Lord  the  Judge  before  his  throne  77 

The  Lord  the  Judge  his  churches  warns  79 

The  Lord  the  sovereign  King  175 

The  man  is  ever  blessed  6 

The  praise  of  Sion  waits  for  thee  99 

The  wonders  Lord  thy  love  has  wrought  64 

Think  mighty  God  on  feeble  man  147 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made  201 

This  spacious  earth  is  all  the  Lord's  39 

Thou  art  my  portion  O  my  God  205 

Thou  God  of  love  thou  ever  blest  216 

Thrice  happy  man  who  fears  the  Lord  191 

Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life  51 ' 

Through  every  age  eternal  God  147 

Thus  God  the  eternal  Father  spake  189 

Thus  I  resolved  before  the  Lord  60 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  spacious  fields  78 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  your  work  is  vain  63 

Thy  mercies  fill  the  earth  O  Lord  209 

Thy  name  Almighty  Lord  200 

Thy  works  of  glory  mighty  Lord  185 

'Tis  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand  102 

To  God  I  cried  with  mournful  voice  125 

To  God  I  made  my  sorrows  known  247 

To  God  the  great  the  ever  blest  182 

To  heaven  I  lift  my  waiting  eyes  218 

To  our  almighty  maker  God  164 

To  thee  before  the  dawning  light  204 

To  thee  most  high  and  holy  God  123 

To  thee  O  God  of  truth  and  love  47 

To  thee  O  Lord  I  raise  my  cries  44 

Unshaken  as  the  sacred  hill  222 

Up  from  my  youth  may  Israel  say  226 

Up  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes  217 

Upward  I  lift  my  eyes  218 

Vast  are  thy  works  almighty  Lord  178 
A  a 


278  INDEX  OF  PSALMS 

Paob 

We  bless  the  Lord  the  just  the  good  107 

What  shall  I  render  to  my  God  198 

When  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend  78 

When  God  is  nigh  my  faith  is  strong  25 

When  God  restored  our  captive  state  223 

When  God  revealed  his  gracious  name  224 

When  Israel  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand  194 

When  overwhelmed  with  grief  94 

When  pain  and  anguish  seize  me  Lord  215 

When  Pharaoh  dared  to  vex  the  saints  180 

When  the  great  Judge  supreme  and  just  17 

Where  shall  the  man  be  found  41 

Where  shall  we  go  to  seek  and  find  229 

While  life  prolongs  its  precious  light  141 

While  men  grow  bold  in  wicked  ways  55 

Who  shall  ascend  thy  heavenly  place  24 

Who  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill  23 

Who  will  arise  and  plead  my  right  157 

Why  did  the  nations  join  to  slay  8 

Why  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor  76 

Why  do  the  wealthy  wicked  boast  67 

Why  doth  the  Lord  depart  so  far  18 

Why  doth  the  man  of  riches  grow  75 

Why  should  I  vex  my  soul  and  fret  56 

Why  should  the  haughty  tyrant  boast  86 

Why  should  the  mighty  make  their  boast  86 

Will  God  for  ever  cast  us  off  121 

With  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue  242 

With  earnest  longings  of  the  mind  65 

With  my  whole  heart  PU  raise  my  song  17 

With  my  whole  heart  Pve  sought  thy  face  212 

With  reverence  let  the  saints  appear  143 

With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud  257 

Would  you  behold  the  works  of  God  185 

Ye  holy  souls  in  God  rejoice  50 

Ye  nations  round  the  earth  rejoice  166 

Ye  servants  of  the  almighty  King  198 

Ye  sons  of  men  a  feeble  race  152 

Ye  sons  of  pride  that  hate  the  just  76 

Yet  saith  the  Lord  if  David's  race  145 

Ye  that  delight  to  serve  the  Lord  193 

Ye  that  obey  the  immortal  King  232 
Ye  tribes  of  Adam  join 


258 


FSAIL 


INDEX    OF   SUBJECTS. 


THE  REFERENCES  ARE  TO  THE  NUMBER  OF  THE  PSALMS. 


Adam,  first  and  second,  8. 

Afflicted,  God  their  refuge, 
28 ;  pity  to  them,  35, 
145,  146;  their  prayer, 
102,  143;  saints  happy, 
73,  94,  119,  part  14th. 

Afflictions,  hope  in  them, 
13,  42,  77;  support  and 
profit  in,  119,  part  4th; 
instruction  fi-om,  119, 
part  18th;  courage  in, 
119,  part  17th;  sancti- 
fied, 94,  119,  part  18th; 
removed,  34,  107;  sub- 
mission in,  39,  123, 
1 31 ;  in  mind  and  body, 
143;  trying  our  graces, 
66,  119,  part  17th; 
without  rejection,  89;  of 
saints  and  sinners  dif- 
ferent, 94;  gentle,  103; 
moderated,  125;  very 
great,  77,  102,  143. 

Angels,  guardian,  34,  91; 
subject  to  Christ,  89, 
97;  praising  God,  103. 


Assistance,  from  God,  138, 

144. 
Atheism,  practical,  12,  14, 

36;  punished,  10. 
Atonement,  (see  Christ.) 
Attributes,  (see  God.) 

B. 

Backsliding,  and  desertion, 
25;  restored,  51;  par- 
doned, 78,  130. 

Blessings,  of  a  family,  128; 
of  a  nation,  144,  147; 
of  the  country,  65,  147; 
of  a  person,  1,  32, 112; 
of  a  hberal  man,  112; 
praise  for  temporal,  68. 

C. 

Charity,  to  the  poor,  37,  41, 
112;  in  judging  others, 
15. 

Children^  made  blessings, 
279 


280 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


127,    128;    instructed, 

34,  78. 

Christ  J  his  incarnation  and 
sacrifice,  40,  96,  97, 
98;  and  last  judgment, 
97;  deity,  102;  and  hu- 
manity, 89 ;  the  creator, 
102;  the  second  Adam, 
8;  the  true  David,  35, 
89;  obedience  and  death, 
22,  69;  a  sacrifice,  40; 
death  and  resurrection, 
16,  22,  69,  118;  his 
zeal  and  reproaches,  69; 
ascension,  24,  47,  68, 
110;  condescension,  8; 
exalted  to  his  kingdom, 
2,  8,  72,  110;  faith  in 
his  blood,  51 ;  all  suf- 
ficiency, 16;  strength 
and  righteousness,  71; 
covenant  with  Him,  89; 
our  example,  109;  our 
hope,  4,  51 ;  kingdom 
and  majesty,  2,  22,  89, 
97,  99,*  110;  kingdom 
among  the  Gentiles,  72, 
87,  132;  personal  glo- 
ries, 45 ;  signs  of  his 
coming,  12,  96 ;  his  love 
to  enemies,  35,  109; 
coming  as  the  Messiah, 
98;  High  Priest  and 
King,  1 1 0 ;  first  and  sec- 
,ond  coming,  96,  97,  98. 

Christian^  his  qualifications, 
15,  24;  contrasted  with 
sinners,  1,  37, 119,  part 
1st;  his  love  to  the 
church,  137;  humility, 
131;  sincerity,  139; 
aged  one's  prayer  and 
hope,  7 1 ;  (also  see 
Saints.) 


Church,  embracing  Jews  and 
Gentiles,  45,  47,  87; 
gathered  and  settled, 
132;  its  beauty,  44,48, 
122 ;  birth  place  of 
saints,  87;  built  on 
Christ,  118;  happiness 
in  it,  84  ;  delight  and 
safety  in  it,  27,48,  84; 
its  safety  in  desolations, 
46 ;  the  garden  of  God, 
92 ;  the  house  and  care 
of  God,  135;  God's  de- 
light in  it,  87,132;  its 
increase,  67;  the  spouse 
of  Christ,  45 ;  God's 
presence  in  it,  34,  132; 
God  fights  for  it,  10, 
20,  46 ;  complaint  and 
prayer  in  persecution, 
44,  74 ;  prayer  in  dis- 
tress, 64,  70,  80;  re- 
stored by  prayer,  85, 
102,  107;  its  worship 
and  order,  48  ;  its  ene- 
mies overcome,  76 ;  the 
safety  of  a  nation,  48 ; 
going  to  it,  122. 

Comfort,  in  trouble,  1 30 ; 
of  life,  127;  and  support 
in  God,  16,  94;  from  a 
view  of  ancient  provi- 
dences, 77,  143;  and 
pardon,  4,  32,  119, 
parts  11th  and  12th. 

Communion,  with  saints,  106, 
133;  with  God,  63, 119, 
part  2d. 

Confession,  and  pardon,  32; 
of  poverty,  16  ;  repent- 
ance and  pardon,  32, 
38,  51,  130. 

Complaint,  general,  102; 
of  flattery  and  deceit 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


281 


12,  36;  of  quarrelsome 
neighbours,  120;  of 
heavy  afflictions,  143. 

Conscience,  tender,  119,  part 
13th;  guilt  relieved,  32, 
38,  51,  130. 

Conversion,  and  joy,  126;  at 
the  ascension  of  Christ, 
110;  of  Jews  and  Gen- 
tiles, 87,  96,  106. 

Covenant,  made  with  Christ, 
89 ;  of  grace  unchange- 
able, 89,  106. 

Creation,  and  providence, 
33,  104,  135,  136,147, 
148. 

Creatures,  no  trust  in  them, 
33,  62,  146;  vain,  33; 
praising  God,  148. 


D. 


Death,  of  saints  and  sinners, 
17,  37,  49;  protection 
from,  91 ;  deliverance 
from,  31 ;  of  the  proud, 
49;  courage  in  it,  16, 
17,23;  effect  of  sin,  90; 
and  resurrection,  49, 
71,  89. 

Delight,  in  God,  18,  42,  63, 
73,  84;  in  the  law  of 
God,119,  parts  5th,  8th, 
18th ;  in  the  church,  27, 
48,  84. 

Deliverance,  begun  and  per- 
fected, 85 ;  from  despair, 
18;  from  deep  distress, 


118;  from  oppression 
and  falsehood,  56 ;  from 
persecution,  53,  94;  by 
prayer,  34,  40,  126; 
from    shipwreck,   107; 

Aa2 


from  slander,  31 ;  from 
a  tumult,  118;  surpris- 
ing, 126;  desire  of,  119, 
part  12th;  remembered, 
77,  143. 

Desertion,  and  distress  of 
soul,  13,  25,  38,  43; 
and  hope,  42. 

Desire,  for  knowledge,  119, 
part  9th;  of  holiness, 
119,  part  11th. 

Devotion,  daily,  55,  134, 
141 ;  on  a  sick  bed,  6, 
38,39,116;  secret,  34, 
119,  part  2d. 

Direction,  and  pardon,  25 ; 
and  defence,  5 ;  and 
hope,  42. 

Distress,  of  soul,  25;  reliev- 
ed, 61,  130. 

Doubts,  reproved,  42;  and 
fears  suppressed,  3,  31, 
34,  126,  143. 

Duties,  relative,  15,  24, 13a 


E. 


Education,  religious,  34,  78. 
Enemies,  love  to,  35 ;  prayed 

for,  35,  100;  overcome, 

18;  destroyed,  12,  48, 

76. 
Envy,   and   unbelief  cured, 

37,  42. 

F. 

Faith,  and  prayer  of  perse- 
cuted saints,  35 ;  in  the 
blood  of  Christ,  32,  51; 
in  divine  grace  and 
power,  62, 130;  its  vic^ 
tory  over  death,  88. 


282 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


Faithfulness,   of    God,    89, 

105,    111,    145,   146; 

of  man,  15,  141. 
Falsehood,  blasphemy,  &c., 

12 ;  and  oppression,  12, 

56. 
Family,   government,    101; 

love  and  worship,  133; 

blessings,  128. 
Fear,  and  doubts  suppressed, 

3,31,34,143;  in  God's 

worship,  89,90;  of  God, 

119,  part  13th. 

G. 

Gentiles,  given  to  Christ,  2, 
22,  72;  church  of,  45, 
65,  72,  87;  owning  the 
true  God,  47,  96,  98. 

God,  all  and  in  all,  127;  the 
all  seeing,  139;  all  suf- 
ficient, 16,  33 ;  attri- 
butes of,  36,  111,  145, 
147;  heart  searching 
and  omnipotent,  139; 
his  goodness,  mercy  and 
truth,  36,  89,103,  145, 
146;  governing  power 
and  goodness,  66;  his 
creation  and  providence, 
33,  104;  our  defence 
and  "salvation,  3,  33, 61, 
115;  unchangeable,  89, 
111;  universal  domin- 
ion, 103;  wisdom  in  his 
works.  111,  139;  his 
power  and  majesty,  68, 
89,  93 ;  96 ;  his  majesty 
and  condescension,  97, 
113,  114;  his  faithful- 
ness,  89,  105,  111; 
eternal  and  sovereign, 
93 ;  great  and  good,  68, 


144,  145,  147;  maker 
of  man,  8 ;  a  hearer  of 
prayer,  65 ;  portion  here 
and  hereafter,  73;  su- 
preme governor,  75,  82, 
93 ;  sovereignty  and 
goodness,  8,  113,  114; 
the  Judge,  9,  50,  97;  his 
mercies,  139;  his  glory 
in  salvation,  60  ;  his 
care  of  the  saints,  7, 
34;  praised  for  hearing 
prayer,  66;  the  refuge, 
115;  eternal,  and  men 
mortal,  99,  102;  glori- 
fied,  and  sinners  saved, 
69 ;  present  in  his 
churches,  46,  84 ;  of 
nature  and  grace,  65 ; 
protection  of  the  right- 
eous and  punishment  of 
the  wicked,  1 1 ;  longing 
after  Him,  42,  63,  64 ; 
seeking  Him,  27,  63 ; 
our  preserver,  121, 138; 
our  shepherd,  23;  our 
support  and  comfort, 
94;  unchanging  friend, 
106 ;  the  hope  of  the 
helpless,  142;  worthy 
of  all  praise,  145,  146, 
150 ;  his  blessing  on 
the  business  of  life,  127; 
his  word  most  excellent, 
19;  defence  in  Him,  3, 
121;  counsel  and  sup- 
port from,  16, 119,  part 
6th  ;  assistance  from, 
138,  144;  authority 
from,  75,  82 ;  instruc- 
tion from  25;  his  ven- 
geance and  compassion, 
68,  83,  97. 
Gospel,  its  glory   and  sue- 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


283 


cess,    19,    45,   110;    a 

joyflil  sound,  89,  98 ; 
its  worship  and  order, 
48. 

Government^  from  God,  75. 

Grace i  its  evidences,  26 ; 
quickening,  119,  part 
16th;  above  riches,  144; 
without  merit,  16,  32; 
of  Christ,  45,  72  ;  and 
providence,  33,  36, 135, 
136,  147;  preserving 
and  restoring,  23,  138; 
truth  and  protection,  57; 
tried  by  affliction,  17, 
66, 119,  part  17th,  145; 
and  glory,  84,  89,  97; 
pardoning,  130. 

H. 

Harvest,  65,  147;  spiritual, 
126. 

Health,  prayed  for,  6,  38, 
39. 

Heart,  known  to  God,  139. 

Heaven,  of  separate  souls, 
17 ;  saints'  dwelling 
place,  24 ;  breathing 
after,  90. 

Holy  Spirit,  given  at  Christ's 
ascension,  68. 

Holiness,  pardon  and  com- 
fort, 4 ;  and  comfort 
from  the  word,  119, 
part  6th;  desired,  119, 
part  11th;  breathing 
after,  119,  part  19th. 

Hope,  in  darkness,  13,  77, 
143 ;  of  resurrection, 
16,  71;  and  despair  in 
death,  17,  49;  and 
prayer,  27;  of  victory, 
20;  and  direction,  42. 


Humiliation,  10,  60. 
Humility,    and    submission, 

131,  139. 
Hypocrisy,  exposed,  12,  50. 


I. 


Idolatry,  reproved,  115, 135. 

Instruction,  from  Scripture, 
119,  parts  4th  and  7th; 
in  piety,  34. 

Israel,  saved  from  the  Assy- 
rians, 76 ;  saved  from 
Egypt  and  brought  to 
Canaan,  77,  105,  107, 
135,  136;  rebellion  and 
punishment  of,  78;  pun- 
ished and  pardoned, 
106,  107;  travels  in  the 
wilderness,  107,  114; 
redeemed,  135. 


Judgment,  and  mercy,  9, 
63;  day  of,  1,  50,  96, 
97,  98,  149;  the  last, 
50  ;  of  hypocrites,  50 ; 
seat,  wrath  and  mercy 
from,  9. 

Justice,  of  Providence,  9. 

Justification,  free,  32,  130. 


K. 


Knowledge,    desired,     119, 
part  9th. 


Law,  of  God,  delighted  in 
119,  part  5th. 


284 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


ttife^  and  riches,  their  vani- 
ty, 49;  and  death,  89; 
<short  and  feeble,  89,  90, 
144;  the  season  of  grace, 
88. 

Longing,  after  God,  42,  63, 
64. 

Lord's  Day,  92,  118;  morn- 
ing, 5, 19,  63;  hosanna 
for,  118. 

Love,  to  our  neighbour,  15; 
of  Christ  to  sinners,  35 ; 
of  God  better  than  Hfe, 
63 ;  of  God  unchange- 
able, 89,  106;  to  ene- 
mies, 15,  35,  109;  bro- 
therly, 133,  141. 

M. 

Magistrates,  warned,  58, 
82 ;  qualifications  of, 
101  ;  prayer  for,  101 ; 
raised  up  and  deposed, 
75. 

Man,  his  vanity  as  mortal, 
39,  89,  90,  102,  144; 
his  dominion,  8 ;  his 
nature  depraved,  14. 

Mariner,  a  psalm  for,  107. 

Marriage,  mystical  of  Christ 
and  his  church,  45. 

Mercies,  common  and  spe- 
cial, 68,  103;  spiritual 
and  temporal,  103;  in- 
numerable, 139;  ever- 
lasting, 136;  recorded, 
107;  and  truth  of  God, 
36,  89,  103,  136,  145, 
146. 

Midnight,  thoughts,  63, 119, 
parts  5th  and  6th,  139. 

Ministers,  in  the  church, 
132. 


Miracles,  in  the  wilderness, 
114. 

N. 

National,  prayer  and  thanks- 
giving, 21;  blessings  ac- 
knowledged 21;  dehver- 
ance,  59,  67,  75,  76, 
124,  126;  desolations, 
safety  amidst,  48 ;  pros- 
perity and  church's  in- 
crease, 67,  144;  bless- 
ings and  punishments, 
107. 

O.. 

Obedience,  sincere,  18,  32, 
139;  better  than  sacri- 
fice, 50. 

Old  Age,  and  death,  90. 


P. 

Pardon,  holiness  and  com- 
fort, 4 ;  of  backsliding, 
78 ;  and  direction  waited 
for,  25 ;  prayed  for,  38, 
51;  and  confession,  32, 
51;  of  original  and  ac- 
tual sin,  51 ;  through 
grace,  130. 

Patience,  under  afflictions, 
39 ;  under  persecutions, 
37,44;  in  darkness,  77, 
130,  131. 

Peace,  and  holiness  encour- 
aged, 34;  praise  for  re- 
turn of,  75;  with  men, 
desired,  120. 

Persecution,  saints  persecu- 
ted, 35,  44, 74,  80,  83 ; 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


285 


folly  of  persecutors,  14; 
complained  of,  35,  44, 
74,80,83;  deliverance 
from,  7,  9,  10,  53,  94; 
courage  under,  119,  part 
17th. 

Perseverance,  138;  in  trials, 
119,  part  17th. 

Pleading,  without  repining, 
39,  123;  the  promises, 
119,  part  10th. 

Praise,  to  God  and  commu- 
nion with  saints,  106; 
for  creation  and  provi- 
dence, 33,  104;  to  our 
Creator,  100,  148;  for 
deliverance,  34,  118, 
124;  due  to  God  not  to 
idols,  136;  general,  86, 
145,  148,  150;  for  the 
gospel,  98;  a  song  of, 
108,  150;  for  restora- 
tion to  health,  30,  116; 
for  hearing  prayer,  66, 
102;  to  Jesus  Christ, 
45 ;  from  all  nations, 
117;  and  prayer,  65, 
84 ;  for  protecting  grace, 
57;  for  providence  and 
grace,  36;  for  rain,  65, 
147;  from  the  saints, 
149,  150;  for  temporal 
blessings,  68,148;  pub- 
lic for  private  mercies, 
116,  118. 

Prayer,  heard,  4,  34,  65, 
66 ;  heard  and  saints 
saved,  10, 102;  in  time 
of  war,  20 ;  public  and 
praise,  65, 84 ;  and  hope, 
27;  in  church's  distress, 
80 ;  heard  and  Sion  re- 
stored, 102;  an  answer 
to  waited  for,  85;  and 


praise  for  deliverance, 
34  ;  for  quickening 
grace,  119,  part  16th; 
national  21. 

Preservation,  in  public  dan- 
ger, 46,  91,  112;  daily, 
121;  in  God,  43,  61. 

Pride,  atheism  and  oppres- 
sion punished,  10,  12; 
and  death,  49. 

Profession,  of  sincerity  and 
repentance,  119,  part 
3d,  139;  false,  50. 

Promises  and  threatenings, 
81;  pleaded,  119,  part 
10th. 

Prosperity,  dangerous,  55, 
73;  sinners  in,  cursed, 
37,  49,  73. 

Protection,  truth  and  grace, 
57 ;  against  enemies 
prayed  for,  140 ;  by  day 
and  night,  112. 

Providence,  its  wisdom  and 
equity,  9 ;  and  creation, 
33,  135,  136  ;  and 
grace,  36, 147;  and  per- 
fection of  God,  36;  its 
mystery  unfolded,  73; 
recorded,  77,  78,  107; 
in  air,  earth  and  sea, 
65,  89,  104,  107,  147. 

Psalm,  for  soldiers,  18,  60; 
for  old  age,  71;  for  hus- 
bandmen, 65  ;  for  a  fu- 
neral, 89,  90;  for  the 
Lord's  day,  92;  before 
prayer,  95;  before  ser- 
mon, 95 ;  for  magis- 
trates, 101;  for  house- 
holders, 101;  for  mari- 
ners, 107;  for  morning, 
3,  141;  for  evening, 
139,  141. 


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INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


R. 


Rain,  from  heaven,  65, 135, 

147. 
JJeZi^ion,  and  justice,  15;  in 

words  and  deeds,  37. 
Repentance,  confession  and 

pardon,  32 ;  and  faith, 

51,  69. 
Reproach,  removed,  31. 
Resolutions,  holy,  119,  part 

15th. 
Resurrection,   and  death  of 

Christ,    2,   16;    of  the 

saints,  16,  17,  49,  71; 

and  death,  49,  71,  89; 

hope  of,  16. 
Riches,    their    vanity,    49 ; 

compared    with    grace, 

144. 
Righteousness,  from  Christ, 

71. 

s. 

Sacrifices,  40,  51,  ^^^. 

Saints,  characterized,  15, 
24 ;  God's  care  of  them, 
34;  the  best  company, 
16;  their  patience  and 
world's  hatred  of  them, 
37;  die,  but  Christ  lives, 
102;  chastised  and  sin- 
ners destroyed,  94 ;  pun- 
ished and  pardoned,  78, 
106,  107;  their  afflic- 
tions moderated,  125; 
their  trials  and  safety, 
125;  happy  and  sinners 
cursed,  1,  11,  119,  part 
1st ;  conducted  to  hea- 
ven, 106,  107;  reward- 
ed at  last,  50,  90,  92  ; 
dwell  in  heaven,  15,  24; 


judging  the  world,  1 49 ; 
(see  also  Christian.) 

Salvation,  of  saints,  10 ;  and 
triumph,  18;  and  de- 
fence in  God,  62 ;  by 
Christ,  69,  85. 

Satan,  subdued,  3,  6,  13. 

Scripture,  compared  with  na- 
ture, 19,  119,  part  7th; 
instruction  from,  119, 
part  4th;  delight  in,119, 
parts  5th  and  18th;  ho- 
liness and  comfort  from, 
119,  part  6th ;  variety 
and  excellency  of,  119, 
part  8th. 

Seasons,  of  the  year,  65, 104, 
147. 

Self-dependence,  folly  of,  52. 

Self-examination,  25,  139. 

Sickness,  healed  and  thanks, 
30,88,  116;  complain- 
ed of,  6. 

Sin,  of  nature,  14;  original 
and  actual  confessed, 
51;  universal,  14;  con- 
viction of  and  release 
by  prayer,  107;  of  the 
tongue,  12,  34,  50;  ge- 
neral corruption  of  man- 
ners, 11,  12. 

Sinner,  his  portion,  17;  rich 
one's  death,  49 ;  their 
prosperity  not  envied, 
93 ;  delaying,  warned, 
95 ;  punishment  of,  1, 
11,  37. 

Sincerity,  19,  20,  32,  139, 
proved  and  rewarded, 
18;  professed,  11 9,  part 
3d,  139. 

Sion,  its  citizens,  15. 

Slander,  deliverance  from, 
31,  120. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


287 


Souls  J  in  a  separate  state,  17, 
140,  146. 

Spiritual,  enemies  overcome, 
3,18,144;  blessings  and 
punishment,  81 ;  mind- 
edness,  119,  part  2d. 

Storm,  and  thunder,  29, 135, 
136,  148. 

Submission,  123,  131;  to 
Christ,  2;  in  sickness, 
39. 

Support,  and  counsel  from 
God,  10;  for  the  af- 
flicted and  tempted,  55 ; 
and  comfort  in  God,  94, 
119,  part  14th. 


Temptation,   complained  of, 

13;    overcome,   3,  18 ; 

in  sickness,  6. 
Threatenings,  and  promises, 

81. 
Times,  evil,  11,  12. 
Tongue,  governed,  34,  39. 
Trust,  in  the  creature  vain, 

62,  146. 

U. 

Unbelief,  and  envy  cured, 
37;  punished,  95. 

V. 

Vanity,  of  man  as  mortal, 
39,89,  144;  of  princes, 
62,  146;  of  life  and 
riches,  49. 


Vengeance,  and  compassion, 
63  ;  against  enemies  of 
the  church,  76,  149. 

Vineyard,  of  God,  wasted, 
80. 

Vows,  paid  in  the  church, 
116;  of  holiness,  119, 
part  15. 

W. 

War,  prayer  in  time  of,  20, 
60 ;  distress  of,  79 ;  dis- 
appointment in,  60 ;  and 
victory,  18;  spiritual, 
18,  143,  144. 

Warning,  to  delaying  sin- 
ners, 95 ;  of  God  to  his 
people,  81. 

Watchfulness,  19, 14:1;  over 
the  tongue,  39. 

Wicked,  14,  36,  51;  dis- 
appointment  of,  52 ; 
plagued,  105. 

Works,  and  grace,  19,  33, 
111,  135,  136;  good, 
profit  men,  not  God,  16. 

World,  hates  the  saints,  37. 

Worship,  public,  63,  84, 
122,  132;  pleasure  in, 
63,  84;  and  order  of 
the  gospel,  48;  with  re- 
verence, 89,  99;  daily, 
55,  134,  141;  family, 
1 33 ;  absence  from  com- 
plained of,  43 ;  formal, 
50. 


Zeal,  and  prudence,  39. 


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CLASSIFICATION  OF  THE  HYMNS. 


God 


Page. 


Divine  Perfections  -  -  -  -        3 

Creation  and  Providence  -  -  -      21 


The  Scriptures 

Their  Properties              -  -  -  -  29 

The  Gospel 

Its  Doctrines 

Election        -            -  -  -  -  32 

Fall  of  Man              -  -  -  -  36 

Conviction,  Repentance  and  Pardon  -  41 

Regeneration  and  Conversion  -  -  57 

Salvation  by  Grace  -  -  -  64 

Justification              -  -  -  -  80 

Adoption      -            -  -  -  -  82 

Sanclification           -  -  -  -  84 

Perseverance            -  -  -  -  86 

Its  Blessings        -            -  -  -  -  90 

Warnings,  Invitations,  &-c.  -      .     -  -  101 

Christ 

Incarnation         -----  123 

Person  and  Character      -  -  -  -  131 

Names  and  Offices           -  -  -  -  144 

Sufferings  and  Death      -  -  -  -  167 

Resurrection  and  Ascension  -  -  -  174 

Exaltation  and  Intercession  -  -  -  180 

The  Holy  Spirit 

Character  and  Influence  .  -  -  187 

Christian  Experience 

Dedication  and  Self-denial  -  .  -  197 

Self-Examination             _  -  _  -  207 

Prayer  and  Watchfulness  .  -  -  210 
Graces 

Faith 224 


CLASSIFICATION    OF    THE    HYMNS. 


Hope 

Love 

Joy 

Brotherly  Love 
Consistent  Conduct 
Privileges  of  Believers    - 
Gratitude  and  Praise 
Vicissitudes  and  Conflicts 
Submission  under  Trials 


236 

237 
243 
247 
251 
256 
265 
280 
301 


Worship 


Private  and  Family 
Social  and  Public 
Before  and  after  Sermon 


311 
324 

337 


The  Lord's  Day 


-     342 


The  Church 


Glory  and  Safety 

Dedication 

Ordinations  and  Installations 

Pastors    -  -  - 

Baptism  t  -  - 

Lord's  Supper     - 

Missions 

Revival  -  -  - 


347 
353 
358 
360 
365 
372 
381 
402 


Particular  Seasons 

Youth     - 
New  Year 
Harvest  - 
National  Praise,  &c. 


407 
412 
415 
417 


Time  and  Eternity 

The  Present  Life 
Death  and  Resurrection 
The  Judgment    - 
Heaven    - 
Hell 


423 
432 
453 
460 
479 


DOXOLOGIES 


479 


HYMNS. 


GOD. 

DIVINE  PERFECTIONS. 
H.  M. 

Divine  Attributes, 

THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 
His  throne  is  built  on  high ; 
The  garments  He  assumes 

Are  Hght  and  majesty. 
His  glories  shine  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  eye  can  bear  the  sight. 

The  thunders  of  his  hand 
Keep  the  wide  world  in  awe ; 

His  wrath  and  justice  stand 
To  guard  his  holy  law; 

And  where  his  love  resolves  to  bless, 

Hh  truth  confirms  and  seals  the  grace. 

Through  all  his  ancient  works, 

Surprising  wisdom  shines; 
Confounds  the  powers  of  hell, 

And  breaks  their  cursed  designs. 
Strong  is  his  arm,  and  shall  fulfil 
His  great  decrees,  his  sovereign  will. 
And  can  this  mighty  King 

Of  glory  condescend, 


GOD. 

And  will  He  write  his  name, 

My  Father  and  my  Friend? 
I  love  his  name,  I  love  his  word ; 
Join  all  my  powers  and  praise  the  Lord. 

H.  M. 

Divine  Attributes. 

WITH  cheerful  voice  I  sing 
The  titles  of  my  Lord, 
And  borrow  all  the  names 

Of  honour  from  his  word : 
Nature  and  art  can  ne'er  supply 
Sufficient  forms  of  majesty. 

In  Jesus  w^e  behold 

His  Father's  glorious  face, 
Shininof  for  ever  briofht 

With  mild  and  lovely  rays : 
Th'  eternal  God's  eternal  Son 
Inherits  and  partakes  the  throne. 

The  sovereign  King  of  kings, 
The  Lord  of  lords  most  high, 

Writes  his  own  name  upon 
His  garment  and  his  thigh. 

His  name  is  called  "  the  Word  of  Goa,*' 

He  rules  the  earth  with  iron  rod. 

Where  promises  and  grace 

Can  neither  melt  nor  move. 
The  angry  Lamb  resents 

The  injuries  of  his  love ; 
Awakes  his  wrath,  without  delay, 
As  lions  roar  and  tear  the  prey. 

But  when  for  works  of  peace 
The  great  Redeemer  comes, 

What  gentle  characters, 
What  titles  He  assumes! 


DIVINE  PERFECTIONS.  i 

"  Light  of  the  world,  and  Life  of  men;" 
Nor  will  He  bear  those  names  in  vain. 

Immense  compassion  reigns 

In  onr  Immanuel's  heart, 
When  He  descends  to  act 

A  jNIediator's  part. 
He  is  a  friend,  and  brother  too; 
Divinely  kind,  divinely  true. 

At  length  the  Lord,  the  Judge, 

His  awful  throne  ascends. 
And  drives  the  rebels  far 

From  favourites  and  friends ! 
Then  shall  the  saints  completely  prove 
The  heights  and  depths  of  all  his  love. 

C.  M. 

The  Divine  Perfections. 

HOW  shall  I  praise  the  eternal  God, 
That  Infinite  Unko^\^l? 
Who  can  ascend  his  high  abode, 
Or  venture  near  his  throne? 

The  great  In\T.sible !     He  dwells 

Concealed  in  dazzhng  light; 
But  his  all-searching  eye  reveals 

The  secrets  of  the  night. 

Those  watchful  eyes,  that  never  sleep. 

Survey  the  world  around; 
His  wisdom  is  a  boundless  deep, 

W^here  all  our  thoughts  are  drowned. 

Speak  we  of  strength?    His  arm  is  strong, 

To  save,  or  to  destroy ; 
Infinite  years  his  life  prolong. 

And  endless  is  his  joy. 

He  know^s  no  shadow  of  a  change, 
Nor  alters  his  decrees; 
1* 


O  GOD. 

Firm  as  a  rock  his  truth  remains, 
To  guard  his  promises. 

6  Sinners  before  his  presence  die ; 

How  holy  is  his  name ! 
His  anger  and  his  jealousy 
Burn  like  devouring  flame. 

7  Justice,  upon  a  dreadful  throne, 

Maintains  the  rights  of  God ; 
While  mercy  sends  her  pardons  down, 
Bought  with  a  Saviour's  blood. 

8  Now  to  my  soul,  immortal  King, 

Speak  some  forgiving  word ; 
Then  'twill  be  double  joy  to  sing 
The  glories  of  my  Lord. 

4  C.  M. 

Infinity  of  God. 

GREAT  God!  how  infinite  art  thou! 
What  worthless  worms  are  we ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood. 

Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made ; 
Thou  art  the  ever  living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Eternity,  with  all  its  years. 

Stands  present  in  thy  view ; 
To  thee,  there's  nothing  old  appears; 
Great  God !  there's  nothing  new. 

4  Our  lives  through  various  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vexed  with  trifling  cares, 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturbed  afl'airs. 

5  Great  God!  how  infinite  art  thou! 

What  worthless  worms  are  we! 


DIVINE   PERFECTIONS. 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

5  C.  M. 

Majesty  and  Dominion  of  God. 

THE  Lord,  how  fearful  is  his  name ! 
How  ^\ide  is  his  command ! 
Nature,  with  all  her  moving  frame, 
Rests  on  his  mighty  hand ! 

2  Immortal  glory  forms  his  throne, 

And  light  his  awful  robe : 
While  with  a  smile,  or  with  a  frown, 
He  manages  the  globe. 

3  A  word  of  his  almighty  breath 

Can  swell  or  sink  the  seas; 
Build  the  vast  empires  of  the  earth, 
Or  break  them,  if  He  please  I 

4  Adoring  angels  roimd  Him  fall. 

In  all  their  shining  forms ; 
His  sovereign  eye  looks  through  them  all, 
And  pities  mortal  worms. 

5  His  bowels  to  our  worthless  race, 

In  sweet  compassion  move; 
He  clothes  his  looks  wth  softest  grace, 
And  takes  his  title,  Love ! 

6  7s. 

Sovereignty  of  God. 

OOVEREIGN  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
^     Ever  gracious,  ever  wise. 
All  my  times  are  in  thy  hand. 
All  events  at  thy  command. 

2  His  decree  who  formed  the  earth, 
Fixed  my  first  and  second  birth : 
Parents,  native  place,  and  time, 
All  appointed  were  by  Him. 


8  GOD. 

3  He  that  formed  me  in  the  womb, 
He  shall  guide  me  to  the  tomb; 
All  my  times  shall  ever  be 
Ordered  by  his  wise  decree. 

4  Times  of  sickness,  times  of  health ; 
Times  of  penury  and  wealth; 
Times  of  trial  and  of  grief; 
Times  of  triumph  and  r^ief ; 

5  Times  the  tempter's  power  to  prove; 
Times  to  taste  a  Saviour's  love; 

All  must  come,  and  last,  and  end, 
As  shall  please  my  heavenly  Friend. 

6  Thee  at  all  times,  will  I  bless ; 
Having  thee,  I  all  possess : 
How  can  I  bereaved  be. 
Since  I  cannot  part  with  thee? 

7  C.  M. 

The  Goodness  of  God. 

GOD,  in  the  high  and  holy  place, 
Looks  down  upon  the  spheres; 
Yet  in  his  providence  and  grace, 
To  every  eye  appears. 

2  He  bows  the  heavens ;  the  mountains  stand 

A  highway  for  our  God : 
He  walks  amid  the  desert  land ; 
'Tis  Eden  where  he  trod. 

3  In  every  stream  his  bounty  flows, 

Diffusing  joy  and  w^ealth ; 
In  every  breeze  his  spirit  blows. 
The  breath  of  life  and  health. 

4  His  blessings  fall  in  plenteous  showers, 

Upon  the  lap  of  earth, 
That  teems  with  foliage,  fruits,  and  flowers, 
And  rings  with  infant  mirth. 


DIVINE    PERFECTIONS.  U 

5  If  God  hath  made  this  world  so  fair, 

Where  sin  and  death  abound; 
How  beautiful,  beyond  compare, 
Will  paradise  be  found ! 

8  L.  M. 

Glory  and  Condescension  of  God. 

JEHOVAH  reigns,  his  throne  is  high, 
His  robes  are" light  and  majesty; 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 

2  His  terrors  keep  the  world  in  awe; 
His  justice  guards  his  holy  law ; 
His  love  reveals  a  smiling  face, 

His  truth  and  promise  seal  the  grace. 

3  Through  all  his  works  his  ^^isdom  shines, 
And  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs; 

His  power  is  sovereign  to  fulfil 
The  noblest  counsels  of  his  will. 

4  And  will  this  glorious  Lord  descend 
To  be  my  Father  and  m.y  Friend? 
Then  let  my  songs  with  angels  join; 
Heaven  is  secure,  if  God  be  mine. 

9  C.  M. 

Faithfulness  of  God, 

BEGIN,  my  tongue,  some  heavenly  theme, 
And  speak  some  boundless  thing. 
The  mighty  works,  or  mightier  name. 
Of  our  eternal  King. 

2  Tell  of  his  wondrous  faithfulness. 

And  sound  his  power  abroad ; 
Sing  the  sweet  promise  of  his  grace. 
And  the  performing  God. 

3  Proclaim  ''  Salvation  from  the  Lord, 

For  wretched  dying  men;" 


10  GOD. 

His  hand  has  writ  the  sacred  word, 
With  an  immortal  pen. 

4  His  very  word  of  grace  is  strong, 

As  that  which  built  the  skies ; 
The  voice  that  rolls  the  stars  along. 
Speaks  all  the  promises. 

5  O !  might  I  hear  thy  heavenly  tongue 

But  whisper,  "Thou  art  mine!" 
Those  gentle  words  should  raise  my  song 
To  notes  almost  divine. 

6  How  would  my  leaping  heart  rejoice, 

And  think  my  heaven  secure ! 
I  trust  the  all-creating  voice. 
And  faith  desires  no  more. 

10  L.  M. 

God's  unbounded  Love. 

LORD,  what  is  man  that  he  should  prove 
The  object  of  thy  boundless  love ! 
Say,  why  should  he  so  largely  share. 
Thy  favour  and  thy  tender  care? 

2  While  these  my  lips  draw  vital  breath, 
Or  till  I  close  my  eyes  in  death, 

I'll  ne'er  forget  thy  wondrous  love. 
Nor  thoughtless  of  thy  kindness  prove. 

3  Beneath  thy  shadowing  wing's  defence 
I'll  pl^e  my  only  confidence : 

In  every  danger  and  distress, 
To  thee  will  I  my  prayer  address. 

4  Should  all  my  hopes  on  earth  be  lost. 
In  thee  I'll  make  my  constant  boast : 
I'll  spread  the  glories  of  thy  name. 
And  thy  unbounded  love  proclaim. 


DIVINE   PERFECTIONS.  11 

11  L.  M. 

God^s  Faithfulness. 

PRAISE,  everlasting  praise,  be  paid 
To  Him  that  earth's  foundation  laid ; 
Praise  to  the  God,  whose  strong  decrees 
Sway  the  creation  as  He  please. 

2  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  his  people  by  his  word ; 
And  there,  as  strong  as  his  decrees, 
He  sets  his  kindest  promises. 

3  Firm  are  the  words  his  prophets  give, 
Sweet  words,  on  which  his  children  live; 
Each  of  them  is  the  voice  of  God, 

Who  spoke,  and  spread  the  skies  abroad. 

4  Each  of  them  powerful  as  that  sound, 
That  bid  the  new-made  world  go  round, 
And  stronger  than  the  solid  poles, 

On  which  the  wheel  of  nature  rolls. 

5  Whence  then  should  doubts  and  fears  arise? 
Why  triclding  sorrows  drown  our  eyes? 
Slowly,  alas !  our  mind  receives 

The  comforts  that  our  Maker  gives. 

6  0 !  for  a  strong  and  lasting  faith 
To  credit  what  th'  Almighty  saith ! 
T'  embrace  the  message  of  his  Son, 
And  call  the  joys  of  heaven  our  own. 

12  C.  M. 

God  unsearchable, 

SHALL  foolish,  weak,  short-sighted  man 
Beyond  the  angels  go. 
The  great  Almighty  God  explain, 
Or  to  perfection  know? 


12  GOD. 

2  His  attributes  divinely  soar 

Above  the  creature's  sight, 
And  prostrate  seraphim  adore 
The  glorious  Infinite. 

3  Jehovah's  everlasting  days ! 

They  cannot  numbered  be ; 
Incomprehensible  the  space 
Of  thine  immensity ! 

4  Thy  wisdom's  depths  by  reason's  line 

In  vain  v^^e  strive  to  sound, 
Or  stretch  our  labouring  thought  t'  assign 
Omnipotence  a  bound. 

5  The  brightness  of  thy  glory  leaves 

Description  far  below; 
Nor  man's,  nor  angel's  heart  conceives 
How  deep  thy  mercies  flow. 

6  Thy  grace  is  most  unsearchable, 

And  dazzles  all  above ; 
They  gaze,  but  cannot  count  nor  tell 
The  treasures  of  thy  love. 

13  L.  M. 

Justice  and  Mercy  united. 

TNFINITE  grace!  and  can  it  be 

J-  That  heaven's  Supreme  should  stoop  so  low, 

A  wretch  to  visit,  vile,  like  me ; 

One  who  has  been  his  bitterest  foe? 

2  Can  holiness  and  wisdom  join. 

With  truth,  with  justice,  and  with  grace, 
To  make  eternal  blessings  mine. 
And  sin,  with  all  its  guilt,  efface? 

3  O  love!  beyond  conception  great, 
That  formed  the  vast  stupendous  plan; 
Where  all  divine  perfections  meet 

To  reconcile  rebellious  man. 


DIVTNE  PERFECnONS.  13 

4  There  wisdom  shines  in  fullest  blaze, 
And  justice  all  her  rights  maintains, 
Astonished  angels  stoop  to  gaze, 
While  mercy  o'er  the  guilty  reigns. 

5  Yes,  mercy  reigns,  and  justice  too; 
In  Christ  harmoniously  they  meet. 
He  paid  to  justice  all  her  due. 
And  now  He  fills  the  mercy-seat. 

G  Such  are  the  wonders  of  our  God, 
And  such  the  amazing  depths  of  grace : 
To  save,  from  wratlvs  vindictive  rod, 
The  chosen  sons  of  Adam's  race. 

7  With  grateful  songs,  then,  let  our  souls, 
Surround  our  gracious  Father's  throne; 
And  all  between  the  distant  poles, 
His  truth  and  mercy  ever  own. 

14  L.M. 

(rOiVs  Condeticcnsion  to  the  Humble. 

^j^IHJS  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One, 
J-   "  I  sit  upon  niv  lioly  throne; 
My  name  is  God;  1  dwell  on  high; 
Dwell  in  my  own  eternity. 

2  ''  But  I  descend  to  worlds  below; 
On  earth  I  have  a  mansion  too; 
The  humble  spirit  and  contrite 
Is  an  abode  of  my  delight. 

*^  ''  The  humble  soul  my  words  revive, 
1  bid  the  mourniug  sinner  Uve: 
Heal  all  the  broken  luvarts  I  find. 
And  ea^e  the  sorrows  of  the  mind. 

4  ''  When  I  contend  against  their  sin, 

I  make  them  know  how  vile  they've  been ; 
But  should  my  Avralh  for  ever  smoke, 
Tlieir  souls  would  sink  beneath  my  stroke." 


14  GOD. 

5  O !  may  thy  pardoning  grace  be  nigh, 
Lest  we  should  faint,  despair,  and  die. 
Thus  shall  our  better  thoughts  approve 
The  methods  of  thy  chastening  love. 

15  C.  M. 

God^s  Eternity. 

RISE,  rise,  my  soul,  and  leave  the  ground; 
Stretch  all  thy  thoughts  abroad, 
And  rouse  up  every  tuneful  sound, 
To  praise  the  eternal  God. 

2  Long  ere  the  lofty  skies  were  spread, 

Jehovah  filled  his  throne ; 
Or  Adam  formed,  or  angels  made, 
The  Maker  lived  alone. 

3  His  boundless  years  can  ne'er  decrease, 

But  still  maintain  their  prime ; 
Eternity^ s  his  dwelling-place. 
And  ever  is  his  time. 

4  While  like  a  tide  our  minutes  flow, 

The  present  and  the  past, 
He  fills  his  own  immortal  NOW, 
And  sees  our  ages  waste. 

5  The  sea  and  sky  must  perish  too, 

And  vast  destruction  come : 
The  creatures — ^look !  how  old  they  grow, 
And  wait  the  fiery  doom. 

6  Well,  let  the  sea  shrink  all  away. 

And  flames  melt  down  the  skies; 
My  God  shall  live  an  endless  day, 
When  th'  old  creation  dies. 

IG  H.  M. 

Praise  to  the  Trinity. 

TO  Him  that  chose  us  first 
Before  the  world  began; 


DIVINE  PERFECTIONS.  15 

To  Him  that  bore  the  curse, 

To  save  rebelhous  man : 
To  Him  that  formed  our  hearts  anew, 
Are  endless  praise  and  glory  due. 

2  The  Father's  love  shall  run 

Through  our  immortal  songs; 
We  bring  to  God  the  Son 

Hosannas  on  our  tonsfues : 
Our  lips  address  the  Spirit's  name 
With  equal  praise,  and  zeal  the  same. 

3  Let  every  saint  above. 

And  angel  round  the  throne, 
For  ever  bless  and  love 

The  sacred  Three  in  One : 
Thus  heaven  shall  raise  his  honours  high, 
When  earth  and  time  grow  old  and  die. 

17  S.  M. 

Address  to  the  Trinity, 

OLORD  our  God,  arise. 
The  cause  of  truth  maintain; 
And  wide  o'er  all  the  peopled  world 
Extend  her  blessed  reign. 

2  Thou  Prince  of  Life,  arise, 

Nor  let  thy  glory  cease ; 
Far  spread  the  conquests  of  thy  grace, 
And  bless  the  earth  with  peace. 

3  Thou  Holy  Ghost,  arise. 

Expand  thy  quickening  wing, 
And  o'er  a  dark  and  ruined  world, 
Let  light  and  order  spring. 

4  All  on  the  earth,  arise. 

To  God  the  Saviour  sing. 
From  shore  to  shore,  from  earth  to  heaven, 
Let  echoing  anthems  ring. 


16  GOD. 

18  6s  &  4s. 

Invocation  of  the  Trinity, 

COME,  thou  almighty  King, 
Help  us  thy  name  to  sing, 
Help  lis  to  praise. 

Father  all  glorious, 
O'er  all  victorious, 
Come,  and  reign  over  us, 
Ancient  of  days. 

2  Jesus  our  Lord,  arise, 
Scatter  our  enemies, 

And  make  them  fall. 

Let  thine  almighty  aid 
Our  sure  defence  be  made; 
Our  souls  on  thee  be  staid ; 

Lord,  hear  our  call. 

3  Come,  thou  incarnate  Word, 
Gird  on  thy  mighty  sword; 

Our  prayer  attend. 

Come,  and  thy  people  bless, 
And  give  thy  word  success; 
Spirit  of  holiness. 

On  us  descend. 

4  Come,  Holy  Comforter, 
Thy  sacred  witness  bear. 

In  this  glad  hour. 

Thou,  who  almighty  art. 
Now  rule  in  every  heart. 
And  ne'er  from  us  depart, 

Spirit  of  power. 

5  To  the  great  One  in  Three, 
The  highest  praises  be. 

Hence  evermore. 

His  sovereign  majesty, 


blVINE    PERFECTIONS.  17 

May  we  in  glory  see, 
And  to  eternity, 
Love  and  adore. 

19  H.  M. 

Praise  to  the  triune  God, 

WE  give  immortal  praise 
To  God  the  Father's  love, 
For  all  our  comforts  here, 

And  all  our  hopes  above ; 
He  sent  his  own  eternal  Son, 
To  die  for  sins  that  man  had  done. 

2  To  God  the  Son  belongs 

Immortal  glory  too. 
Who  saved  us  by  his  blood, 

From  everlasting  woe : 
And  now  He  lives,  and  now  He  reigns, 
And  sees  the  fruit  of  all  his  pains. 

3  To  God  the  Spirit,  praise 

And  endless  worship  give. 
Whose  new-creating  power 

Makes  the  dead  sinner  live : 
His  w^ork  completes  the  great  design, 
And  fills  the  soul  with  joy  divine. 

4  Almighty  God,  to  thee, 

Be  endless  honours  done. 
The  sacred  Persons  Three, 

The  Godhead  only  One : 
Where  reason  fails,  with  all  her  powers, 
There  faith  prevails,  and  love  adores. 

20  C.  M. 

Praise  to  the  Trinity. 

n  LORY  to  God  the  Father's  name, 
^    Who,  from  our  sinful  race, 

2* 


J  8  GOD. 

Chose  out  his  favourites  to  proclaim 
The  honours  of  his  grace. 

2  Glory  to  God  the  Son  be  paid. 

Who  dwelt  in  humble  clay, 
And  to  redeem  us  from  the  dead, 
Gave  his  own  life  away. 

3  Glory  to  God  the  Spirit  give, 

From  whose  almighty  power. 
Our  souls  their  heavenly  birth  derive, 
And  bless  the  happy  hour. 

4  Glory  to  God  who  reigns  above, 

The  eternal  Three  in  One ; 
"Who,  by  the  wonders  of  his  love, 
Has  made  his  nature  known. 

21  L-  M. 

Address  to  the  Trinity. 

FATHER  of  all,  whose  love  profound 
A  ransom  for  our  souls  hath  found, 
Before  thy  throne  we  sinners  bend; 
To  us  thy  pardoning  love  extend. 

2  Almighty  Son,  incarnate  Word, 

Our  Prophet,  Priest,  Redeemer,  Lord, 
Before  thy  throne  we  sinners  bend; 
To  us  thy  saving  grace  extend. 

3  Eternal  Spirit,  by  whose  breath 
The  soul  is  raised  from  sin  and  death, 
Before  thy  throne  we  sinners  bend; 
To  us  thy  quickening  power  extend. 

4  Jehovah !  Father,  Spirit,  Son, 
Mysterious  Godhead,  Three  in  One ! 
Before  thy  throne  we  siiiners  bend ; 
Grace,  pardon,  life,  to  us  extend. 


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DIVINE   PERFECTIONS.  19 

22  L-  M. 

The  Trinity, 

THERE  is  one  God,  and  only  one, 
No  rivals  can  his  essence  share : 
He  is  Jehovah,  He  alone, 
And  with  the  Lord,  none  can  compare. 

2  His  works,  through  all  this  wondrous  frame, 
Express  the  Maker's  vast  designs  : 

They  bear  the  impress  of  his  name ; 
In  every  part  his  wisdom  shines. 

3  If  in  his  works  such  w^onders  rise. 
How  much  more  wonderful  is  He, 
Whose  nature's  filled  with  mysteries ; 
In  being  One,  in  person  Three ! 

4  What  finite  power,  with  ceaseless  toil, 
Can  comprehend  the  eternal  Mind  ? 
Or  who  the  almighty  Three  in  One, 
By  searching  to  perfection  find  ? 

5  Angels  and  men  may  strive  to  raise, 
Harmonious,  their  adoring  songs ; 
But  who  can  fully  speak  his  praise. 
From  human  or  anorelic  tono- ues  ? 

6  Yet  would  I  lift  my  trembling  voice, 
The  eternal  Three  in  One  to  sing ; 
And  mingling  faith,  while  I  rejoice. 
My  humble,  grateful  tribute  bring. 

7  All  glory  to  the  eternal  Three, 
-  The  sacred,  undivided  One : 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  be 
Co-equal  praise  and  honours  done. 


20  GO0. 

23  S.  M. 

God  all,  and  in  all. 

MY  God,  my  life,  my  love; 
To  thee,  to  thee  I  call; 
I  cannot  live  if  thou  remove, 
For  thou  art  All  in  all. 

2  Thy  shining  grace  can  cheer 

This  dungeon  where  I  dwell; 
'Tis  paradise  when  thou  art  here ; 
If  thou  depart,  'tis  hell. 

3  The  smilings  of  thy  face, 

How  amiable  they  are ! 
'Tis  heaven  to  rest  in  thine  embrace, 
And  no  where  else  but  there. 

4  To  thee,  and  thee  alone. 

The  angels  owe  their  bliss; 
They  sit  around  thy  gracious  throne, 
And  dwell  where  Jesus  is. 

5  Not  all  the  harps  above 

Can  make  a  heavenly  place. 
If  God  his  residence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  his  face. 

6  Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky, 

Can  one  delight  afford ; 
No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy. 
Without  thy  presence.  Lord. 

7  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love, 

Where  all  my  pleasures  roll; 
The  circle  where  my  passions  move, 
And  centre  of  my  soul. 

8  To  thee  my  spirits  fly. 

With  infinite  desire ; 
And  yet  how  far  from  thee  I  Jie  I 
Dear  Jesus,  raise  me  higher. 


21 


CREATION  MD  PROVIDENCE. 

24  C.M. 

The  Glory  of  God  in  Creation. 

THE  God  of  nature  and  of  grace 
In  all  his  works  appears ; 
His  goodness  through  the  earth  we  trace, 
His  grandeur  in  the  spheres. 

2  Lift  to  the  arch  of  heaven  your  eye ; 

Thither  his  path  pursue ; 
His  glory,  boundless  as  the  sky, 
O'erwhelms  the  wondering  view. 

3  These  lower  worlds,  that  swell  thy  praise, 

High  as  our  thoughts  can  tower, 
Are  but  a  portion  of  thy  ways, 
The  hiding  of  thy  power. 

4  O !  shouldst  thou  rend  aside  the  veil, 

And  show  thy  dwelling-place ; 
The  souls  which  thou  hast  made  would  fail, 
'Twere  death  to  see  thy  face. 

5  None  can  behold  that  face  and  live ; 

Yet  sinners  may  draw  near : 
Jesus  is  ready  to  forgive. 
His  love  shall  cast  out  fear. 

6  Millions  amid  his  presence  stand. 

And  feel,  while  they  adore, 
Fulness  of  joy  at  God's  right  hand. 
And  pleasures  evermore. 

25  C.  M. 

God  celebrated  in  his  Works  of  Creation. 

T  SING  the  almighty  power  of  God, 
-*-    That  made  the  mountains  rise, 
That  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad, 
And  built  the  lofty  skies. 


22  GOD. 

2  I  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordained 
The  sun  to  rule  the  day ; 

The  moon  shines  full  at  his  command, 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 

3*  I  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
That  filled  the  earth  with  food; 
He  fcu'med  the  creatures  with  his  word, 
And  then  pronounced  them  good. 

4  Lord,  how  thy  wonders  are  displayed, 

Where'er  I  turn  mine  eye ! 
If  I  survey  the  ground  I  tread, 
Or  gaze  upon  the  sky. 

5  There's  not  a  plant' or  flower  below. 

But  makes  thy  glories  known; 
And  clouds  arise  and  tempests  blow 
By  order  from  thy  throne. 

6  Creatures  as  numerous  as  they  be, 

Are  subject  to  thy  care; 
There's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee, 
But  God  is  present  there. 

26  L.  M. 

Glory  of  God  displayed  in  the  Firmament, 

THE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky. 
And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 
The  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day. 
Does  his  Creator's  power  display, 
And  publishes  to  every  land. 
The  work  of  an  almighty  hand. 

2  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale, 
And,  nightly  to  the  Ustening  earth. 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth ; 


CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE.       23 

While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 
And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  What  though,  in  solemn  silence,  all 
Move  round  this  dark  terrestrial  ball? 
What  though  no  real  voice,  nor  s  "^und, 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found? 
In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice. 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice; 
For  ever  singing  as  they  shine, 
"  The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine." 

27  C.  M. 

Dependence  on  Divine  Providence. 

LET  others  boast  how  strong  they  be, 
Nor  death  nor  danger  fear; 
But  we'll  confess,  O  Lord,  to  thee, 
What  feeble  things  we  are. 

2  Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bodies  stand, 

And  flourish  bright  and  gay; 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

3  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  springs, 

And  dies  if  one  be  gone : 
Strange !  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strings, 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long. 

4  But  'tis  our  God  supports  our  frame, 

The  God.  that  made  us  first; 
Salvation  to  the  almighty  Name, 
That  reared  us  from  the  dust. 

5  While  we  have  breath,  or  use  our  tongues, 

Our  Maker  we'll  adore; 
His  Spirit  moves  our  heaving  lungs, 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more. 


24  GOD. 

28  10s  &  lis. 

The  Lord  will  provide. 

THOUGH    troubles    assail    and    dangers 
affright; 
Though  friends  should  all  fail,  and  foes  all 

unite; 
Yet  one  thing  secures  us,  whatever  betide ; 
The  Scripture  assures  us,  the  Lord  will  pro- 
vide. 

2  The  birds  without  barn  or  store-house,  are 

fed; 
From  them  let  us  learn  to  trust  for  our  bread : 
His  saints  w^hat  is  fitting  shall  ne'er  be  de- 
nied; 
So  long  as  'tis  written,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

3  We  may,  like  the  ships,  by  tempests  be  tossed 
On  perilous  deeps,  but  cannot  be  lost : 
Though  Satan  enrages  the  wind  and  the  tide, 
The  promise  engages,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

4  His  call  we  obey,  like  Abram  of  old, 

Not  knowing  our  way,  but  faith  makes  us 

bold; 
For  though  we   are   strangers,  we  have  a 

good  guide. 
And  trust  in  all  dangers,  the  Lord  will 

provide. 

5  When  Satan  appears  to  stop  up  our  path, 
And  fills  us  with  fears,  we  triumph  by  faith : 
He  cannot  take  from  us,  though  oft  he  has 

tried. 
This  heart-cheering  promise,  the  Lord  will 
provide. 

6  He  tells  us  we're  weak,  our  hope  is  in  vain : 
The  good,  that  we  seek,  we  ne'er  shall  obtain ; 


CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE.       25 

But  when  such  suggestions  our  spirits  have 

plied, 
This  answers  all  questions,  the  Lord  will 

provide. 

7  No  strength  of  our  own,  or  goodness  we 

claim, 
Yet  since  we  have  known  the   Saviour's 

great  name; 
In  this  our  strong  tower  for  safety  we  hide : 
The  Lord  is  our  power,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

8  When  life  sinks  apace,  and  death  is  in  view, 
This  word  of  his  grace  shall  comfort  us 

through : 
No  fearing  or  doubting,  with  Christ  on  our 

side. 
We  hope  to  die   shouting,  the  Lord  will 

provide. 

29  C.  M. 

Goodness  of  Divine  Providence. 

WHILST  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power! 
Be  my  vain  wishes  stilled; 
And  may  this  consecrated  hour 
With  better  hopes  be  filled. 

2  Thy  love  the  power  of  thought  bestowed, 

To  thee  my  thoughts  w^ould  soar ; 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flowed ; 
That  mercy  I  adore. 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see ; 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  most  dear, 
Because  conferred  by  thee. 

4  In  every  joy  that  crowns  my  days. 

In  every  pain  I  bear, 

3 


26  GOD. 

My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise, 
Or  seek  relief  in  prayer. 

5  When  gladness  wings  the  favoured  hour, 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill; 
Resigned,  v^hen  storms  of  sorrow  lour, 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  w^ill. 

6  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear. 

The  gathering  storm  shall  see, 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear; 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee. 

30  C.  M. 

Gratitude  for  Providential  Care. 

OTHOU,  my  light,  my  life,  my  joy, 
My  glory,  and  my  all; 
Unsent  by  thee,  no  good  can  come, 
Nor  evil  can  befall. 

2  Such  are  thy  schemes  of  providence. 

And  methods  of  thy  grace. 

That  I  may  safely  trust  in  thee, 

Through  all  the  wilderness. 

3  'Tis  thine  outstretched  and  powerful  arm 

Upholds  me  in  the  way; 
And  thy  rich  bounty  well  supplies 
The  wants  of  every  day. 

4  For  such  compassions,  O  my  God ! 

Ten  thousand  thanks  are  due; 
For  such  compassions,  I  esteem 
Ten  thousand  thanks  too  few. 

31  C.  M. 

Mysteries  of  Providence. 

GOD  moves  in  a  mysterious  w^ay, 
His  wonders  to  perform ; 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea. 
And  rides  npon  the  storm. 


CREATION    AND    PROVIDENCE.  27 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never  failing  skill, 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take ; 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  Him  for  his  grace; 
Behind  a  frowning  providence, 
He  hides  a  smiling^  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour : 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain; 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  He  will  make  it  plain. 

32  .  L.  M. 

Mysteries  of  Providence. 

LORD,  how  mysterious  are  thy  ways! 
How  blind  are  we,  how  mean  our  praise ! 
Thy  steps  no  mortal  eyes  explore; 
'Tis  ours  to  wonder  and  adore. 

2  Thy  purposes  from  creature  sight, 
Are  hid  in  shades  of  awful  night ; 
Amid  the  lines,  with  curious  eye. 
Not  angel  minds  presume  to  pry. 

3  Great  God,  I  do  not  ask  to  see 
What  in  futurity  shall  be; 

Let  light  and  bliss  attend  my  days, 
And  then  my  future  hours  be  praise. 


28  GOD. 

4  Are  darkness  and  distress  my  share? 
Give  me  to  trust  thy  guardian  care ; 
Enough  for  me,  if  loA^e  divine 

At  length  through  every  cloud  shall  shine. 

5  Yet  this  my  soul  desires  to  know, 
Be  this  my  only  v^ish  below; 

That  Christ  is  mine ! — this  great  request, 
Grant,  bounteous  God,  and  1  am  blest. 

33  CM 

Darlcness  of  Providence. 

I^HY  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea, 
-     Thy  paths  I  cannot  trace ; 
Nor  comprehend  the  mystery 
Of  thy  unbounded  grace. 

2  Here  the  dark  veils  of  flesh  and  sense 

My  captive  soul  surround; 
Mysterious  deeps  of  Providence 
My  wondering  thoughts  confound. 

3  When  I  behold  thy  awful  hand 

My  earthly  hopes  destroy ; 
In  deep  astonishment  I  stand. 
And  ask  the  reason  why  ? 

4  As  through  a  glass,  I  dimly  see 

The  wonders  of  thy  love : 
How  little  do  I  know  of  thee, 
Or  of  the  joys  above ! 

6  'Tis  but  in  part,  I  know  thy  will; 

I  bless  thee  for  the  sight : 
When  will  thy  love  the  rest  reveal, 
In  glory's  clearer  hght? 

6  With  rapture  shall  I  then  survey 
Thy  providence  and  grace; 
And  spend  an  everlasting  day 
In  wonder,  love  and  praise. 


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THEIR  PROPERTIES. 

34  C.  M. 

The  Excellence  of  the  Scriptures. 

LADEN  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears, 
I  fly  to  thee,  my  Lord; 
And  not  a  glimpse  of  hope  appears, 
But  in  thy  written  word. 

2  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage : 
Here  I  behold  my  Saviour's  face, 
Almost  in  every  page. 

3  This  is  the  field  w^here  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown; 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise 
Who  makes  the  pearl  his  own. 

4  Here  consecrated  water  flows 

To  quench  my  thirst  of  sin ; 
Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 
Nor  danger  dwells  therein. 

5  O !  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  God, 

My  roving  feet  command; 
Nor  I  forsake  the  happy  road 
That  leads  to  thy  right  hand. 

35  C.  M. 

Chrisfs  Glory  unveiled  in  the  Scriptures. 

THOU  lovely  Source  of  true  delight, 
Whom  I  unseen  adore; 
Unveil  thy  beauties  to  my  sight, 
That  I  may  love  thee  more. 

2  Thy  glory  o'er  creation  shines; 
But  in  thy  sacred  word, 

3* 


30  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

I  read  in  fairer,  brighter  lines, 
My  bleeding,  dying  Lord. 

3  'Tis  here,  whene'er  my  comforts  droop, 

And  sins  and  sorrows  rise, 
Thy  love  with  cheerful  beams  of  hope, 
My  fainting  heart  supplies. 

4  Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  life,  my  light, 

O !  come  with  blissful  ray ; 
Break  radiant  through  the  shades  of  night, 
And  chase  my  fears  away. 

5  Then  shall  my  soul  with  rapture  trace 

The  wonders  of  thy  love ; 
But  the  full  glories  of  thy  face 
Are  only  known  above. 

36  C.  M. 

Richness  of  the  Scriptures. 

FATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word. 
What  endless  glory  shines ! 
For  ever  be  thy  name  adored. 
For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Heie  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find; 
Riches,  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heavenly  peace  around ; 
And  life  and  everlasting  joys 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 

4  O !  may  these  heavenly  pages  be 

My  ever  dear  delight; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see, 
And  still  increasing  light. 

5  Divine  Instructer,  gracious  Lord, 

Be  thou  for  ever  near; 


THEIR  PROPERTIES.  31 

Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Saviour  there. 

37  C.  M. 

The  Bible  precious. 

HOW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 
By  inspiration  given ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine, 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts. 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears ; 
Life,  light  and  joy,  it  still  imparts. 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp,  through  all  the  tedious  night 

Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way, 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  hght 
Of  an  eternal  day. 

38  lis- 

The  Promises  precious. 

HOW  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the 
Lord, 
Is  laid  for  your  faith  in  his  excellent  w^ord ! 
What  more  can  He  say  than  to  you  He  hath 

said, 
You  who  unto  Jesus  for  refuge  have  fled  ? 

2  In  every  condition — in  sickness,  in  health. 
In  poverty's  vale,  or  abounding  in  wealth. 
At  home  and  abroad,  on  the  land,  on  the  sea, 
"As  thy  days  may  demand,  shall  thy  strength 

ever  be. 

3  ''  Fear  not,  I  am  with  thee,  O !  be  not  dis- 

mayed, 
I,  I  am  thy  God,  and  will  still  give  thee  aid; 


32  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

I'll  strengthen  thee,  help  thee,  and  cause  thee 

to  stand, 
Upheld  by  my  righteous,  omnipotent  hand. 

4  "  When  through  the  deep  waters  I  call  thee 

to  go. 
The  rivers  of  woe  shall  not  thee  overflow ; 
For  I  wall  be  with  thee,  thy  troubles  to  bless; 
And  sanctify  to  thee,  thy  deepest  distress. 

5  "  When  through  fiery  trials  thy  pathway 

shall  lie, 
My  grace  all-sufficient  shall  be  thy  supply; 
The  flame  shall  not  hurt  thee ;  I  only  design 
Thy  dross  to  consume,  and  thy  gold  to  refine. 

6  *'  E'en  down  to  old  age,  all  my  people  shall 

prove 
My  sovereign,  eternal,  unchangeable  love; 
And  when  hoary  hairs  shall  their  temples 

adorn, 
Like  lambs  they  shall  still  in  my  bosom  be 

borne. 

7  *'  The  soul  that  on  Jesus  hath  leaned  for 

repose, 
/  will  not^  I  will  not^  desert  to  his  foes ; 
That  soul,  though  all  hell  should  endeavour 

to  shake, 
/'//  never ^  no  never ^  no  never  forsake  P'' 

ELECTION. 
39  L.  M. 

Election  sovereign  and  free. 

BEHOLD  the  potter  and  the  clay. 
He  forms  his  vessels  as  he  please : 
Such  is  our  God  and  such  are  we, 
The  subjects  of  his  high  decrees. 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.       33 

2  May  not  the  sovereign  Lord  on  high 
Dispense  his  favours  as  He  will? 
Choose  some  to  life,  while  others  die, 
And  yet  be  just  and  gracious  still? 

3  What  if,  to  make  his  terror  known, 
He  lets  his  patience  long  endure, 
Suffering  vile  rebels  to  go  on, 

And  seal  their  o\\ti  destruction  sure? 

4  What  if  he  means  to  show  his  grace, 
And  his  electing  love  employs, 

To  mark  out  some  of  mortal  race, 
And  form  them  fit  for  heavenly  joys? 

5  Shall  man  reply  against  the  Lord, 
And  call  his  Alaker's  ways  imjust, 
The  thunders  of  whose  dreadful  word 
Can  crush  a  thousand  worlds  to  dust? 

6  But,  0 !  my  soul,  if  truths  so  bright 
Should  dazzle  and  confound  thy  sight, 
Yet  still  his  written  will  obey, 

And  wait  the  great,  decisive  day. 

7  Then  shall  he  make  his  justice  known, 
And  the  whole  world  before  his  throne, 
With  joy  or  terror  shall  confess 

The  glory  of  his  righteousness. 

40  C.  M. 

Electing  Love. 

HOW  vast  the  benefits  divine, 
Which  we  in  Christ  possess ! 
We're  saved  from  guilt  and  every  sin. 
And  called  to  holiness. 

2  'Tis  not  for  works  which  we  have  done, 
Or  shall  hereafter  do; 
Bat  He  of  his  abounding  love. 
Salvation  does  bestow. 


34  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

3  The  glory,  Lord,  from  first  to  last, 

Is  due  to  thee  alone ; 
A  ught  to  ourselves  we  dare  not  take, 
Or  rob  thee  of  thy  crown. 

4  Our  glorious  Surety  undertook 

Redemption's  wondrous  plan; 
And  grace  was  given  us  in  Him, 
Before  the  world  began. 

5  Safe  in  the  arms  of  sovereign  love, 

We  ever  shall  remain; 
Nor  shall  the  rage  of  earth  or  hell 
Make  thy  wise  counsels  vain. 

6  Not  one  of  all  the  chosen  race. 

But  shall  to  heaven  attain; 
Partake  on  earth  the  purposed  grace, 
And  then  with  Jesus  reign. 

41  L.  M. 

Safety  of  the  Elect. 

WHO  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn  ? 
'Tis  God  that  justifies  their  souls; 
And  mercy,  like  a  mighty  stream. 
O'er  all  their  sins  divinely  rolls. 

2  Who  shall  adjudge  the  saints  to  hell? 
'Tis  Christ  that  suffered  in  their  stead; 
And  their  salvation  to  fulfil. 

Behold  Him  rising  from  the  dead ! 

3  He  lives.  He  lives,  and  sits  above, 
For  ever  interceding  there ; 

Who  shall  divide  us  from  his  love? 
Or  what  shall  tempt  us  to  despair? 

4  Shall  persecution  or  distress. 
Famine,  or  sword,  or  nakedness? 

He  that  hath  loved  us,  bears  us  through. 
And  makes  us  more  than  conquerors  too. 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      35 

5  Faith  hath  an  overcoming  power, 
It  triumphs  in  the  dying  hour  : 
Christ  is  oar  hfe,  our  joy,  our  hope ; 
Nor  can  we  sink  with  such  a  prop. 

6  Not  all  that  men  on  earth  can  do, 

Nor  powers  on  high,  nor  powers  below, 

Shall  cause  his  mercy  to  remove. 

Or  wean  our  hearts  from  Christ  our  love. 

42  L.  M. 

Electing  Grace, 

JESUS,  we  bless  thy  Father's  name; 
Thy  God  and  ours  are  both  the  same; 
What  heavenly  blessings  from  his  throne, 
Flow  down  to  sinners  through  his  Son! 

2  "  Christ  be  my  first  elect,"  He  said; 
Then  chose  our  souls  in  Christ  our  Head, 
Before  He  gave  the  mountains  birth, 

Or  laid  foundations  for  the  earth. 

3  Thus  did  Eternal  Love  begin. 

To  raise  us  up  from  death  and  sin ; 
Our  characters  were  then  decreed, 
"  Blameless  in  love,  a  holy  seed." 

4  Predestinated  to  be  sons. 

Born  by  degrees,  but  chose  at  once, 

A  new  regenerated  race. 

To  praise  the  glory  of  his  grace. 

5  With  Christ  our  Lord  we  share  a  part, 
In  the  affections  of  his  heart ; 

Nor  shall  our  souls  be  thence  removed, 
'Till  he  forgets  his  first  beloved. 

43  C.  M. 

The  hook  of  God's  Decrees. 

T  ET  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 
-^    Abased  before  their  God; 


36  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Whatever  his  sovereign  voice  has  formed, 
He  governs  with  a  nod. 

2  Ten  thousand  ages  ere  the  skies 

Were  into  motion  brought; 
All  the  long  years  and  worlds  to  come, 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

3  There's  not  a  sparrow,  or  a  worm, 

Bnt's  found  in  his  decrees; 
He  raises  monarchs  to  their  throne, 
And  sinks  them  as  He  please. 

4  If  light  attend  the  course  I  run, 

'Tis  He  provides  those  rays; 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  my  sun, 
If  darkness  cloud  my  days. 

5  Yet  I  would  not  be  much  concerned, 

Nor  vainly  long  to  see. 
In  volumes  of  his  deep  decrees. 
What  months  are  writ  for  me. 

6  When  He  reveals  the  book  of  life, 

O !  may  I  read  my  name. 
Amongst  the  chosen  of  his  love, 
The  follow^ers  of  the  Lamb. 

THE  FALL  OF  MAN. 
44  C.  M. 

Original  Sin. 

BACKWAUD,  with  humble  shame  we  look 
On  our  original; 
How  is  our  nature  dashed  and  broke. 
In  our  first  father's  fall ! 

2  To  all  that's  good  averse  and  blind. 
But  prone  to  all  that's  ill. 
What  dreadful  darkness  veils  our  mind ! 
How  obstinate  our  will ! 


THE    GOSPEL — ITS   DOCTRINES.  37 

3  Conceived  in  sin,  O  wretched  state ! 

Before  we  draw  our  breath, 
.  The  first  young  pulse  begins  to  beat 
Iniquity  and  death. 

4  How  strong  in  our  degenerate  blood 

The  old  corruption  reigns. 
And  mingling  with  the  crooked  flood, 
Wanders  through  all  our  veins. 

5  Wild  and  unwholesome  as  the  root, 

Will  all  the  branches  be ; 
How  can  we  hope  for  living  fruit 
From  such  a  deadly  tree  ? 

6  What  mortal  power  from  things  unclean 

Can  pure  productions  bring  ? 
Who  can  command  a  vital  stream 
From  an  infected  spring  ? 

7  Yet,  mighty  God,  thy  wondrous  love 

Can  make  our  nature  clean, 
While  Christ  and  grace  prevail  above 
The  tempter,  death  and  sin. 

8  The  second  Adam  shall  restore 

The  ruins  of  the  first ; 
Hosanna  to  that  sovereign  power 
That  new  creates  our  dust. 

45  L.  M. 

The  First  Sin. 

ADAM  in  Paradise  was  placed 
Our  natural  and  our  federal  head ; 
With  holiness  and  wisdom  graced, 
In  his  Creator's  image  made. 

2  Blessed  with  the  joys  of  innocence, 
Upright  and  happy,  firm  he  stood; 
Till  he  debased  himself  to  sense, 
And  ate  of  the  forbidden  food. 

4 


38  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

3  His  sou],  at  first  a  holy  flame, 

Was  kindled  by  his  Maker's  breath; 
But  stung  by  sin,  it  soon  became 

The  seat  of  darkness,  strife  and  death. 

46  C.  M. 

Total  Depravity. 

SIN,  like  a  venomous  disease, 
Infects  our  vital  blood : 
The  only  balm  is  sovereign  grace, 
And  the  physician  God. 

2  Our  beauty  and  our  strength  are  fled, 

And  we  draw  near  to  death; 
But  Christ,  the  Lord,  recalls  the  dead, 
With  his  almighty  breath. 

3  Madness  by  nature  reigns  within, 

The  passions  burn  and  rage ; 
Till  God's  own  Son,  with  skill  divine, 
The  inward  fire  assuage. 

47  C.  M. 

Corrupt  Nature  from  Adam. 

BLESSED  with  the  joys  of  innocence, 
Adam,  our  father,  stood, 
Till  he  debased  his  soul  to  sense, 
And  ate  the  unlawful  food. 

2  Now  we  are  born  a  sensual  race. 

To  sinful  joys  inclined. 
Reason  has  lost  its  native  place. 
And  flesh  enslaves  the  mind. 

3  While  flesh,  and  sense,  and  passion  reign, 

Sin  is  the  sweetest  good; 
We  fancy  music  in  our  chain, 
And  so  forget  the  load. 

4  Great  God,  renew  our  ruined  frame. 

Our  broken  powers  restore; 


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THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      39 

Inspire  us  with  a  heavenly  flame, 
And  flesh  shall  reign  no  more. 

5  Eternal  Spirit,  write  thy  law 
Upon  our  inward  parts; 
And  let  the  second  Adam  draw 
His  image  on  our  hearts. 

48  C.  M. 

Fallen  Hitman  Nature. 

GREAT  King  of  glory  and  of  grace, 
We  own,  with  humble  shame, 
How  vile  is  our  degenerate  race, 
And  our  first  father's  name. 

2  From  Adam  flows  our  tainted  blood, 

The  poison  reigns  within; 
Makes  us  averse  to  all  that's  good, 
And  willing  slaves  to  sin. 

3  We  live  estranged  afar  from  God, 

And  love  the  distance  well; 
With  haste  we  run  the  dangerous  road, 
That  leads  to  death  and  hell. 

4  And  can  such  rebels  be  restored. 

Such  natures  made  divine? 
Let  sinners  see  thy  glory,  Lord, 
And  feel  this  power  of  thine. 

5  We  raise  our  Father's  name  on  high, 

Who  his  own  Spirit  sends, 
To  bring  rebellious  strangers  nigh, 
And  turn  his  foes  to  friends. 

49  S.  M. 

Gvilt  and  Helplessness  of  Man. 

AH !  how  shall  fallen  man 
Be  just  before  his  God? 
If  He  contend  in  righteousness. 
We  fall  beneath  his  rod. 


40  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

2  If  He  our  ways  should  mark 

With  strict  inquiring  eyes, 
Could  we  for  one  of  thousand  faults, 
A  just  excuse  devise? 

3  All-seeing,  powerful  God, 

Who  can  with  thee  contend? 
Or  who  that  tries  the  unequal  strife, 
Shall  prosper  in  the  end? 

4  The  mountains,  in  thy  wrath. 

Their  ancient  seats  forsake; 
The  trembling  earth  deserts  her  place, 
Her  rooted  pillars  shake. 

6  Ah !  how  shall  guilty  man, 
Contend  with  such  a  God? 
None,  none  can  meet  Him  and  escape, 
But  through  the  Saviour's  blood. 

50  L.  M. 

Fall  in  Adam  and  Recovery  by  Christ, 

DEEP  in  the  dust  before  thy  throne, 
Our  guilt  and  our  disgrace  we  own ; 
Great  God,  we  own  the  unhappy  name. 
Whence  sprung  our  nature  and  our  shame. 

2  Adam  the  sinner :  at  his  fall, 
Death,  like  a  conqueror,  seized  us  all; 
A  thousand  new-born  babes  are  dead, 
By  fatal  union  to  their  head. 

3  But  whilst  our  spirits,  filled  with  awe. 
Behold  the  terrors  of  thy  law, 

We  sing  the  honours  of  thy  grace. 
That  sent  to  save  our  ruined  race. 

4  We  sing  thine  everlasting  Son, 
Who  joined  our  nature  to  his  own; 
The  second  Adam,  from  the  dust, 
Raises  the  ruins  of  the  first. 


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THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      41 

5  By  the  rebellion  of  one  man, 
Through  all  his  seed  the  mischief  ran; 
And  by  one  Man's  obedience  now, 
Are  all  his  seed  made  righteous  too. 

6  Where  sin  did  reign,  and  death  abound, 
There  have  the  sons  of  Adam  found 
Abounding  life ;  there  glorious  grace 
Reigns  through  the  Lord  our  Righteousness. 

CONVICTION,  REPENTANCE,  AKD  PARDON. 

51  .CM. 

Deceitfulness  of  Sin. 

OIN  has  a  thousand  treacherous  arts 
^     To  practise  on  the  mind; 
With  flattering  looks  she  tempts  our  hearts, 
But  leaves  a  sting  behind. 

2  With  names  of  virtue  she  deceives 

The  aged  and  the  young; 
And  v^hile  the  heedless  wretch  believes, 
She  makes  his  fetters  strong. 

3  She  pleads  for  all  the  joys  she  brings. 

And  gives  a  fair  pretence ; 
But  cheats  the  soul  of  heavenly  things, 
And  chains  it  down  to  sense. 

4  So  on  a  tree  divinely  fair 

Grew  the  forbidden  food ; 
Our  mother  took  the  poison  there, 
And  tainted  all  her  blood. 

52  C.  M. 

Conviction  of  Sin  by  the  Law. 

LORD,  how  secure  my  conscience  was 
And  felt  no  inward  dread : 
I  was  alive  without  the  law. 

And  thought  my  sins  were  dead. 


42  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

2  My  hopes  of  heaven  were  firm  and  bright, 

But  since  the  precept  came 
"With  a  convincing  power  and  hght, 
I  find  how  vile  I  am. 

3  My  gnilt  appeared  but  small  befi)re, 

Till  terribly  I  saw 
How  perfect,  holy,  just  and  pure, 
Was  thine  eternal  law. 

4  Then  felt  my  soul  the  heavy  load, 

My  sins  revived  again ; 
I  had  provoked  a  dreadful  God, 
And  all  my  hopes  were  slain. 

5  I'm  like  a  helpless  captive,  sold 

Under  the  power  of  sin ; 
I  cannot  do  the  good  I  would, 
Nor  keep  my  conscience  clean. 

6  My  God,  I  cry  with  every  breath, 

For  some  kind  power  to  save, 
To  break  the  yoke  of  sin  and  death, 
And  thus  redeem  the  slave. 

53  .     C.  M. 

Sins  acknowledged. 

GREAT  God,  before  thy  mercy  seat, 
Abased  in  dust,  I  fall ; 
My  crimes  of  complicated  guilt. 
Aloud  for  judgment  call. 

2  I  own  my  ways  to  be  corrupt, 

My  duties  stained  with  sin : 
Make  thou  my  broken  spirit  whole. 
My  burdened  conscience  clean. 

3  Lord,  send  thy  Spirit  from  above, 

Implant  a  holy  fear ; 
And  through  thine  all  abounding  grace, 
Bring  thy  salvation  near. 


THE    GOSPEL — ITS   DOCTRINES.  43 

4  On  my  distressed,  benighted  soul, 
O  !  cause  thy  face  to  shine ; 
Make  me  to  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  tell  me  I  am  thine. 

54  C.  M. 

The  Penitent. 

PROSTRATE,  dear  Jesus,  at  thy  feet, 
A  guilty  rebel  lies ; 
And  upwards  to  thy  mercy  seat. 
Presumes  to  lift  his  eyes. 

2  If  tears  of  sorrow  would  suffice 

To  pay  the  debt  I  owe, 
Tears  should  from  both  my  weeping  eyes. 
In  ceaseless  torrents  flow. 

3  But  no  such  sacrifice  I  plead 

To  expiate  my  guilt; 
No  tears  but  those  which  thou  hast  shed ; 
No  blood,  but  thou  hast  spilt. 

4  Think  of  thy  sorrows,  dearest  Lord, 

And  all  my  sins  forgive : 
Justice  will  well  approve  the  word 
That  bids  the  sinner  live. 

55  L.  M. 

Repentance, 

0!  FOR  a  glance  of  heavenly  day, 
To  take  this  stubborn  stone  away; 
And  thaw,  with  beams  of  love  divine. 
This  heart,  this  frozen  heart  of  mine. 

2  The  rocks  can  rend;  the  earth  can  quake; 
The  sea  can  roar;  the  mountains  shake; 
Of  feeling  all  things  show  some  sign, 
But  this  unfeeling  heart  of  mine. 


44  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

3  To  hear  the  sorrows  thou  hast  felt, 
Dear  Lord,  an  adamant  would  melt ; 
But  I  can  read  each  moving  line, 
And  nothing  move  this  heart  of  mine. 

4  Thy  judgments,  too,  unmoved  I  hear, 
(Amazing  thought !)  which  devils  fear : 
Goodness  and  wrath  in  vain  combine, 
To  stir  this  stupid  heart  of  mine. 

5  But  power  divine  can  do  the  deed. 
And  much  to  feel  that  power  I  need; 
Thy  Spirit  can  from  dross  refine, 
And  move  and  melt  this  heart  of  mine. 

56  C.  M. 

The  contrite  Heart. 

THE  Lord  will  happiness  divine 
On  contrite  hearts  bestow ; 
Then  tell  me,  gracious  God,  is  mine 
A  contrite  heart,  or  no? 

2  I  hear,  but  seem  to  hear  in  vain, 

Insensible  as  steel ; 
If  aught  is  felt,  'tis  only  pain, 
To  find  I  cannot  feel. 

3  My  best  desires  are  faint  and  few, 

I  fain  would  strive  for  more ; 
But,  when  I  cry  "  My  strength  renew," 
Seem  weaker  than  before. 

4  I  see  thy  saints  with  comfort  filled. 

When  in  thy  house  of  prayer ; 
But  still  in  bondage  I  am  held. 
And  find  no  comfort  there. 

5  O !  make  this  heart  rejoice  or  ache; 

Decide  this  doubt  for  me; 
And  if  it  be  not  broken,  break, 
And  heal  it,  if  it  be. 


THE  GOSPEL ITS  DOCTRINES.      45 

57  L.  M. 

Repentance  difficult. 

LET  lie  wild  leopards  of  the  wood 
Put  off  the  spots  that  nature  gives; 
Then  may  the  wicked  turn  to  God, 
And  change  their  tempers  and  their  lives. 

2  As  well  might  Ethiopian  slaves 
Wash  out  the  darkness  of  their  skin ; 
The  dead  as  well  may  leave  their  graves, 
As  old  transgressors  cease  to  sin. 

3  Where  vice  has  held  its  empire  long, 
'Twill  not  endure  the  least  control; 
None  but  a  power  divinely  strong 
Can  turn  the  current  of  the  soul. 

4  Great  God,  I  own  thy  power  divine, 
That  works  to  change  this  heart  of  mine; 
I  would  be  formed  anew,  and  bless 

The  wonders  of  creating  grace. 

58  C.  M. 

Repentance  at  the  Cross, 

IN  evil  long  I  took  delight, 
Unawed  by  shame  or  fear ; 
Till  a  new  object  struck  my  sight. 
And  stopped  my  wild  career. 

2  I  saw  one  hanging  on  a  tree. 

In  agonies  and  blood; 
Who  fixed  his  languid  eyes  on  me. 
As  near  his  cross  I  stood. 

3  Sure,  never  to  my  latest  breath, 

Can  I  forget  that  look ; 
It  seemed  to  charge  me  with  his  death, 
Though  not  a  word  He  spoke. 


46  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

4  My  conscience  felt,  and  owned  the  guilty 

And  plunged  me  in  despair; 
I  saw  my  sins  his  blood  had  spilt, 
And  helped  to  nail  Him  there. 

5  Alas !  I  knew  not  what  I  did, 

But  now  my  tears  are  vain ; 
Where  shall  my  trembling  soul  be  hid? 
For  I  the  Lord  have  slain. 

6  A  second  look  He  gave,  which  said, 

"  I  freely  all  forgive ; 
This  blood  is  for  thy  ransoir  paid ; 

I  die,  that  thou  mayst  live."  i 

7  Thus,  while  his  death  my  sin  displays  ; 

In  all  its  blackest  hue ; 
Such  is  the  mystery  of  grace, 
It  seals  my  pardon  too. 

8  With  pleasing  grief  and  mournful  joy, 

My  spirit  now  is  filled; 
That  I  should  such  a  life  destroy, 
Yet  live  by  Him  I  killed. 

59  C.  M. 

Repentance  at  the  Cross.  ^ 

ALAS!  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed>  » 
And  did  my  Sovereign  die? 

Would  He  devote  that  sacred  head  ^ 

For  such  a  worm  as  I  ?  * 

2  Thy  body  slain,  dear  Jesus,  thine, 

And  bathed  in  its  own  blood,  i 

While  all  exposed  to  wrath  divine,  J 

The  glorious  sufferer  stood !  j 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done. 

He  groaned  upon  the  tree? 
Amazing  pity!  grace  unknown' 

And  iovc  beyond  degree!  \ 


THE    GOSPEL — ITS   DOCTRINES.  47 

4  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories  in, 
When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died, 
For  man,  the  creature's  sin. 

5  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face. 

While  his  dear  cross  appears, 
Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  my  eyes  to  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe : 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away; 
'Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 

60  C.  M. 

Repentance  at  the  Cross. 

JT^WAS  for  my  sijis,  my  dearest  Lord 
-L     Hung  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  groaned  away  a  dying  life, 
For  thee,  my  soul,  for  thee. 

2  O !  how  I  hate  those  lusts  of  mine 

That  crucified  my  God; 
Those  sins  that  pierced  and  nailed  his  flesh 
Fast  to  the  fatal  wood. 

3  Yes,  my  Redeemer,  they  shall  die, 

My  heart  has  so  decreed ; 
Nor  will  I  spare  the  guilty  things 
That  made  my  Saviour  bleed. 

4  Whilst  with  a  melting  broken  heart, 

My  murdered  Lord  I  view, 
I'll  raise  revenge  against  my  sins, 
And  slay  the  murderers  too. 

61  C.  M. 

Hardness  of  Heart  complained  of. 

MY  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is, 
How  heavy  here  it  lies; 


4S  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Heavy  and  cold  within  my  breast, 
Just  like  a  rock  of  ice. 

2  Sin,  like  a  raging  tyrant,  sits 

Upon  this  flinty  throne. 
And  every  grace  lies  buried  deep 
Beneath  this  heart  of  stone. 

3  How  seldom  do  I  rise  to  God,  . 

Or  taste  the  joys  above ! 
This  mountain  presses  dow^n  my  faith, 
And  chills  my  flaming  love. 

4  When  smiling  mercy  courts  my  soul 

With  all  its  heavenly  charms, 
This  stubborn,  this  relentless  thing 
Would  thrust  it  from  my  arms. 

5  Against  the  thunders  of  thy  word 

Rebellious  I  have  stood : 
My  heart,  it  shakes  not  at  the  wrath 
And  terrors  of  a  God. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  steep  this  rock  of  mine 

In  thine  own  crimson  sea: 
None  but  a  bath  of  blood  divine 
Can  melt  the  flint  away. 

62  L-  M. 

Faith  and  Repentance^  Unbelief  and  Impenitence, 

LIFE  and  immortal  joys  are  given 
To  souls  that  mourn  the  sins  they've  done 
Children  of  wrath  made  heirs  of  heaven, 
By  faith  in  God's  eternal  Son. 

2  Woe  to  the  wretch  that  never  felt 
The  inward  pangs  of  pious  grief, 
But  adds  to  all  his  crying  guilt, 
The  stubborn  sin  of  unbelief 

3  The  law  condemns  the  rebel  dead, 
Under  the  wrath  of  God  he  lies; 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      49 

He  seals  the  curse  on  his  own  head, 
And  with  a  double  vengeance  dies. 

63  8s  &  7s. 

Repentance  at  the  Cross. 

JESUS,  full  of  all  compassion, 
Hear  thy  humble  suppliant's  cry; 
Let  me  know  thy  great  salvation : 
See,  I  languish,  faint  and  die. 

2  Guilty,  but  \\ith  heart  relenting, 

Overwhelmed  with  helpless  grief, 
Prostrate  at  thy  feet  repenting, 
Send,  O !  send  me  quick  rehef. 

3  Whither  should  a  wretch  be  flying. 

But  to  Him  who  comfort  gives? 
Whither,  from  the  dread  of  dying, 
But  to  Him  who  ever  lives? 

4  While  I  view  thee,  wounded,  grieving. 

Breathless,  on  the  cursed  tree. 
Fain  I'd  feel  my  heart  believing 
That  thou  sufferedst  thus  for  me. 

6  With  thy  righteousness  and  Spirit, 
I  am  more  than  angels  blest; 
Heir  with  thee,  all  things  inherit, 
Peace,  and  joy,  and  endless  rest. 

6  Saved ! — the  deed  shall  spread  new  glory 
Throuo^h  the  shininor  realms  above ; 
Angels  sing  the  pleasing  story, 
All  enraptured  with  thy  love. 

64  .  C.  M. 

The  Repenting  Sinner  returning. 

COME,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast, 
A  thousand  thoughts  revolve; 
Come,  wdth  your  guilt  and  fear  oppressed, 
And  make  this  last  resolve : 
5 


60  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

2  "  I'll  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 

High  as  a  mountain  rose; 
I  know  his  courts,  I'll  enter  in, 
Whatever  may  oppose. 

3  ''  Prostrate  I'll  lie  before  his  throne, 

And  there  my  guilt  confess ; 

I'll  tell  him  I'm  a  wretch  undone, 

Without  his  sovereio^n  o^race. 

4  "  I'll  to  the  gracious  King  approach, 

Whose  sceptre* pardon  gives; 
Perhaps  He  may  command  my  touch, 
And  then  the  suppliant  lives. 

5  '^  Perhaps  He  Avill  admit  my  plea, 

Perhaps  will  hear  my  prayer; 
But  if  I  perish,  I  will  pray, 
And  perish  only  there. 

6  "  I  can  but  perish  if  I  go, 

I  am  resolved  to  try; 
For  if  I  stay  away,  I  know 
I  must  for  ever  die." 

65  L.  M.  D. 

Contrition  in  view  of  the  Cross. 

FAST  flow,  my  tears,  the  cause  is  great, 
This  tribute  claims  an  injured  Friend; 
One  whom  I  long  pursued  with  hate. 

While  He  would  love  me  to  the  end. 
When  justice  frowned,  above  my  head, 
And  death  its  terrors  round  me  spread, 
He  interposed  the  wounds  He  bore, 
And  bade  me  live  to  die  no  more. 

2  Fast  flow,  my  tears,  yet  faster  flow. 
Streams  copious  as  yon  purple  tide : 
Who  was  it  gave  the  deadly  blow? 

Who  urged  the  hand  that  pierced  his  side? 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      51 

My  soul,  thy  Victim  here  behold; 
What  pangs,  what  agonies  untold, 
While  justice,  armed  with  power  divine, 
Pours  on  his  head  what's  due  to  thine ! 

3  Fast,  and  yet  faster  flow,  my  tears, 

Now  break  this  heart,  and  drown  these  eyes : 
His  visage  marred  toward  heaven  He  rears, 

And  pleading  for  his  murderers,  dies ! 
My  grief  no  measure  knows,  nor  end. 
Till  He  appears,  the  sinner's  Friend, 
And  gives  me,  in  some  happy  hour, 
To  feel  the  risen  Saviour's  power. 

66  C.  M. 

Sirmers  pleading  for  Mercy. 

LORD,  at  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie. 
And  knock  at  mercy's  door; 
With  heavy  heart  and  downcast  eye, 
Thy  favour  we  implore. 

2  Without  thy  grace,  we  sink  oppressed 

Do^\m  to  the  gates  of  hell ; 
0 !  give  our  troubled  spirits  rest, 
Our  gloomy  fears  dispel. 

3  'Tis  mercy,  mercy  we  jnplore; 

0 !  may  thy  bowels  move : 
Thy  grace  is  an  exhaustless  store, 
And  thou  thyself  art  love. 

4  In  mercy  now,  for  Jesus'  sake. 

Our  many  sins  forgive ; 
Thy  grace  our  rocky  hearts  can  break, 
And  breaking  soon  relieve. 

6  Thus  melt  us  down,  thus  make  us  bend, 
And  thy  dominion  own; 
Nor  let  a  rival  more-  pretend 
To  reposs(^.ss  thy  throne. 


52  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

67  L.  M. 

Joy  in  Heaven  over  repenting  Sinners. 

WHO  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise 
Through  all  the  courts  of  paradise, 
To  see  a  prodigal  return, 
To  see  an  heir  of  glory  born? 

2  With  joy  the  Father  doth  approve 
The  fruit  of  his  eternal  love ; 

The  Son  with  joy  looks  down  and  sees 
The  purchase  of  his  agonies. 

3  The  Spirit  takes  delight  to  view 
The  holy  soul  He  formed  anew ; 
And  saints  and  angels  join  to  sing 
The  growing  empire  of  their  King. 

68  O.  M. 

Joy  over  one  Sinner  that  repenteth. 

0!  HOW  divine,  how  sweet  the  joy, 
When  but  one  sinner  turns, 
And  with  an  humble,  broken  heart, 
His  sins  and  errors  mourns ! 

2  Pleased  with  the  news  the  saints  below, 

In  songs  their  tongues  employ; 
Beyond  the  skies  the  tidings  go, 
And  heaven  is  filled  with  joy. 

3  Well  pleased  the  Father  sees  and  hears 

The  conscious  sinner's  moan : 
Jesus  receives  him  in  his  arms, 
And  claims  him  for  his  own. 

4  Nor  angels  can  their  joys  contain. 

But  kindle  with  new  fire ; 
*'  The  sinner  lost  is  found,"  they  sing. 
And  strike  the  sounding  lyre. 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      53 

69  L.  M. 

Praise  for  Forgiveness. 

FORGIVENESS !  'tis  a  joyful  sound 
To  guilty  rebels  doomed  to  die : 
Publish  the  bliss  the  world  around ; 
Ye  seraphs,  shout  it  from  the  sky. 

2  'Tis  the  rich  gift  of  love  divine, 
'Tis  full,  effacing  every  crime : 
Unbounded  shall  its  glories  shine, 
And  feel  no  change  by  changing  time. 

3  For  this  stupendous  love  of  heaven, 
What  grateful  honours  shall  we  show? 
Where  much  transgression  is  forgiven, 
Let  love  with  equal  ardour  glow. 

4  By  this  inspired,  let  all  our  days 
With  every  heavenly  grace  be  crowned ; 
Let  truth  and  goodness,  prayer  and  praise, 
In  all  abide,  in  all  abound. 

70  C.  M. 

Indwelling  Sin  lamented, 

WITH  tears  of  anguish  I  lament. 
Here  at  thy  feet,  my  God, 
My  passion,  pride,  and  discontent, 
And  vile  ingratitude. 

2  Sure  there  was  ne'er  a  heart  so  base, 

So  false  as  mine  has  been; 
So  faithless  to  its  promises. 
So  prone  to  every  sin. 

3  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  shall  I  feel 

These  struggles  in  my  breast? 
When  wilt  thou  bow  my  stubborn  will, 
And  give  my  conscience  rest? 

4  Break,  sovereign  grace,  O !  break  the  charm, 

And  set  the  captive  free : 


M  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Reveal,  almighty  God,  thine  arm, 
And  haste  to  rescue  me. 

71  L.  M. 

Seeking  Pardon. 

LORD,  at  thy  feet  I  prostrate  fall, 
Oppressed  with  fears  to  thee  I  call; 
Reveal  thy  pardoning  love  to  me, 
And  set  my  captive  spirit  free. 

2  Hast  thon  not  said,  ''  seek  ye  my  face  T' 
The  invitation  I  embrace ; 

I'll  seek  thy  face ;  thy  Spirit  give ; 
O !  let  me  see  thy  face,  and  live. 

3  I'll  wait,  perhaps  my  Lord  may  come; 
If  back  I  turn,  hell  is  my  doom ; 
And  begging,  in  his  way  I'll  lie. 

Till  the  sweet  hour  He  passes  by. 

4  I'll  seek  his  face  with  cries  and  tears. 
With  secret  sighs  and  fervent  prayers; 
And  if  not  heard,  I'll  w^aiting  sit, 
And  perish  at  my  Saviour's  feet. 

5  But  canst  thou,  Ijord,  see  all  my  pain, 
And  bid  me  seek  thy  face  in  vain? 
Thou  will  not,  canst  not,  me  deceive, 
The  soul  that  seeks  thy  face  shall  live. 

6  Then  venture,  O  my  soul,  in  prayer, 
For  none  can  perish  pleading  here; 
The  blood  of  Christ,  that  crimson  sea, 
Shall  wash  my  load  of  guilt  away. 

72  c.  m: 

Repentance  for  Backsliding. 

OTHOU,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 
Contrition's  humble  sigh; 
Whose  hand  indulgent  wipes  the  tears 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye : 


THE    GOSPEL — ITS   DOCTRINES.  55 

2  See,  low  before  thy  throne  of  grace, 

A  wretched  wanderer  mourn; 
Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face? 
Hast  thou  not  said — Return? 

3  And  shall  my  guilty  fears  prevail 

To  drive  me  from  thy  feet? 
O !  let  not  this  dear  refuge  fail, 
This  only  safe  retreat. 

4  Absent  from  thee,  my  Guide,  my  Light, 

Without  one  cheering  ray : 
Through  dangers,  fears,  and  gloomy  night, 
How  desolate  my  way ! 

5  O !  shine  on  this  benighted  heart, 

With  beams  of  mercy  shine ! 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 

73  7s 

Repentance  through  Grace. 

O  OVEREIGN  grace  hath  power  alone, 
^-^     To  subdue  a  heart  of  stone; 
And  the  moment  grace  is  felt, 
Then  the  hardest  heart  will  melt. 

2  When  the  Lord  was  crucified, 
Two  transgressors  with  Him  died ; 
One,  with  \dle  blaspheming  tongue. 
Scoffed  at  Jesus  as  He  hung. 

3  Thus  he  spent  his  wicked  breath. 
In  the  very  jaws  of  death; 
Perished  as  too  many  do, 

With  the  Sawiour  in  his  view. 

4  But  the  other,  touched  with  grace, 
Saw  the  danger  of  his  case; 


56  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

Faith  received  to  own  the  Lord, 
Whom  the  scribes  and  priests  abhorred. 

5  *'  Lord,"  he  prayed,  ''  remember  me, 
When  in  glory  thou  shalt  be." 

"  Soon  with  me,"  the  Lord  rephes, 
"  Thou  shalt  rest  in  paradise." 

6  This  was  wondrous  grace  indeed, 
Grace  bestowed  in  time  of  need. 
Sinners,  trust  in  Jesus'  name. 
You  shall  find  Him  still  the  same. 

74  C.  M. 

Repentance  floxuing  from  the  Patience  of  God 

AND  are  we  wretches  yet  alive? 
And  do  we  yet  rebel? 
'Tis  boundless,  'tis  amazing  love, 
That  bears  us  up  from  hell. 

2  The  burden  of  our  weighty  guilt 

Would  sink  us  down  to  flames. 
And  threatenino^  veno^eance  rolls  above 
To  crush  our  feeble  frames. 

3  Almighty  goodness  cries,  Forbear! 

And  straight  the  thunder  stays : 
And  dare  we  now  provoke  his  wrath, 
And  weary  out  his  grace? 

4  Lord,  we  have  long  abused  thy  love, 

Too  long  indulged  our  sin, 
Our  aching  hearts  e'en  bleed  to  see 
What  rebels  we  have  been. 

6  No  more,  ye  lusts,  shall  ye  command, 
No  more  will  we  obey; 
Stretch  out,  O  God,  thy  conquering  hand, 
And  drive  thy  foes  away. 


57 


REGENERATION  AND  CONVERSION. 

75  ^  C.  M. 

Necessity  of  Regeneration. 

SINNERS,  this  solemn  truth  regard; 
Hear  all  ye  sons  of  men : 
For  Christ  the  Saviour  hath  declared, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 

2  Whate'er  might  be  your  birth  or  blood, 

The  sinner's  boast  is  vain; 
Thus  saith  the  glorious  Son  of  God, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 

3  Our  nature's  totally  depraved; 

The  heart  a  sink  of  sin : 
Without  a  change  we  can't  be  saved; 
We  must  be  born  again. 

4  Spirit  of  life,  thy  grace  impart, 

And  breathe  on  smners  slain; 
Bear  witness.  Lord,  in  every  heart, 
That  we  are  born  again. 

76  L.  C.  M. 

Necessity  of  Regeneration. 

AWAKED  by  Sinai's  awful  sound, 
My  soul  in  bonds  of  guilt  I  found, 
And  knew  not  where  to  go ; 
Eternal  truth  did  loud  proclaim, 
"  The  sinner  must  be  born  again," 
Or  sink  to  endless  wo. 

2  When  to  the  law  I  trembling  fled, 
It  poured  its  curses  on  my  head, 

I  no  relief  could  find ; 
This  fearful  truth  increased  my  pain, 
"  The  sinner  must  be  born  again," 

And  whelmed  my  tortured  mind. 


53  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

3  Again  did  Sinai's  thunders  roll, 
And  guilt  lay  heavy  on  m j  soul, 

A  vast  oppressive  load; 
Alas  I  I  read  and  saw  it  plain, 
"  The  sinner  must  be  bom  again," 

Or  drink  the  wrath  of  God. 

4  The  saints  I  heard  with  rapture  tell, 
How  Jesus  conquered  death  and  hell, 

And  broke  the  fowler's  snare; 
Yet,  when  I  found  this  truth  remain, 
"  The  sinner  must  be  bom  again/' 

I  sunk  in  deep  despair. 

5  But  while  I  thus  in  anguish  lay. 

The  gracious  Saviour  passed  this  way, 

And  felt  his  pity  move ; 
The  sinner,  by  his  justice  slain, 
Now  by  his  grace  is  bom  again, 

And  sings  redeeming  love. 

7T  C.  M. 

Need  of  Spiritual  Rejioration. 

HOW  helpless  guilty  nature  lies. 
Unconscious  of  her  load ! 
The  heart  unchanged  can  never  rise 
To  happiness  and  God. 

2  Can  aught  beneath  a  power  divine, 

A  stubborn  will  snibdue? 
'Tis  thine,  eternal  Spirit,  thine 
To  form  the  heart  anew. 

3  'TLs  thine  the  passions  to  recall, 

And  bid  them  upward  rise: 
To  make  the  scales  of  error  fall 
From  reason's  darkened  eyes; 

4  To  chase  the  shades  of  death  away, 

And  bid  the  sinner  live : 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      59 

A  beam  of  heaven,  a  vital  ray, 
'Tis  thine  alone  to  give. 

5  Renew  these  wretched  hearts  of  ours, 
O !  give  us  hfe  divine ; 
Then  shall  our  passions  and  our  powers, 
Almisrhtv  Lord,  be  thine. 

78  _  C,  M. 

Necessity  of  Regeneration. 

NOT  the  malicious  nor  profane, 
The  wanton  nor  the  proud, 

Nor  thieves,  nor  slanderers  shall  obtain 
The  kingdom  of  our  God. 

2  Surprising  grace !  and  such  were  we 

By  nature  and  by  sin; 
Heirs  of  immortal  misery, 
Unholy  and  unclean. 

3  But  we  are  washed  in  Jesus'  blood, 

We're  pardoned  through  his  name; 
And  the  good  Spirit  of  our  God 
Hath  sanctified  our  frame. 

4  0 !  for  a  persevering  power. 

To  keep  thy  just  commands : 
We  would  detile  our  hearts  no  more, 
No  more  pollute  our  hands. 

79  C.  M. 

Regeneration  by  the  Spirit. 

I^OT  all  the  out^vard  forms  on  earth, 
•^^      Nor  rites  that  God  has  given, 
Nor  will  of  man.  nor  blood,  nor  bii*th. 
Can  raise  a  soul  to  heaven. 

2  The  sovereign  ^\dll  of  God  alone 
Creates  us  heirs  of  crrace : 


60  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Born  in  the  image  of  his  Son, 
A  new,  peculiar  race. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  some  heavenly  wind, 

Blows  on  the  sons  of  flesh, 
New  models  all  the  carnal  mind. 
And  forms  the  man  afresh. 

4  Our  quickened  souls  awake  and  rise 

From  the  long  sleep  of  death; 
On  heavenly  things  we  fix  our  eyes, 
And  praise  employs  our  breath. 

80  L-  M. 

Regeneration  by  the  Spirit. 

LOOK  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye. 
See  Adam's  race  in  ruin  lie; 
Sin  spreads  its  trophies  o'er  the  ground. 
And  scatters  slaughtered  heaps  around. 

2  And  can  these  mouldering  corpses  live? 
And  can  these  perished  bones  revive  ? 
That,  mighty  God,  to  thee  is  known ; 
That  wondrous  work  is  all  thy  own. 

3  Thy  ministers  are  sent  in  vain. 
To  prophesy  upon  the  slain ; 

In  vain  they  call,  in  vain  they  cry, 
Till  thine  almighty  aid  is  nigh. 

4  But  if  thy  Spirit  deign  to  breathe, 

Life  spreads  through  all  the  realms  of  death, 
Dry  bones  obey  thy  powerful  voice; 
They  move,  they  waken,  they  rejoice. 

5  So  when  thy  trumpet's  awful  sound 
Shall  shake  the  heavens  and  rend  the  ground, 
Dead  saints  shall  from  their  tombs  arise. 
And  spring  to  life  beyond  the  skies. 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      61 

81  C.  M. 

Praise  for  Converting  Grace. 

ARISE,  my  soul,  my  joyful  powers, 
And  triumph  in  thy  God; 
Awake,  my  voice,  and  loud  proclaim 
His  glorious  grace  abroad. 

2  He  raised  me  from  the  depths  of  sin, 

The  gates  of  gaping  hell. 
And  fixed  my  standing  more  secure, 
Than  'twas  before  I  fell. 

3  The  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Beneath  my  soul  He  placed, 
And  on  the  rock  of  ages  set 
My  slippery  footsteps  fast. 

4  The  city  of  my  blest  abode, 

Is  walled  around  with  grace; 
Salvation  for  a  bulwark  stands. 
To  shield  the  sacred  place. 

5  Satan  may  vent  his  sharpest  spite, 

And  all  his  legions  roar; 
Almighty  mercy  guards  my  life, 
And  bounds  his  raging  power. 

6  Arise,  my  soul,  awake,  my  voice, 

And  tunes  of  pleasure  sing ; 
Loud  hallelujahs  shall  address 
My  Saviour  and  my  King. 

82  L.  M. 

The  Converts  Praise. 

TO  God,  my  Saviour,  and  my  King, 
Fain  would  my  soul  her  tribute  bring; 
Join  me,  ye  saints,  in  songs  of  praise, 
For  ye  have  known  and  felt  his  grace. 

2  "Wretched  and  helpless  once  I  lay, 
Just  breathing  all  my  life  away; 

6 


62  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

He  saw  me  weltering  in  my  blood, 
And  felt  the  pity  of  a  God. 

3  With  speed  he  flew  to  my  relief, 

Bound  up  my  wounds,  and  soothed  my  grief; 
Poured  joys  divine  into  my  heart, 
And  bade  each  anxious  fear  depart. 

4  These  proofs  of  love,  my  dearest  Lord, 
Deep  in  my  breast  I  will  record : 
The  life,  which  I  from  thee  receive, 
To  thee,  behold,  I  freely  give. 

5  My  heart  and  tongue  shall  tune  thy  praise, 
Through  the  remainder  of  my  days; 

And  when  I  join  the  powers  above. 
My  soul  shall  better  sing  thy  love. 

83  8s  &  7s. 

Praise  for  Conversion. 

HAIL !  my  ever  blessed  Jesus, 
Only  thee  I  wish  to  sing; 
To  my  soul  thy  name  is  precious, 
Thou  my  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King. 

2  O !  what  mercy  flows  from  heaven ! 

O !  what  joy  and  happiness ! 
Love  I  much?  Tm  much  forgiven, 
Pm  a  miracle  of  grace. 

3  Once  with  Adam's  race  in  ruin. 

Unconcerned  in  sin,  I  lay; 
Swift  destruction  still  pursuing, 
Till  my  Saviour  passed  that  way. 

4  Witness,  all  ye  hosts  of  heaven, 

My  Redeemer's  tenderness; 
Love  I  much?  I'm  much  forgiven, 
I'm  a  miracle  of  grace. 


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6  Shout,  ye  bright  angelic  choir, 

Praise  the  Lamb  enthroned  above; 
Whilst  astonished  I  admire 

God's  free  grace  and  boundless  love. 

6  That  blest  moment  I  received  Him, 
Filled  my  soul  ^\ith  joy  and  peace; 
Love  1  much?    I'm  much  forgiven, 
I'm  a  miracle  of  grace. 

84  C.  M. 

The  Converted  Thief. 

AS  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung, 
And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died. 
He  poured  salvation  on  a  wretch. 
That  languished  at  his  side. 

2  His  crimes,  ^\T.th  inward  grief  and  shame, 

The  penitent  confessed; 
Then  turned  his  dying  eyes  to  Christ, 
And  thus  his  prayer  addressed : 

3  "  Jesus,  thou  Son  and  heir  of  heaven, 

Thou  spotless  Lamb  of  God, 
I  see  thee  bathed  in  sweat  and  tears, 
And  weltering  in  thy  blood. 

4  "  Yet  quickly  from  these  scenes  of  wo, 

In  triumph  shalt  thou  rise. 
Burst  through  the  gloomy  shades  of  death. 
And  shine  above  the  skies. 

5  "  Amid  the  glories  of  that  world. 

Dear  Saviour,  think  on  me, 
And  in  the  \ictories  of  thy  death, 
Let  me  a  sharer  be." 

6  His  prayer  the  dying  Jesus  hears, 

And  instantly  replies : 
"  To-day  thy  parting  soul  shall  be 
With  me  in  paradise." 


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SALVATION  BY  GRACE  THROUGH  FAITH. 

85  C.  M. 

Value  of  the  Soul, 

WHAT  is  the  thing  of  greatest  price, 
The  whole  creation  round; 
That  which  was  lost  in  paradise, 
That  which  in  Christ  was  found? 

2  The  soul  of  man,  Jehovah's  breath. 

That  keeps  two  worlds  at  strife; 
Hell  moves  beneath  to  work  its  death, 
Heaven  stoops  to  give  it  life. 

3  God  to  redeem  it,  did  not  spare 

His  well-beloved  Son; 
Jesus,  to  save  it,  deigned  to  bear 
The  sins  of  all  in  one. 

4  And  is  this  treasure  borne  below, 

In  earthen  vessels  frail  ? 
Can  none  its  utmost  value  know. 
Till  flesh  and  spirit  fail  ? 

6  Then  let  us  gather  round  the  cross, 
That  knowledge  to  obtain; 
Not  by  the  soul's  eternal  loss. 
But  everlasting  gain. 

86  lis  &  8s.  ^H 

Distinguishing  Grace.  '  ^ 

IN  songs  of  sublime  adoration  and  praise,     I 
Ye  pilgrims  for  Sion  who  press, 
Break  forth,  and  extol  the  great  Ancient  of 
days, 
His  rich  and  distinguishing  grace. 

2  His  love,  from  eternity  fixed  upon  you. 
Broke  forth  and  discovered  its  flame, 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.      65 

When  each  with  the  cords  of  his  kindness 
He  drew, 
And  brought  you  to  love  his  great  name. 

3  0  !  had  He  not  pitied  the  state  you  were  in, 

Your  bosom  his  love  had  ne'er  felt ; 
You  all  would  have  lived,  would  have  died 
too  in  sin. 
And  sunk  with  the  load  of  your  guilt. 

4  What  w^as  there  in  you  that  could  merit 

esteem, 
Or  give  the  Creator  delight  ? 
'Twas  ^' even  so.  Father!"  you  ever  must 

sing, 
"  Because  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight." 

5  'Twas  all  of  thy  grace  w^e  were  brought  to 

obey, 
While  others  were  suffered  to  go 
The  road,  which  by  nature  we  chose  as  our 

way, 
That  leads  to  the  regions  of  wo. 

6  Then  give  all  the  glory  to  his  holy  name, 

To  Him  all  the  glory  belongs ; 
Be  yours  the  high  joy  still  to  sound  forth  his 
fame. 
And  crown  him  in  each  of  your  songs. 

87  S.  M. 

Efficacy  of  Grace, 

r^  RACE  !  'tis  a  charming  sound, 
^     Harmonious  to  mine  ear  : 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound. 

And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 
2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 

To  save  rebellious  man; 


66  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display, 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  first  inscribed  my  name 

In  God's  eternal  book; 
'Tw^as  grace  that  gave  me  to  the  Lamb, 
Who  all  my  sorrows  took. 

4  Grace  led  my  roving  feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road ; 
And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

6  Grace  taught  my  soul  to  pray, 
And  made  my  eyes  o'erflow : 
'Twas  grace  that  kept  me  to  this  day, 
And  will  not  let  me  go. 

6  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 
Through  everlasting  days; 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

88  C.  M. 

Wonders  of  Redemption. 

PLUNGED  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair, 
We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
W^ithout  one  cheerful  beam  of  hope. 
Or  spark  of  glimmering  day. 

2  With  pitying  eyes  the  Prince  of  grace 

Beheld  our  helpless  grief; 
He  saw,  and,  O  amazing  love ! 
He  ran  to  our  relief. 

3  Down  from  the  shining  seats  above. 

With  joyful  haste  He  fled, 
Entered  the  grave  in  mortal  flesh. 
And  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

4  He  spoiled  the  powers  of  darkness  thus, 

And  brake  our  iron  chains; 


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Jesus  has  freed  our  captive  souls 
From  everlasting  pains. 

5  O !  for  this  love,  let  rocks  and  hills 
Their  lasting  silence  break; 
And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Saviour's  praises  speak. 

89  S.  M. 

Faith  in  the  Sacrifice  of  Christ, 

NOT  all  the  blood  of  beasts 
On  Jewish  altars  slain, 
Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace, 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 

Takes  all  our  sins  away : 
A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name. 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 

On  that  dear  head  of  thine. 
While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 

4  My  soul  looks  back  to  see 

The  burdens  thou  didst  bear. 
When  hanging  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  hopes  her  guilt  was  there. 

5  Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove ; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  cheerful  voice, 
And  sing  his  bleeding  love. 

90  C.  M. 

Salvation  by  the  Blood  of  the  Lamb. 

THERE  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood, 
Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins; 


68  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

And  sinners  plunged  beneath  that  flood, 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see 

That  fountain  in  his  day ; 
And  there  may  I,  though  vile  as  he, 
Wash  all  my  sins  away. 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb,  thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  power, 
Till  all  the  ransomed  church  of  God 
Be  saved  to  sin  no  more. 

4  E'er  since  by  faith  I  saw  the  stream, 

Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be  till  I  die. 

5  Then,  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 

I'll  sing  thy  power  to  save ; 
When  this  poor  lisping,  stammering  tongue 
Lies  silent  in  the  grave. 

91  C.  M. 

Salvation  by  Grace, 

LORD,  we  confess  our  numerous  faults, 
How  great  our  guilt  has  been ! 
Foolish  and  vain  were  all  our  thoughts, 
And  all  our  lives  were  sin. 

2  But,  O  my  soul,  for  ever  praise. 

For  ever  love  his  name; 
Who  turns  thy  feet  from  dangerous  ways 
Of  folly,  sin  and  shame. 

3  'Tis  not  by  works  of  righteousness 

Which  our  own  hands  have  done ; 
But  we  are  saved  by  sovereign  grace, 
Abounding  through  the  Son. 


THE    GOSPEL ITS   DOCTRINES. 

4  'Tis  from  the  mercy  of  our  God 

That  all  our  hopes  begin ; 
'Tis  by  the  water  and  the  blood, 
Our  souls  are  washed  from  sin. 

5  'Tis  through  the  purchase  of  his  death, 

Who  hung  upon  the  tree, 
The  Spirit  is  sent  down  to  breathe 
On  such  dry  bones  as  we. 

6  Raised  from  the  dead,  we  live  anew; 

And,  justified  by  grace, 
We  shall  appear  in  glory  too, 
And  see  our  Father's  face. 

92  C.  M. 

The  Sinner^  s  Recovery  from  Ruin, 

HOW  sad  our  state  by  nature  is ! 
Our  sin  how  deep  it  stains ! 
And  Satan  binds  our  captive  minds 
Fast  in  his  slavish  chains. 

2  But  there's  a  voice  of  sovereign  grace 

Sounds  from  the  sacred  word ; 
*'  Ho !  ye  despairing  sinners,  come, 
And  trust  upon  the  Lord." 

3  My  soul  obeys  the  almighty  call, 

And  runs  to  this  relief; 
I  would  believe  thy  promise,  Lord, 
O !  help  my  unbelief. 

4  To  the  dear  fountain  of  thy  blood, 

Incarnate  God,  I  fly; 
Here  let  me  wash  my  spotted  soul, 
From  crimes  of  deepest  dye 

5  Stretch  out  thine  arm,  victorious  King, 

My  reigning  sins  subdue ; 
Drive  the  old  dragon  from  his  seat. 
With  all  his  hellish  crew. 


70  THE   SCRIPTURES. 

6  A  guilty,  weak,  ana  neipiess  worm, 
On  thy  kind  arms  I  fall; 
Be  thou  my  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Jesus  and  my  all. 

93  C.  M. 

The  Redeeming  Saviour. 

BEHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb, 
Amidst  his  Father's  throne : 
Prepare  new  honours  for  his  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feet. 

The  church  adore  around, 
With  vials  full  of  odours  sweet. 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 

3  These  are  the  prayers  of  the  saints, 

And  these  the  hymns  they  raise : 
Jesus  is  kind  to  our  complaints, 
He  loves  to  hear  our  praise. 

4  Eternal  Father,  who  shall  look 

Into  thy  secret  will? 
Who  but  the  Son  shall  take  that  book, 
And  open  every  seal? 

5  He  shall  fulfil  thy  great  decrees. 

The  Son  deserves  it  well ; 
Lo,  in  his  hand  the  sovereign  keys 
Of  heaven,  and  death,  and  hell. 

6  Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain. 

Be  endless  blessings  paid; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy  remain 
For  ever  on  thy  head. 

7  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  with  blood. 

Hast  set  the  prisoners  free, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 


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8  The  worlds  of  nature  and  of  grace 
Are  put  beneath  thy  power ; 
Then  shorten  these  delaying  days, 
And  bring  the  promised  hour. 

94  L.  M. 

Christ  the  Lamb  slain. 

BEHOLD  the  sin-atoning  Lamb, 
With  wonder,  gratitude,  and  love; 
To  take  away  our  guilt  and  shame, 
See  Him  descending  from  above ! 

2  Our  sins  and  griefs  on  Him  were  laid ; 

He  meekly  bore  the  mighty  load; 
Our  ransom-price  He  fully  paid. 

In  groans  and  tears,  in  sweat  and  blood. 

3  To  save  a  guilty  world.  He  dies; 

Sinners,  behold  the  bleeding  Lamb! 
To  Him  lift  up  your  longing  eyes. 
And  hope  for  mercy  in  his  name. 

4  Pardon  and  peace  through  Him  abound; 

He  can  the  richest  blessings  give; 
Salvation  in  his  name  is  found. 
He  bids  the  dying  sinner  live. 

5  Jesus,  my  Lord,  I  look  to  thee ; 

Where  else  can  helpless  sinners  go? 
Thy  boundless  love  shall  set  me  free 
From  all  my  wTetchedness  and  wo. 

95  C.  M. 

Glory  of  Redemption. 

FATHER,  how  wide  thy  glory  shines! 
How  high  thy  wonders  rise ! 
Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand  signs, 
By  thousands  through  the  skies. 


I 


72  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

2  But  when  we  view  thy  strange  design, 

To  save  rebelhous  worms; 
Where  vengeance  and  compassion  join 
In  their  divinest  forms ; — 

3  Here  the  whole  Deity  is  known, 

Nor  dares  a  creature  guess, 
Which  of  the  glories  brightest  shone, 
The  justice  or  the  grace. 

4  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 

Adorn  the  heavenly  plains : 
Bright  seraphs  learn  Immanuel's  name, 
And  try  their  choicest  strains. 

5  O !  may  I  bear  some  humble  part, 

In  that  immortal  song ! 
Wonder  and  joy  shall  tune  my  heart. 
And  love  command  my  tongue. 

96  *  .  C.  M. 

Efficacy  of  the  Blood  of  Christ. 

JESUS^  in  thee  our  eyes  behold 
A  thousand  glories  more, 
Than  the  rich  gems  and  polished  gold. 
The  sons  of  Aaron  wore. 

2  They  first  their  own  burnt-offerings  brought, 

To  purge  themselves  from  sin; 
Thy  life  was  pure  without  a  spot. 
And  all  thy  nature  clean. 

3  Fresh  blood,  as  constant  as  the  day, 

Was  on  their  altar  spilt; 
But  thy  one  oifering  takes  away. 
For  ever,  all  our  guilt. 

4  Their  priesthood  ran  through  several  hands, 

For  mortal  was  their  race ; 
Thy  never-changing  office  stands, 
Eternal  as  thy  days. 


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5  Once,  in  the  circuit  of  a  year, 

With  blood,  but  not  his  own, 
Aaron  within  the  veil  appears. 
Before  the  golden  throne. 

6  But  Christ,  by  his  own  powerful  blood, 

Ascends  above  the  skies; 
And,  in  the  presence  of  our  God, 
Shows  his  own  sacrifice. 

7  Jesus,  the  King  of  glory,  reigns 

On  Sion's  heavenly  hill ; 
Looks  like  a  Lamb  that  has  been  slain, 
And  wears  his  priesthood  still. 

8  He  ever  lives  to  intercede 

Before  his  Father's  face ; 
Give  Him,  my  soul,  thy  cause  to  plead, 
Nor  doubt  the  Father's  grace. 

97  C.  M. 

Redemption  by  Christ. 

WHEN  the  first  parents  of  our  race 
Rebelled  and  lost  their  God, 
And  the  infection  of  their  sin 
Had  tainted  all  our  blood ; 

2  Infinite  pity  touched  the  heart 

Of  the  eternal  Son ; 
Descending  from  the  heavenly  court, 
He  left  his  Father's  throne. 

3  Aside  the  Prince  of  glory  threw 

His  most  divine  array. 
And  wrapped  his  Godhead  in  a  veil 
Of  our  inferior  clay. 

4  His  living  power  and  dying  love 

Redeemed  unhappy  men, 
And  raised  the  ruins  of  our  race 
To  life  and  God  ao'ain. 


74  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

6  To  thee,  dear  Lord,  our  flesh  and  soul 
We  joyfully  resign ; 
Blest  Jesus,  take  us  for  thy  own, 
For  we  are  doubly  thine. 

98  C.  M. 

God  recojiciled  in  Christ. 

DEAREST  of  all  the  names  above, 
My  Jesus  and  my  God, 
Who  can  resist  thy  heavenly  love. 
Or  trifle  with  thy  blood? 

2  'Tis  by  the  merits  of  thy  death 

The  Father  smiles  again; 
'Tis  by  thine  interceding  breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

3  'Till  God  in  human  flesh  I  see, 

My  thoughts  no  comfort  find ; 
The  holy,  just  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terrors  to  my  mind. 

4  But  if  Immanuel's  face  appear, 

My  hope,  my  joy  begins, 
His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear, 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

5  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely, 

A  nd  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
I  love  the  incarnate  mystery, 
And  there  I  fix  my  trust. 

99  L.  M. 

Salvation  by  Grace  in  Christ. 

NOW  to  the  power  of  God  supreme 
Be  everlasting  honours  given; 
He  saves  from  hell,  (we  bless  his  name;) 
He  calls  our  wandering  feet  to  heaven. 


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2  Not  for  our  duties  or  deserts, 
But  of  his  own  abundant  grace, 
He  works  salvation  in  our  hearts, 
And  forms  a  people  for  his  praise. 

3  'Twas  his  own  purpose  that  begun 
To  rescue  rebels  doomed  to  die; 
He  gave  us  grace  in  Christ  his  Son, 
Before  He  spread  the  starry  sky. 

4  Jesus,  the  Lord,  appears  at  last. 

And  makes  his  Father's  counsels  known; 
Declares  the  great  transaction  past. 
And  brings  immortal  blessings  down. 

5  He  dies !  and  in  that  dreadful  night 
Did  all  the  powers  of  hell  destroy : 
Rising,  He  brought  our  heaven  to  light, 
And  took  possession  of  the  joy. 

100  L.  M. 

The  Work  finished. 

^'piS  finished !  so  the  Saviour  cried, 
-L     And  meekly  bowed  his  head  and  died; 
'Tis  finished — yes,  the  race  is  run, 
The  battle  fought,  the  victory  won. 

2  'Tis  finished — all  that  heaven  decreed, 
And  all  the  ancient  prophets  said. 

Is  now  fulfilled,  as  was  designed, 
In  me,  the  Saviour  of  mankind. 

3  'Tis  finished — heaven  is  reconciled, 
And  all  the  powers  of  darkness  spoiled : 
Peace,  love  and  happiness  again 
Return  and  dwell  with  sinful  men. 

4  'Tis  finished — let  the  joyful  sound 

Be  heard  throusfh  all  the  nations  round: 


76  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

'Tis  finished — ^let  the  echo  fly 
Through  heaven  and  hell,  through  earth  and 
sky. 

101  8s,  7s  &  4s. 
Atonement  accomplished. 

HARK !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
Sounds  aloud  from  Calvary; 
See,  it  rends  the  rocks  asunder, 
Shakes  the  earth  and  veils  the  sky. 

"It  is  finished!" 
Hear  the  dying  Saviour  cry. 

2  It  is  finished — O !  what  pleasure 

Do  these  precious  words  afford ! 
Heavenly  blessings,  without  measure, 
Flow  to  us  from  Christ  the  Lord : 

It  is  finished ! 
Saints,  the  dying  words  record. 

3  Finished — all  the  types  and  shadows 

Of  the  ceremonial  law; 
Finished — all  that  God  had  promised; 
Death  and  hell  no  more  shall  awe : 

It  is  finished ! 
Saints,  from  hence  your  comfort  draw 

4  Tune  your  harps  anew,  ye  seraphs, 

Join  to  sing  the  pleasing  theme; 
All  on  earth  and  all  in  heaven. 
Join  to  praise  Immanuel's  name : 

Hallelujah ! 
Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lamb ! 

102  L.  M. 

Access  to  God  hy  the  Blood  of  Christ. 

SPRINKLED  with  reconcihng  blood, 
I  dare  approach  thy  throne,  O  God; 


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Thy  face  no  frowning  aspect  wears, 
Thy  hand  no  vengeful  thunder  bears. 

2  The  encircling  rainbow,  peaceful  sign, 
Does  with  refulgent  brightness  shine ; 
And  while  by  faith  I  see  it  near, 

I  bid  farewell  to  every  fear. 

3  Let  me  my  grateful  homage  pay; 
With  courage  sing,  with  fervour  pray ; 
And  though  myself  a  wretch  undone, 
Hope  for  acceptance  through  thy  Son : — 

4  Thy  Son,  who  on  the  accursed  tree, 
Expired  to  set  the  vilest  free : 

On  this  I  build  my  only  claim. 
And  all  I  ask  is  in  his  name. 

103  L.  M. 

Praise  for  the  Atonement. 

ENSLAVED  by  sin,  and  bound  in  chains, 
Beneath  its  dreadful  tyrant  sway. 
And  doomed  to  everlasting  pains. 
We  wretched,  guilty  captives  lay. 

2  Nor  goxd  nor  gems  could  buy  our  peace; 
Nor  the  whole  world's  collected  store 
Suffice  to  purchase  our  release; 

A  thousand  worlds  were  all  too  poor. 

3  Jesus  the  Lord,  the  mighty  God, 
An  all-sufficient  ransom  paid : 
Amazing  price !  his  precious  blood 
For  vile,  rebellious  traitors  shed. 

4  Jesus  the  sacrifice  became. 

To  rescue  guilty  souls  from  hell; 
The  spotless,  bleeding,  dying  Lamb 
Beneath  avenging  justice  fell. 


78  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

6  Infinite  goodness !  love  divine ! 
O !  may  our  grateful  hearts  adore 
The  matchless  grace,  nor  yield  to  sin, 
Nor  wear  its  cruel  fetters  more. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  love  pursue 
The  glorious  work  it  has  begun, 
Each  secret,  kirking  foe  subdue, 
And  let  our  hearts  be  thine  alone. 

104  C.  M. 

"  It  is  finished.'''' 

BEHOLD  the  Saviour  on  the  cross, 
A  spectacle  of  wo; 
See  from  his  agonizing  wounds, 
The  blood  incessant  flow. 

2  Till  death's  pale  ensigns  o'er  his  cheek. 

And  trembling  lips  were  spread ; 
Till  light  forsook  his  closing  eyes, 
And  life  his  drooping  head. 

3  'Tis  finished!  was  his  latest  voice; 

These  sacred  accents  o'er, 
He  bowed  his  head,  gave  up  the  ghost, 
And  suffered  pain  no  more. 

4  'Tis  finished !  the  Messiah  dies 

For  sins,  but  not  his  own; 
The  great  redemption  is  complete. 
And  Satan's  power  o'erthrown. 

5  'Tis  finished!  all  his  groans  are  past: 

His  blood,  his  pains,  his  toils 
Have  fully  vanquished  all  our  foes. 
And  crowned  Him  with  their  spoils. 

6  'Tis  finished !  legal  worship  ends, 

And  gospel  ages  run;  ^ 

All  old  things  now  are  passed  away, 
And  a  new  world  begun. 


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105  7s. 

Man  restored  by  Grace. 

CHILD  of  man,  whose  seed  below 
Must  fulfil  their  race  of  wo ; 
Heir  of  want,  and  doubt,  and  pain, 
Does  thy  fainting  heart  complain? 
O !  in  thought,  one  night  recall. 
The  night  of  grief  in  Herod's  hall; 
There  I  bore  the  vengeance  due, 
Freely  bore  it  all  for  you. 

2  Child  of  dust,  corruption's  son. 

By  pride  deceived,  hy  pride  undone, 
Willing  captive,  yet  be  free, 
Take  my  yoke,  and  learn  of  me. 
I,  of  heaven  and  earth  the  Lord, 
God  with  God,  the  eternal  Word, 
I  forsook  my  Father's  side. 
Toiled  and  wept,  and  bled  and  died. 

3  Child  of  doubt,  does  fear  surprise. 
Vexing  thoughts  within  thee  rise? 
Wondering,  murmuring  dost  thou  gaze 
On  evil  men  and  evil  days? 

O !  if  darkness  round  thee  lour, 
Darker  far  my  dying  hour. 
Which  bade  that  fearful  cry  awake, 
My  God,  my  God,  dost  thou  forsake? 

4  Child  of  sin,  by  guilt  oppressed. 
Heaves  at  last  thy  throbbing  breast? 
Hast  thou  felt  the  mourner's  part. 
Fear  est  thou  now  thy  failing  heart? 
Bear  thee  on,  beloved  of  God, 
Tread  the  path  thy  Saviour  trod : 
He  the  tempter's  power  hath  known, 
He  hath  poured  the  garden  groan. 


80  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

5  Child  of  heaven,  by  me  restored, 
Love  thy  Saviour,  serve  the  Lord: 
Sealed  with  that  mysterious  name. 
Bear  thy  cross,  and  scorn  the  shame. 
Then,  like  me,  thy  conflict  o'er. 
Thou  shalt  rise  to  sleep  no  more ; 
Partner  of  my  purchased  throne. 
One  in  joy,  in  glory  one. 

JUSTIFICATION. 

106  L.  M. 

The  Law  satisfied  by  ChrisVs  Death. 

WHEN  on  the  cross  my  Saviour  died, 
God's  holy  law  He  satisfied; 
My  debts  He  paid,  my  sins  He  bore, 
And  justice  now  demands  no  more. 

2  A  healing  balm  his  hand  bestows. 

To  cure  my  wounds,  and  ease  my  woes; 
And  a  rich  fountain  still  remains, 
To  wash  away  my  guilty  stains. 

3  Here  will  I  bathe  my  guilty  soul, 
Here  blessings  without  number  roll; 
My  hopes  and  joys  I  hence  derive, 
For  Jesus  died  that  I  might  live. 

107  C.  M. 

The  Law  fvl filled  by  Christ. 

HOW  long  beneath  the  law  I  lay, 
In  bondage  and  distress ! 
I  toiled,  the  precept  to  obey. 
But  toiled  without  success. 

2  Then  all  my  servile  works  were  done, 
A  righteousness  to  raise; 
Now,  freely  chosen  in  the  Son, 
I  freely  choose  his  ways. 


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3  To  see  the  law  by  Christ  fulfilled, 
And  hear  his  pardoning  A^oice, 
Will  change  a  slave  into  a  child, 
And  duty  into  choice. 

108  L.M. 

Reliance  on  Chrisfs  Righteousness. 

NO  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
Of  all  the  duties  I  have  done; 
I  quit  the  hopes  I  held  before, 
To  trust  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

2  Now  for  the  lore  I  bear  his  name. 

What  was  my  gain,  I  count  my  loss; 
My  former  pride  I  call  my  shame, 
And  nail  my  glory  to  his  cross. 

3  Yes,  and  I  must  and  will  esteem 

All  things  but  loss  for  Jesus'  sake ; 
O !  may  my  soul  be  found  in  Him, 
And  of  his  righteousness  partake. 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  hands 

Dares  not  appear  before  thy  throne; 
But  faith  can  answer  thy  demands. 
By  pleading  what  my  Lord  has  done. 

109  C.  M. 

Justijication  throvgh  Faith. 

"T7AIN  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 
'       On  their  own  works  have  built; 
Their  hearts  by  nature  all  rmclean, 
And  all  their  actions  guilt. 

2  Let  Jew  and  Gentile  stop  their  mouths, 
Without  a  murmuring  word, 
And  the  whole  race  of  Adam  stand 
Guilty  before  the  Lord. 


82  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

3  In  vain  we  ask  God's  righteous  law 

To  justify  us  now; 
Since  to  convince  and  to  condemn 
Is  all  the  law  can  do. 

4  Jesus,  how  glorious  is  thy  grace ! 

When  in  thy  name  we  trust, 
Our  faith  receives  a  righteousness 
That  makes  the  sinner  just. 

ADOPTION. 
110  S  M. 

Adoption. 

BEHOLD,  what  wondrous  grace  • 
The  Father  has  bestowed 
On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race. 
To  call  them  sons  of  God. 

2  'Tis  no  surprising  thing. 

That  we  should  be  unknown ; 
The  Jewish  world  knew  not  their  King, 
God's  everlasting  Son. 

3  Nor  doth  it  yet  appear 

How  great  we  must  be  made ; 
But  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  be  like  our  Head. 

4  A  hope  so  much  divine 

May  trials  well  endure. 
May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  sin, 
As  Christ  the  Lord  is  pure. 

5  If  in  my  Father's  love^ 

I  share  a  filial  part. 
Send  down  thy  Spirit  like  a  dove, 
To  rest  upon  my  heart. 


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6  We  would  no  longer  lie 

Like  slaves  beneath  the  throne; 
My  faith  shall  Abba,  Father,  cry, 
And  thou  the  kindred  o^^ii. 

111  CM. 

Spirit  of  Adoption, 

OOVEREIGN  of  all  the  worlds  on  high, 
^     Allow  our  humble  claim ; 
Nor  while  poor  worms  would  raise  their  heads, 
Disdain  a  Father's  name. 

2  Our  Father  God !  how  sweet  the  sound ! 

How  tender  and  how  dear  ! 
Not  all  the  melody  of  heaven, 
Gould  so  delight  the  ear. 

3  Come,  sacred  Spirit,  seal  the  name 

On  my  expanding^  heart ; 
And  show,  that  in  Jehovah's  grace 
I  share  a  filial  part. 

4  Cheered  by  a  signal  so  divine. 

Unwavering  I  believe ; 
Thou  knowest,  I,  Abba,  Father,  cry, 
Nor  can  thv  word  deceive. 

112  ■      CM. 

Rejoicing  in  God  our  Father. 

CONNIE,  shout  aloud  the  Father's  grace, 
And  sing  the  Saviour's  love: 
Soon  shall  you  join  the  glorious  theme. 
In  loftier  stL*ains  above. 

2  God,  the  eternal,  mighty  God, 

To  dearer  names  descends : 
Calls  you  his  treasure  and  his  joy. 
His  children  and  his  friends. 

3  My  Father  God !  and  may  these  lips 

Pronounce  a  name  so  dear? 


84  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Not  thus  could  heaven's  sweet  harmony 
Dehght  my  listening  ear. 

4  Thanks  to  my  God  for  every  gift 

His  bounteous  hands  bestow; 
And  thanks  eternal  for  that  love 
Whence  all  those  comforts  flow. 

5  For  ever  let  my  grateful  heart 

His  boundless  grace  adore ; 
Which  gives  ten  thousand  blessings  now, 
And  bids  me  hope  for  more. 

SANCTIFICATION 

113  CM. 

Necessity  of  Sanctifi cation. 

NOR  eye  has  seen,  nor  ear  has  heard » 
Nor  sense  nor  reason  known, 
What  joys  the  Father  has  prepared 
For  those  that  love  the  Son. 

2  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 

Reveals  a  heaven  to  come; 

The  beams  of  glory  in  his  word 

Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace ; 
No  wanton  lips  nor  envious  eye, 
Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss. 

4  Those  holy  gates  for  ever  bar 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame ; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 
But  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

5  He  keeps  the  Father's  book  of  life, 

There  all  their  names  are  found ; 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  shall  strive 
To  tread  the  heavenly  ground. 


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114  CM. 

Sanctification  through  the  Spirit. 

ALAS!  by  nature  how  depraved, 
How  prone  to  every  ill; 
Our  lives  to  Satan  liow  enslaved, 
How  obstinate  our  will ! 

2  And  can  such  sinners  be  restored, 

Such  rebels  reconciled  ? 
Can  grace  itself  the  means  afford 
To  make  a  foe  a  child  ? 

3  Yes,  grace  has  found  the  wondrous  means, 

Which  shall  effectual  prove, 
To  cleanse  us  from  our  countless  sins, 
And  teach  our  hearts  to  love. 

4  Jesus  for  sinners  imdertakes, 

And  dies  that  we  may  live ; 
His  blood  a  full  atonement  makes. 
And  cries  aloud,  "Forgive!" 

5  The  Holy  Spirit  must  reveal 

The  Saviour's  work  and  worth : 
Then  the  hard  heart  begins  to  feel 
A  new  and  heavenly  birth. 

6  Thus  bought  with  blood,  and  born  again, 

Redeemed  and  saved  by  grace, 
Rebels  in  God's  o^vm  house  obtain 
A.  son's  and  daughter's  place, 

115  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  increasing  Holiness. 

0!  FOR  a  heart  to  praise  my  God, 
A  heart  from  sin  set  free ; 
A  heart  that  always  feels  thy  blood, 
So  freely  shed  for  me : 

2  A  heart  resigned,  submissive,  meek, 
My  great  Redeemer's  throne; 


8G  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Where  only  Christ  is  heard  to  speak; 
Where  Jesus  reigns  alone : 

3  A  heart  in  every  thought  renewed, 
And  full  of  love  divine ; 
Holy,  and  right,  and  pure,  and  good, 
A  copy,  Lord,  of  thine. 

116  S.  M. 

Sanctif. cation  implored. 

BEHOLD  the  leprous  Jew, 
Oppressed  with  pain  and  grief, 
Pouring  his  tears  at  Jesus'  feet 
For  pity  and  relief. 

2  "O  speak  the  word,"  he  cries, 

^'  And  heal  me  of  my  pain ; 
Lord,  thou  art  able,  if  thou  wilt, 
To  make  a  leper  clean." 

3  Compassion  moves  his  heart. 

He  speaks  the  gracious  word ; 
The  leper  feels  his  strength  return, 
And  all  his  sickness  cured. 

4  To  thee,  dear  Lord,  I  look, 

Sick  of  a  worse  disease ; 
Sin  is  my  painful  malady, 
And  none  can  give  me  ease. 

5  But  thy  almighty  grace 

Can  heal  my  leprous  soul : 
O!  bathe  me  in  thy  precious  blood, 
And  that  will  make  me  whole. 

PERSEVERANCE. 

117  7s. 

Perseverance. 

nniLDREN  of  the  heavenly  King, 
^     As  ye  journey,  sweetly  sing : 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  DOCTRINES.       87 

Sing  your  Saviour's  worthy  praise, 
Glorious  in  his  ^'vorks  and  ways. 

2  Ye  are  travelling  home  to  God, 
In  the  way  the  fathers  trod; 
They  are  happy  now,  and  ye 
Soon  their  happiness  shall  see. 

3  O  ye  mourning  souls  be  glad; 
Christ  our  advocate  is  made; 
Us  to  save,  our  flesh  assumes, 
Brother  to  our  souls  becomes. 

4  Shout  ye  little  flock,  and  blest, 
Soon  you'll  enter  into  rest; 
There  your  seat  is  now  prepared, 
There  your  kingdom  and  reward. 

5  Fear  not,  brethren,  joyful  stand 
On  the  borders  of  your  land; 
Jesus  Christ,  our  Father's  Son, 
Bids  us  undismayed  go  on. 

6  Lord,  submissive  make  us  go. 
Gladly  leaving  all  below; 
Only  thou  our  leader  be, 
And  we  still  will  follow  thee. 

118  S.M. 

Persevering  Grace, 

TO  God  the  only  wise, 
Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Let  air  the  saints  below  the  skies 
Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 

His  counsel  and  his  care. 
Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  snare. 

3  He  will  present  our  souls. 

Unblemished  and  complete, 


88  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

Before  the  glory  of  his  face, 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  the  chosen  seed 

Shall  meet  around  the  throne ; 

Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 

And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  our  Redeemer  God, 

Wisdom  and  power  belongs, 
Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 
And  everlasting  songs. 

119  C.  M. 

Safety  of  the  Righteous. 

FIRM  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands, 
My  Lord,  my  hope,  my  trust: 
If  I  am  found  in  Jesus'  hands, 
My  soul  can  ne'er  be  lost. 

2  His  honour  is  engaged  to  save    ~ 

The  meanest  of  his  sheep ; 
All  that  his  heavenly  Father  gave, 
His  hands  securely  keep. 

3  Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  e'er  remove 

His  favourites  from  his  breast; 
In  the  dear  bosom  of  his  love, 
They  must  for  ever  rest. 

120  L.  M. 

Security  of  the  Believer. 

HOW  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove 
To  rend  my  soul  from  thee,  my  God! 
But  everlasting  is  thy  love, 

And  Jesus  seals  it  with  his  blood. 

2  The  oath  and  promise  of  the  Lord 

Join  to  confirm  his  wondrous  grace : 
Eternal  power  performs  the  word, 

And  fills  all  heaven  with  endless  praise. 


THE    GOSPEL — ITS    DOCTRINES.  89 

3  Amidst  temptations  sharp  and  long, 

My  soul  to  this  dear  refuge  flies; 
Hope  is  my  anchor,  firm  and  strong, 
While  tempests  blow  and  billows  rise. 

4  The  gospel  bears  my  spirit  up ; 

A  faithful  and  unchanging  God 
Lays  the  foundation  for  my  hope. 
In  oaths,  and  promises,  and  blood. 

121  .    C.  M. 

Triumphant  Grace. 

AMAZING  grace!  how  sweet  the  sound, 
That  saved  a  wretch  like  me ! 
I  once  was  lost,  but  now  am  found. 
Was  blind,  but  now  I  see. 

2  'Twas  grace  that  taught  my  heart  to  fear, 

And  grace  my  fears  relieved; 
How  precious  did  that  grace  appear, 
The  hour  I  first  believed ! 

3  Through  many  dangers,  toils  and  snares, 

I  have  already  come; 
'Tis  grace  has  brought  me  safe  thus  far, 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

4  The  Lord  has  promised  good  to  me, 

His  word  my  hope  secures; 
He  will  my  shield  and  portion  be. 
As  long  as  life  endures. 

5  And  when  this  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail, 

And  mortal  life  shall  cease ; 
I  shall  possess,  within  the  veil, 
*A  life  of  joy  and  peace. 

6  The  earth  shall  soon  dissolve  like  snow, 

The  sun  forbear  to  shine ; 
But  God  who  called  me  here  below, 
Will  be  for  ever  mine. 

8* 


90  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

122  C.  M. 

Summary  of  Doctrines. 

LET  me,  my  Saviour  and  my  God, 
On  sovereign  grace  rely; 
And  own  'tis  free,  because  bestowed 
On  one  so  vile  as  I. 

2  Election !  'tis  a  word  divine : 

For,  Lord,  I  plainly  see, 
Had  not  thy  choice  prevented  mine, 
I  ne'er  had  chosen  thee. 

3  For  perseverance,  strength  I've  none, 

But  would  on  this  depend, 
That  Jesus,  having  loved  his  own, 
Will  love  them  to  the  end. 

4  Empty  and  bare,  I  come  to  thee 

For  righteousness  divine : 
O !  may  thy  glorious  merits  be, 
By  imputation,  mine. 

5  Free  grace  alone  can  wdpe  the  tears 

From  my  lamenting  eyes : 
And  raise  my  soul,  from  guilty  fears, 
To  joy  that  never  dies. 

6  Free  grace  can  death  itself  outbrave, 

And  take  the  sting  away; 
Can  sinners  to  the  utmost  save. 
And  give  them  victory. 

BLESSINGS  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 
123  S  M. 

The  Law  and  Gospel  contrasted, 

THE  law  by  Moses  came. 
But  peace,  and  truth,  and  love 
Were  brought  by  Christ,  a  nobler  name, 
Descending  from  above. 


1 


THE   GOSPEL — ITS   BLESSINGS.  91 

2  Amidst  tlie  house  of  God, 

Their  different  works  were  done; 
Moses,  a  faithful  servant  stood, 
But  Christ,  a  faithful  Son. 

3  Then  to  his  new  commands 

Be  strict  obedience  paid; 
O'er  all  his  Father's  house  He  stands 
The  sovereign  and  the  head. 

4  The  man  that  durst  despise 

The  law  that  Moses  brought. 
Behold,  how  terribly  he  dies 
For  his  presumptuous  fault. 

5  But  sorer  vengeance  falls 

On  that  rebellious  race, 
Who  hate  to  hear  when  Jesus  calls, 
And  dare  resist  his  grace. 

124  L.  M. 

The  Law  and  Gospel  contrasted, 

THE  law  commands  and  makes  us  know 
What  duties  to  our  God  we  owe; 
But  'tis  the  gospel  must  reveal 
Where  lies  our  strength  to  do  his  will. 

2  The  law  discovers  guilt  and  sin, 

And  shows  how  vile  our  hearts  have  been : 
Only  the  gospel  can  express 
Forgiving  love  and  cleansing  grace. 

3  What  curses  does  the  law  denounce 
Against  the  man  that  fails  but  once ! 
But  in  the  gospel  Christ  appears. 
Pardoning  the  guilt  of  numerous  years. 

4  My  soul,  no  more  attempt  to  draw 
Thy  life  and  comfort  from  the  law : 
Fly  to  the  hope  the  gospel  gives : 
The  man  that  trusts  the  promise,  lives. 


92  THE   SCRIPTURES. 

125  S.M. 

The  Law  and  Gospel  joined  in  Scripture, 

THE  Lord  declares  his  will, 
And  keeps  the  world  in  awe ; 
Amidst  the  smoke  on  Sinai's  hill, 
Breaks  out  his  fiery  law. 

2  The  Lord  reveals  his  face, 

And  smiling  from  above 
Sends  down  the  gospel  of  his  grace, 
The  epistles  of  his  love. 

3  These  sacred  words  impart 

Our  Maker's  just  commands; 
The  pity  of  his  melting  heart. 
And  vengeance  of  his  hands. 

4  Hence  we  awake  our  fear. 

We  draw  our  comfort  hence ; 
The  arms  of  grace  are  treasured  here, 
And  armour  of  defence. 

6  We  learn  Christ  crucified, 
And  here  behold  his  blood : 
All  arts  and  knowledges  beside 
Will  do  us  little  good. 

6  We  read  the  heavenly  w^ord. 

We  take  the  offered  grace, 
Obey  the  statutes  of  the  Lord, 
And  trust  his  promises. 

7  In  vain  shall  Satan  rage 

Against  a  book  divine. 
Where  wrath  and  lightning  guard  the  page, 
Where  beams  of  mercy  shine. 

126  CM. 

Excellence  of  Religion. 

RELIGION  is  the  chief  concern 
Of  mortals  here  below, 


THE    GOSPEL — ITS   BLESSINGS.  93 

May  I  its  great  importance  learn, 
Its  sovereign  virtue  know ! 

2  More  needful  this,  than  glittering  wealth, 

Or  aught  the  world  bestows; 
Nor  reputation,  food  or  health, 
Can  give  us  such  repose. 

3  Religion  should  our  thoughts  engage, 

Amidst  our  youthful  bloom ; 
'Twill  fit  us  for  declining  age, 
And  for  the  awful  tomb. 

4  O !  may  my  heart,  by  grace  renewed, 

Be  my  Redeemer's  throne ; 
And  be  my  stubborn  will  subdued. 
His  government  to  own. 

5  Let  deep  repentance,  faith  and  love. 

Be  joined  with  godly  fear; 
And  all  my  conversation  prove 
My  heart  to  be  sincere. 

127  C.  M. 

The  Gospel,  a  Source  of  Blessedness, 

NOT  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 
The  tempest,  fire  and  smoke; 
Not  to  the  thunder  of  that  word, 
Which  God  on  Sinai  spoke; 

2  But  we  are  come  to  Sion's  hill, 

The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  words  declare  his  will, 
And  spread  his  love  abroad. 

3  Behold  the  innumerable  host 

Of  angels  clothed  in  light; 
Behold  the  spirits  of  the  just, 
Whose  faith  is  turned  to  sight. 

4  Behold  the  blest  assembly  there, 

Whose  names  are  writ  in  heaven ; 


94 


THE    SCRIPTURES. 


And  God,  the  judge  of  all,  declares 
Their  vilest  sins  forgiven. 

5  The  saints  on  earth,  and  all  the  dead, 

But  one  communion  make; 
All  join  in  Christ,  their  living  head, 
And  of  his  grace  partake. 

6  In  such  society  as  this, 

My  weary  soul  would  rest : 
The  man  that  dwells  where  Jesus  is. 
Must  be  for  ever  blest. 

128  .  L.  M. 

Perfection  of  the  Gospel. 

THIS  is  the  word  of  truth  and  love, 
Sent  to  the  nations  from  above : 
Jehovah  here  resolves  to  show 
What  his  almighty  grace  can  do. 

2  This  remedy  did  ^dsdom  find. 
To  heal  diseases  of  the  mind : 

This  sovereign  balm,  whose  virtues  can 
Restore  the  ruined 'creature,  man. 

3  The  gospel  bids  the  dead  revive; 
Sinners  obey  the  voice  and  live : 

Dry  bones  are  raised  and  clothed  afresh, 
And  hearts  of  stone  are  turned  to  flesh. 

4  Where  Satan  reigned  in  shades  of  night. 
The  gospel  sheds  a  heavenly  light; 
Our  lusts  its  wondrous  power  controls, 
And  calms  the  rage  of  angry  souls. 

5  Lions  and  beasts  of  savage  name. 
Put  on  the  nature  of  the  lamb ; 

While  the  wide  world  esteem  it  strange. 
Gaze  and  admire,  and  hate  the  change. 

6  May  but  this  grace  my  soul  renew. 
Let  sinners  gaze,  and  hate  me  too; 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  BLESSINGS.  95 

The  word  that  saves  me  does  enoraore 
A  sure  defence  from  all  their  rage. 

129  L.  M. 

Fulness  of  the  Gospel. 

GOD,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 
Makes  his  eternal  counsels  known: 
Where  love  in  all  its  glory  shines. 
And  truth  is  drawn  in  fairest  lines. 

2  Here  sinners,  of  an  humble  frame. 

May  taste  his  grace,  and  learn  his  name; 
May  read,  in  characters  of  blood. 
The  wisdom,  power,  and  grace  of  God. 

3  The  prisoner  here  may  break  his  chains ; 
The  weary  rest  from  all  his  pains; 

The  captive  feel  his  bondage  cease ; 
The  mourner  find  the  way  of  peace. 

4  Here  faith  reveals  to  mortal  eyes 

A  brighter  world  beyond  the  skies : 

Here  shines  the  light  which  guides  our  way, 

From  earth  to  realms  of  endless  day. 

5  O !  grant  us  grace,  almighty  Lord, 
To  read  and  mark  thy  holy  word ;  ~ 
Its  truths  with  meekness  to  receive, 
And  by  its  holy  precepts  live. 

130  C.  M. 

The  Gospel  Feast. 

ON  Sion,  his  most  holy  mount, 
God  will  a  feast  prepare ; 
And  Israel's  sons,  and  Gentile  lands. 
Shall  in  the  banquet  share. 

2  Marrow  and  fatness  are  the  food, 
His  bounteous  hand  bestows : 
Wine  on  the  lees,  and  well  refined. 
In  rich  abundance  flows. 


96  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

3  See,  to  the  vilest  of  the  vile 

A  free  acceptance  given ! 
See,  rebels,  by  adopting  grace, 
Sit  with  the  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  The  pained,  the  sick,  the  dying  now 

To  ease  and  health  restored, 
With  eager  appetites  partake 
The  bounties  of  thy  board. 

5  But  O !  what  draughts  of  bliss  unknown, 

What  dainties  shall  be  given. 
When,  with  the  myriads  round  the  throne, 
We  join  the  feast  of  heaven. 

6  There  joys  immeasurably  high 

Shall  satisfy  the  soul. 
And  springs  of  life,  that  never  dry, 
In  thousand  channels  roll. 
131  L.  M. 

The  GospeVs  Joyful  Sound, 

COME,  dearest  Lord,  who  reignest  above 
And  draw  me  with  the  cords  of  love, 
And  while  the  gospel  does  abound, 
O !  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound ! 

2  Sweet  are  the  tidings,  free  the  grace, 
It  brings  to  our  apostate  race : 

It  spreads  a  heavenly  light  around; 
O !  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound ! 

3  The  gospel  bids  the  sin-sick  soul 
Look  up  to  Jesus  and  be  whole ; 

In  him  are  peace  and  pardon  found; 
O !  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound ! 

4  It  stems  the  tide  of  swelling  grief, 
Affords  the  needy  sure  relief; 
Releases  those  by  Satan  bound ; 
O !  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound ! 


I 


THE  GOSPEL — ITS  BLESSINGS.  97 

132  7s. 

The  GospeVs  Welcome. 

NOW  begin  the  heavenly  theme, 
Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  name; 
Ye,  who  his  salvation  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2  Ye,  who  see  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  face, 
As  to  Canaan  on  ye  move. 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love. 

3  Mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears; 
Banish  all  your  guilty  fears; 

See  your  guilt  and  curse  remove, 
Cancelled  by  redeeming  love. 

4  Ye,  alas !  who  long  have  been 
Willing  slaves  to  death  and  sin, 
Now  from  bliss  no  longer  rove. 
Stop  and  taste  redeeming  love. 

5  Welcome  all,  by  sin  oppressed. 
Welcome  to  his  sacred  rest; 
Nothing  brought  Him  from  above, 
Nothing  but  redeeming  love. 

6  When  his  Spirit  leads  us  home, 
When  w^e  to  his  glory  come, 
We  shall  all  the  fulness  prove 
Of  our  Lord's  redeeming  love. 

133  L.  M. 

The  Gospel  is  the  Poicer  of  God  to  Salvation, 

WHAT  shall  the  dying  sinner  do, 
That  seeks  relief  for  all  his  wo? 
Where  shall  the  guilty  conscience  find 
Ease  for  the  torment  of  the  mind? 

2  How  shall  we  get  our  crimes  forgiven. 
Or  form  our  nature  fit  for  heaven? 
9 


9S  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Can  souls,  all  o'er  defiled  with  sin, 

Make  their  own  powers  and  passions  clean? 

3  In  vain  we  search,  in  vain  we  try, 
Till  Jesus  brings  his  gospel  nigh ; 
'Tis  there  that  power  and  glory  dwell. 
That  save  rebellious  souls  from  hell. 

4  This  is  the  pillar  of  our  hope. 
That  bears  our  fainting  spirits  up ; 
We  read  the  grace,  we  trust  the  word. 
And  find  salvation  in  the  Lord. 

134  L.  M. 

The  Excellency  of  the  Christian  Religion, 

LET  everlasting  glories  crown 
Thy  head,  my  Saviour,  and  my  Lord; 
Thy  hands  have  brought  salvation  down, 
And  wTit  the  blessings  in  thy  word. 

2  In  vain  the  trembling  conscience  seeks 

Some  solid  ground  to  rest  vipon : 
With  long  despair  the  spirit  breaks, 
Till  we  apply  to  Christ  alone. 

3  How  w^ell  thy  blessed  truths  agree ! 

How  wise  and  holy  thy  commands! 
Thy  promises,  how  firm  they  be ! 

How  firm  our  hope  and  comfort  stands! 

4  Should  all  the  forms  that  men  devise 

Assault  my  faith  with  treacherous  art, 
I'll  call  them  vanity  and  lies, 

And  bind  the  gospel  to  my  heart. 

135  C.  M. 

Excellency  of  the  Gospel. 

0!  HAPPY  is  the  man  who  hears 
Instruction's  warning  voice, 
And  who  celestial  wisdom  makcKS 
His  early,  only  choice. 


THE    GOSPEL — ITS    BLESSINGS.  99 

2  For  she  has  treasures  greater  far 

Than  eastern  chmes  unfold; 
More  precious  are  her  bright  rewards 
T^i  gems  or  stores  of  gold. 

3  Her  right  hand  offers  to  the  just 

Immortal,  happy  days; 
Her  left,  imperishable  wealth 
And  heavenly  crowns  displays. 

4  And,  as  her  holy  labours  rise, 

So  her  rew^ards  increase; 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

136  L.  M. 

The  Gospel  obeyed  or  resisted, 

THUS  saith  the  wisdom  of  the  Lord, 
"  Blest  is  the  man  that  hears  my  word; 
Keeps  daily  watch  before  my  gates, 
And  at  my  feet  for  mercy  waits. 

2  *'  The  soul  that  seeks  me  shall  obtain 
Immortal  wealth  and  heavenly  gain ; 
Immortal  life  is  his  reward. 

Life,  and  the  favour  of  the  Lord. 

3  "  But  the  vile  wretch  that  flies  from  me, 
Does  his  own  soul  an  injury; 

Fools,  that  against  my  grace  rebel. 
Seek  death  and  love  the  road  to  hell.* 

137  L.  M. 

The  Gospel  Feast. 

HOW  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord, 
Thy  table  furnished  from  above; 
The  fruits  of  life  o'erspread  the  board. 
The  cup  o'er  flows  with  heavenly  love. 


100  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

2  Thine  ancient  family,  the  Jews, 
Were  first  invited  to  the  feast; 
We  humbly  take  what  they  refuse, 
And  Gentiles  thy  salvation  taste. 

3  We  are  the  poor,  the  blind,  the  lame, 
And  help  was  far,  and  death  was  nigh; 
But,  at  the  gospel  call,  we  came. 

And  every  want  received  supply. 

4  From  the  highway  that  leads  to  hell, 
From  paths  of  darkness  and  despair, 
Lord,  we  are  come  with  thee  to  dwell, 
Glad  to  enjoy  thy  presence  here. 

5  What  shall  we  pay  the  eternal  Son, 
That  left  the  heaven  of  his  abode. 
And  to  this  wretched  earth  came  down, 
To  bring  us  wanderers  back  to  God? 

7  It  cost  Him  death  to  save  our  lives; 
To  buy  our  souls,  it  cost  his  own; 
And  all  the  unknown  joys  He  gives, 
Were  bought  with  agonies  unknown. 

6  Our  everlasting  love  is  due 

To  Him  that  ransomed  sinners  lost : 
And  pitied  rebels,  when  He  knew 
The  vast  expense  his  love  would  cost. 

138  C.  M. 

Blessing  in  the  Gospel. 

THE  Lord,  descending  from  above. 
Invites  his  children  near ; 
While  power,  and  truth,  and  boundless  love, 
Display  their  glories  here. 

2  Here,  in  thy  gospel's  wondrous  frame, 
Fresh  wisdom  we  pursue ; 
A  thousand  angels  learn  thy  name, 
Beyond  whate'er  they  knew. 


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3  Thy  name  is  writ  in  fairest  lines, 

Thy  wonders  here  we  trace; 
Wisdom  through  all  the  mystery  shines, 
And  shines  in  Jesus'  face. 

4  The  law  its  best  obedience  owes 

To  our  incarnate  God ; 
And  thy  revenging  justice  show^s 
Its  honours  in  his  blood. 

5  But  still  the  lustre  of  thy  grace 

Our  warmer  thoughts  employs. 
Gilds  the  whole  scene  with  brighter  rays, 
And  more  exalts  our  joys. 

WARNINGS,  INVITATIONS,  &c. 
139  L.  M. 

Awakening  Appeal  to  the  Sinner. 

OTHOU  eternal,  glorious  Lord, 
Thy  gracious  presence  now  afford: 
To  all  our  souls  thy  influence  bring, 
While  of  eternity  we  sing. 

2  Eternity,  stupendous  theme ! 
Compared  with  which  our  life's  a  dream; 
Eternity !  O  awful  sound, 

^' A  deep  w^here  all  our  thoughts  are  drowned.'^ 

3  Eternity,  the  dread  abode 
And  habitation  of  our  God! 
His  glory  fills  the  vast  expanse. 
Beyond  the  reach  of  mortal  sense. 

4  But  an  eternity  there  is, 

Of  dreadful  w^o,  or  joyful  bliss ; 
And  swift  as  time  fulfils  its  round, 
We  to  eternity  are  bound. 

5  And  is  eternity  so  near? 

And  must  w^e  very  soon  be  there? 

9* 


102  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

Sinner — ah  whither  wilt  thou  flee? 
O!  how  avoid  eternity? 

6  Canst  thou  for  ever  bear  to  dwell 
In  all  the  fiery  deeps  of  hell  ? 
And  is  death  nothing  then  to  thee, 
Death,  and  a  dread  eternity? 

7  Ye  gracious  souls,  with  joy  look  up, 
In  Christ  rejoice,  your  glorious  hope; 
This  everlasting  bliss  secures; 

God  and  eternity  are  yours. 

140  S.  M. 

The  Sinner  warned. 

AND  will  the  judge  descend? 
And  must  the  dead  arise? 
And  not  a  single  soul  escape 
His  all  discerning  eyes? 

2  How  will  my  heart  endure 
The  terrors  of  that  day, 

When  earth  and  heaven,  before  his  face, 
Astonished  shrink  away? 

3  But  ere  that  trumpet  shakes 
The  mansions  of  the  dead, 

Hark,  from  the  gospel's  cheering  sound, 
What  joyful  tidings  spread ! 

4  Ye  sinners,  seek  his  grace. 
Whose  wrath  ye  cannot  bear ! 

Fly  to  the  shelter  of  his  cross. 
And  find  salvation  there. 

5  So  shall  that  curse  remove. 
By  which  the  Saviour  bled ; 

And  the  last  awful  day  shall  pour 
His  blessings  on  your  head. 


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THE  GOSPEL WARNINGS,  &.C.  103 

141  7s. 

Sinners  exhorted. 

YE  that  in  His  courts  are  found, 
Listening  to  the  joyful  sound, 
Lost  and  helpless  as  ye  are, 
Full  of  sorrow,  sin  and  care, 
Glorify  the  King  of  kings, 
Take  the  peace  the  gospel  brings. 

2  Turn  to  Christ  your  longing  eyes, 
View  his  bleeding  sacrifice, 
See  in  Him  your  sins  forgiven, 
Pardon,  holiness  and  heaven; 
Glorify  the  King  of  kings, 
Take  the  peace  the  gospel  brings. 

142  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Expostulation  with  Sinners, 

SINNERS  will  ye  scorn  the  message 
Sent  in  mercy  from  above? 
Every  sentence  O  how  tender ! 
Every  line  is  full  of  love; 

Listen  to  it — 
Every  line  is  full  of  love. 

2  Hear  the  heralds  of  the  gospel. 

News  from  Sion's  King  proclaim 
To  each  rebel  sinner — ''Pardon, 
Free  forgiveness  in  his  name:" 

How  important ! 
Free  forgiveness  in  his  name. 

3  Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  succour, 

Fearful  hearts,  they  quell  your  fears : 
And  mth  news  of  consolation. 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears; 

Tender  heralds — 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears. 


104  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

4  False  professors,  grovelling  worldlings, 

Callous  hearers  of  the  word, 
"While  the  messengers  address  you, 
Take  the  warnings  they  afford ; 

We  entreat  you, 
Take  the  warnings  they  afford. 

5  Who  hath  our  report  believed? 

Who  received  the  joyful  word? 
Who  embraced  the  news  of  pardon 
Offered  to  you  by  the  Lord? 

Can  you  slight  it. 
Offered  to  you  by  the  Lord? 

143  7s. 

Sinners  admonished, 

OINNER,  art  thou  still  secure? 
^     Wilt  thou  still  refuse  to  pray? 
Can  thy  heart  or  hand  endure, 
In  the  Lord's  avenging  day? 

2  See,  his  mighty  arm  is  bared, 

Awful  terrors  clothe  his  brow; 
For  his  judgments  stand  prepared; 
Thou  must  either  break  or  bow. 

3  At  his  presence  nature  shakes, 

Earth,  affrighted,  hastes  to  flee; 
Solid  mountains  melt  like  wax, 
What  will  then  become  of  thee? 

4  Who  his  coming  may  abide? 

You  that  glory  in  your  shame, 
Will  you  find  a  place  to  hide. 

When  the  world  is  wrapped  in  flame? 

5  Lord,  prepare  us  by  thy  grace; 

Soon  we  must  resign  our  breath, 
And  our  souls  be  called  to  pass 
Through  the  iron  gate  of  death. 


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144  L.  M. 

Sinners  urged  to  Religion. 

WHY  will  ye  waste  on  trifling-  cares, 
That  life  which  God's  compassion  spares ; 
While,  in  the  various  range  of  thought, 
The  one  thing  needful  is  forgot? 

2  Shall  God  invite  you  from  above? 
Shall  Jesus  urge  his  dying  love? 

Shall  troubled  conscience  give  you  pain? 
And  all  these  pleas  be  urged  in  vain? 

3  Not  so  your  eyes  will  always  view 
Those  objects  which  you  now  pursue; 
Not  so  will  heaven  and  hell  appear. 
When  death's  decisive  hour  is  near. 

4  Almighty  God,  thy  grace  impart; 
Fix  deep  conviction  on  each  heart; 
Nor  let  us  waste,  on  trifling  cares. 
That  life  which  thy  compassion  spares. 

145  L-  M. 

Expostulation  with  Sinners. 

PRISONERS  of  sin  and  Satan  too, 
The  Saviour  calls — He  calls  for  you; 
Ye  who  have  sold  yourselves  for  nought, 
Jesus  your  liberty  has  bought. 

2  The  great  Redeemer  lived  and  died, 
The  Prince  of  Life  was  crucified, 
He  shed  his  own  most  precious  blood, 
To  ransom  guilty  souls  for  God. 

3  He  came  to  set  the  captive  free ; 
He  came  to  publish  liberty ; 
To  bind  the  broken  hearted  up, 
And  give  despairing  sinners  hope. 

4  Prisoners  of  hope,  why  will  you  die? 
Why  from  the  only  refuge  fly  ? 


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106  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

Jesus,  our  hiding  place  and  tower, 
Invites  the  guilty  and  the  poor. 

5  He  came  to  comfort  those  that  mourn, 
He  sweetly  says  to  sinners,  Turn!        ;^ 
Prisoners  of  hope,  his  voice  attend, 
Nor  slight  the  calls  of  such  a  friend. 

146  L.  M. 

Danger  of  Delay. 

HASTEN,  O  sinner,  to  be  wise. 
And  stay  not  for  to-morrow's  sun ; 
The  longer  wisdom  you  despise, 
The  harder  is  she  to  be  won. 

2  0 !  hasten  mercy  to  implore. 

And  stay  not  for  to-morrow's  sun; 
For  fear  thy  season  should  be  o'er. 
Before  this  evening's  course  be  run. 

3  Hasten,  O  sinner,  to  return. 

And  stay  not  for  to-morrow's  sun. 

For  fear  thy  lamp  should  fail  to  burn 

Before  the  needful  work  is  done. 

4  Hasten,  0  sinner,  to  be  blest, 

And  stay  not  for  to-morrow's  sun ; 
For  fear  the  cursie  should  thee  arrest, 
Before  the  morrow  is  begun. 

147  7s  &  6s. 
The  Alarm. 

STOP,  poor  sinners,  stop  and  think, 
Before  you  further  go; 
Will  you  sport  upon  the  brink 

Of  everlasting  wo? 
On  the  verge  of  ruin  stop. 

Now  the  friendly  warning  take ; 
Stay  your  footsteps,  ere  ye  drop 
Into  the  burninn  lake. 


THE  GOSPEL — WARNINGS,  &C.  107 

2  Say,  have  you  an  arm  like  God, 

That  you  his  will  oppose? 
Fear  ye  not  that  iron  rod 

With  wdiich  He  breali^  his  foes? 
Can  you  stand  in  that  dread  day. 

Which  his  justice  shall  proclaim, 
When  the  earth  shall  melt  away, 

Like  wax  before  the  flame  1 

3  Ghastly  death  will  quickly  come. 

And  drag  you  to  his  bar;  ^ 

Then  to  hear  your  awful  doom. 

Will  fill  you  with  despair. 
All  your  sins  will  round  you  crowd ; 

You  shall  mark  their  crimson  dye; 
Each  for  vengeance  crying  loud; 

And  what  can  you  reply  ? 

4  Though  your  heart  wxre  made  of  steel, 

Your  forehead  lined  with  brass; 
God  at  length  will  make  you  feel. 

He  will  not  let  you  pass. 
Sinners  then  in  vain  will  call, 

Those  wiio  now  despise  his  grace, 
^^  Rocks  and  mountains  on  us  fall, 

And  hide  us  from  his  face." 

148  S.  M. 

Invitation. 

THE  Lord  on  high  proclaims 
His  Godhead -from  his  throne; 
"  Mercy  and  justice  are  the  names 
By  which  I  will  be  know^n. 

2  "Ye  dying  souls  that  sit 
In  darkness  and  distress. 
Look  from  the  borders  of  the  pit 
To  my  recovering  grace." 


108  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

3  Sinners  shall  hear  the  sound ; 

Their  thankful  tongues  shall  own, 
*'  Our  righteousness  and  strength  is  found 
In  thee,  the  Lord,  alone." 

4  In  thee  shall  Israel  trust, 

And  see  their  guilt  forgiven; 
God  will  pronounce  the  sinners  just, 
And  take  the  saints  to  heaven. 

149  7s. 

Expostulation  with  Sinners. 

OINNERS,  turn,  why  will  ye  die? 
^     God  your  Maker  asks  you  why; 
God  who  did  your  being  give. 
Made  you  with  himself  to  live. 
He  the  fatal  cause  demands, 
Asks  the  work  of  his  ow^n  hands ; 
Why,  ye  thankless  creatures,  why 
Will  ye  cross  his  love  and  die? 

2  Sinners,  turn,  w^hy  w^ill  ye  die? 
God  your  Saviour  asks  you  why; 
He  who  did  your  soul  retrieve. 
Died  himself  that  ye  might  live, 
Will  ye  let  Him  die  in  vain, 
Crucify  your  Lord  again? 
Why,  ye  rebel  sinners,  why 
Will  ye  slight  his  grace  and  die? 

3  Sinners,  turn,  why  will  ye  die? 
God  the  Spirit  asks  you  why; 
Many  a  time  with  you  He  strove, 
Wooed  you  to  embrace  his  love ; 
Will  ye  not  his  grace  receive? 
Will  ye  still  refuse  to  live? 
Why  will  ye  for  ever  die, 

O  ye  guilty  sinners,  why? 


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150  7s. 

Expostulation, 

HEARTS  of  stone,  relent,  relent, 
Break,  by  Jesus'  cross  subdued; 
See  his  body  mangled,  rent, 
Covered  -vvith  his  flowing  blood : 
Sinful  soul,  what  hast  thou  done? 
Crucified  the  incarnate  Son ! 

2  Yes,  our  sins  have  done  the  deed. 
Driven  the  nails  that  fixed  Him  there. 
Crowned  with  thorns  his  sacred  head, 
Pierced  Him  with  a  soldier's  spear; 
Made  his  soul  a  sacrifice; 

For  a  sinful  world  He  dies. 

3  Will  you  let  Him  die  in  vain, 
Still  to  death  pursue  the  Lord; 
Open  tear  his  wounds  again. 
Trample  on  his  precious  blood? 
No,  with  all  my  sins  111  part, 
Saviour,  take  my  broken  heart. 

151  8s,  7s,  &  4s. 

Sinners  invited. 

SINNERS,  we  are  sent  to  bid  you 
To  the  gospel-feast  to-day ; 
Will  you  slight  the  invitation? 
Will  you,  can  you,  yet  delay  ? 

Jesus  calls  you ; 
Come,  poor  sinners,  come  away. 

2  Come,  0 !  come,  all  things  are  ready, 
Bread  to  strengthen,  wine  to  cheer : 
If  you  spurn  this  blood-bought  banquet, 
Sinners,  can  your  souls  appear 

Guests  in  heaven. 
Scorning  heaven's  rich  bounty  here? 

10 


110  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

3  Come,  O!  come,  leave  father,  mother; 
To  your  Saviour's  bosom  fly : 

Leave  the  worthless  world  behind  you, 
Seek  for  pardon,  or  you  die : 

"  Pardon,  Saviour," 
Hear  the  sinking  sinner  cry. 

4  Even  now  the  Holy  Spirit 
Moves  upon  some  melting  heart, 
Pleads  a  bleeding  Saviour's  merit; 
Sinner,  will  you  say  "  Depart?" 

Wretched  sinner. 
Can  you  bid  your  God  depart? 

5  What  are  all  earth's  dearest  pleasures, 
Were  they  more  than  tongue  could  tell? 
What  are  all  its  boasted  treasures, 

To  a  soul  once  sunk  in  hell? 

Treasure !  pleasure ! 
No  such  sounds  are  heard  in  hell. 

6  Fly,  O !  fly  ye  to  the  mountain. 
Linger  not  in  all  the  plain ! 
Leave  this  Sodom  of  corruption, 
Turn  not,  look  not  back  again ; 

Fly  to  Jesus, 
Linger  not  in  all  the  plain. 

152  L.  M. 

Christ  knocking  at  the  Door, 

BEHOLD  a  stranger  at  the  door! 
He  gently  knocks,  has  knocked  before; 
Has  waited  long — is  waiting  still; 
You  treat  no  other  friend  so  ill. 

2  O  lovely  attitude.  He  stands 

With  melting  heart  and  bleeding  hands. 
O  matchless  kindness,  and  He  shows 
This  matchless  kindness  to  his  foes  * 


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3  But  will  He  prove  a  friend  indeed? 
He  will;  the  very  friend  you  need; 
The  friend  of  sinners — yes,  'tis  He, 
With  garments  dyed  on  Calvary. 

4  Rise,  touched  with  gratitude  divine; 
Turn  out  his  enemy  and  thine, 
That  soul-destroying  monster  sin. 
And  let  the  heavenly  stranger  in. 

5  Admit  Him,  ere  his  anger  burn; 
His  feet  departed  ne'er  return ; 
Admit  Him,  or  the  hour's  at  hand, 
You'll  at  his  door  rejected  stand. 

153  CM. 

Universal  Invitation, 

LET  every  mortal  ear  attend, 
And  every  heart  rejoice ; 
The  trtimpet  of  the  gospel  sounds, 
With  an  in\iting  voice. 

2  Ho !  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls. 

That  feed  upon  the  wdnd, 
And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 
To  fill  an  empty  mind : 

3  Eternal  wisdom  has  prepared 

A  soul-reviving  feast. 
And  bids  your  longing  appetites, 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

4  Ho !  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 

And  pine  away  and  die. 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst, 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

5  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy  here 

In  a  rich  ocean  join ; 
Salvation  in  abundance  flows. 
Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine. 


112  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

6  Ye  perishing  and  naked  poor, 

Who  work  with  mighty  pain, 
To  weave  a  garment  of  your  own, 
That  will  not  hide  your  sin ; 

7  Come  naked,  and  adorn  your  souls 

In  robes  prepared  by  God, 
Wrought  by  the  labours  of  his  Son, 
And  dyed  in  his  own  blood. 

8  Great  God,  the  treasures  of  thy  love 

Are  everlasting  mines, 
Deep  as  our  helpless  miseries  are, 
And  boundless  as  our  sins. 

9  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace 

Stand  open  night  and  day ; 
Lord,  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away. 

154  .    .     ^■'^- 

Invitation  to  Gospel  Blessings, 

IN  vain  we  lavish  out  our  lives 
To  gather  empty  wind; 
The  choicest  blessings  earth  can  yield, 
Will  starve  a  hungry  mind. 

2  Come,  and  the  Lord  shall  feed  our  souls 

With  more  substantial  meat; 
With  such  as  saints  in  glory  love, 
With  such  as  angels  eat. 

3  Our  God  will  every  want  supply, 

And  fill  our  hearts  with  peace ; 
He  gives  by  covenant  and  by  oath 
The  riches  of  his  grace. 

4  Come,  and  He'll  cleanse  our  spotted  souk. 

And  wash  away  our  stains, 
In  the  dear  fountain  that  his  Son 
Poured  from  his  dying  veins. 


THE  GOSPEL — WARNINGS,  &C.  113 

5  Our  heart,  that  flinty,  stubborn  thing, 

That  terrors  cannot  move, 
That  fears  no  threatenings  of  his  wrath, 
Shall  be  dissolved  by  love. 

6  There  shall  his  sacred  Spirit  dwell, 

And  deep  engrave  his  law; 
And  every  motion  of  our  souls 
To  swift  obedience  draw. 

155  L.  M. 

Invitation  to  the  Heavy  Laden. 

COME  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls, 
Ye  heavy  laden  sinners  come ; 
I'll  give  you  rest  from  all  your  toils. 
And  raise  you  to  my  heavenly  home. 

2  They  shall  find  rest  that  learn  of  me; 

I'm  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind ; 
But  passion  rages  like  the  sea. 
And  pride  is  restless  as  the  vnnd. 

3  Blest  is  the  man  w^hose  shoulders  take 

My  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight; 
My  yoke  is  easy  to  his  neck, 

My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  light. 

4  Jesus,  w^e  come  at  thy  command, 

With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal; 
Resign  our  spirits  to  thy  hand, 

To  mould  and  guide  us  at  thy  will. 

156  C.  M. 

Sinners  Invited  and  Entreated. 

CINNERS,  the  voice  of  God  regard; 
^     'Tis  mercy  speaks  to-day; 
He  calls  you  by  his  sovereign  w^ord, 
From  sin's  destructive  way. 

10* 


114  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

2  Like  the  rough  sea  that  cannot  rest, 

You  live  devoid  of  peace ; 
A  thousand  stings  within  your  breast, 
Deprive  your  souls  of  ease. 

3  Your  way  is  dark,  and  leads  to  hell; 

Why  will  you  persevere? 
Can  you  in  endless  torments  dwell, 
Shut  up  in  black  despair? 

4  Why  will  you  in  the  crooked  ways 

Of  sin  and  folly  go? 
In  pain  you  travel  all  your  days, 
To  reap  immortal  wo. 

5  But  he  that  turns  to  God,  shall  live 

Through  his  abounding  grace; 
His  mercy  will  the  guilt  forgive 
Of  those  that  seek  his  face. 

6  Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  word. 

Renouncing  every  sin : 
Submit  to  Him,  your  sovereign  Lord, 
And  learn  his  will  divine. 

7  His  love  exceeds  your  highest  thoughts; 

He  pardons  like  a  God; 
He  will  forgive  your  numerous  faults, 
Through  a  Redeemer's  blood. 

157  L.  M. 

Invitation  to  Sinners. 

COME,  weary  souls,  with  sins  distressed, 
Come  and  accept  the  promised  rest; 
The  Saviour's  gracious  call  obey, 
And  cast  your  gloomy  fears  away. 

2  Oppressed  with  guilt,  a  painful  load, 
O !  come  and  spread  your  woes  abroad; 
Divine  compassion,  mighty  love, 
Will  all  the  painful  loads  remove. 


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3  Here  mercy's  boundless  ocean  flows, 

To  cleanse  your  guilt  and  heal  your  wogs; 
Pardon,  and  life  and  endless  peace; 
How  rich  the  gift !  how  free  the  grace ! 

4  Lord,  w^e  accept  with  thankful  heart, 
The  hope  thy  gracious  words  impart; 
We  come,  believing  we  rejoice, 

And  bless  the  kind  inviting  voice. 

5  Blest  Saviour,  let  thy  powerful  love 
Confirm  our  faith,  our  fears  remove; 
And  sw^eetly  influence  every  breast, 
And  guide  us  to  eternal  rest. 

158  C.  M. 

Invitation  to  the  Feast. 

YE  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 
Behold  a  royal  feast; 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store, 
For  every  humble  guest. 

2  See,  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms, 

He  calls.  He  bids  you  come; 
Guilt  holds  you  JDack,  and  fear  alarms; 
But  see,  there  yet  is  room. 

3  Room  in  the  Saviour's  bleeding  heart; 

There  love  and  pity  meet; 
Nor  will  He  bid  the  soul  depart. 
That  trembles  at  his  feet. 

4  0  !  come,  and  with  his  children,  taste 

The  blessings  of  his  love : 
While  hope  attends  the  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys  above. 

5  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice, 

Before  the  eternal  throne, 


116  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoice, 
In  ecstasies  unknown. 

6  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more 
Are  welcome  still  to  come; 
Ye  longing  souls,  the  grace  adore, 
Approach,  there  yet  is  room. 

159  C.  M. 

Gospel  Invitation, 

THE  Saviour  calls,  let  every  ear 
Attend  the  heavenly  sound; 
Ye  doubting  souls  dismiss  your  fear, 
Hope  smiles  reviving  round. 

2  For  every  thirsty,  longing  heart, 

Here  streams  of  bounty  flow : 
And  life,  and  health  and  bliss  impart, 
To  banish  mortal  wo. 

3  Here  springs  of  sacred  pleasure  rise, 

To  ease  your  every  pain : 
Immortal  fountain !  full  supphes ! 
Nor  shall  you  thirst  in  vain. 

4  Ye  sinners  come,  'tis  mercy's  voice, 

The  gracious  call  obey : 
Mercy  invites  to  heavenly  joys, 
And  can  you  yet  delay  ? 

5  Pear  Saviour,  draw  reluctant  hearts; 

To  thee  let  sinners  fly. 
And  take  the  bliss  thy  love  imparts, 
And  drink  and  never  die. 

160  L-  M. 

The  Voice  of  Mercy. 

I  HEAR  a  voice  that  comes  from  far: 
From  Calvary  it  sounds  abroad; 
It  soothes  my  soul,  and  calms  my  fear; 
It  speaks  of  pardon  bought  with  blood. 


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2  And  is  it  true,  that  many  fly 

The  sound  that  bids  my  soul  rejoice; 
And  rather  choose  in  sin  to  die, 
Than  turn  an  ear  to  mercy's  voice ! 

3  Alas  for  those ! — the  day  is  near, 

When  mercy  will  be  heard  no  more; 
Then  will  they  ask  in  vain  to  hear 
The  voice  they  would  not  hear  before. 

4  With  such,  I  own,  I  once  appeared. 

But  now  I  know  how  great  their  loss; 
For  sweeter  sounds  were  never  heard, 
Than  mercy  utters  from  the  cross. 

5  But  let  me  not  forget  to  own. 

That  if  I  differ  aught  from  those, 
'Tis  due  to  sovereign  grace  alone. 
That  oft  selects  its  proudest  foes. 

161  L-  M. 

Invitation  to  Wanderers, 

RETURN,  O  wanderer,  return. 
And  seek  an  injured  Father's  face; 
Those  warm  desires  that  in  thee  burn, 
Were  kindled  by  reclaiming  grace. 

2  Return,  O  wanderer  return, 

And  seek  a  Father's  melting  heart; 
His  pitying  eyes  thy  grief  discern. 

His  hand  shall  heal  thine  inward  smart. 

3  Return,  O  w^anderer,  return. 

Thy  Saviour  bids  thy  spirit  live ; 
Go  to  his  bleeding  feet,  and  learn 
How  freely  Jesus  can  forgive. 

4  Return,  O  wanderer,  return. 

And  wipe  away  the  falling  tear; 
*Tis  God  wdio  says,  ''  No  longer  mourn," 
'Tis  mercy's  voice  invites  thee  near. 


118  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

162  8s  &  7s. 

A  Fountain  opened. 

COME  to  Calvary's  holy  mountain, 
Sinners  ruined  by  the  fall, 
Here  a  pure  and  healing  fountain 

Flows  to  cleanse  the  guilty  soul, 
In  a  full,  perpetual  tide, 
Opened  when  the  Saviour  died. 

2  Come  in  sorrow  and  contrition. 

Wounded,  impotent,  and  blind; 
Here  the  guilty  seek  remission, 

Here  the  lost  a  refuge  find; 
Health  this  fountain  will  restore, 
He  that  drinks  shall  thirst  no  more. 

3  Come,  ye  dying,  live  for  ever ; 

'Tis  a  soul-reviving  flood : 
God  is  faithful,  He  will  never 

Break  his  covenant,  sealed  in  blood; 
Signed,  when  our  Redeemer  died, 
Sealed,  when  He  was  glorified.     , 

163  Bs,  7s,  &  4s. 

Come  and  Welcome. 

COME,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  wretched, 
Weak  and  wounded,  sick  and  sore ; 
Jesus  ready  stands  to  save  you, 
Full  of  pity,  love  and  power : 

He  is  aJDle, 
He  is  wilHng ;  doubt  no  more. 

2  Ho !  ye  needy,  come  and  welcome, 
God's  free  bounty  glorify; 
True  belief  and  true  repentance. 
Every  grace  that  brings  us  nigh, 

Without  money, 
Come  to  Jesus  Christ  and  buy. 


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THE  GOSPEL WARNINGS,  &C.  119 

3  Let  not  conscience  make  you  linger, 

Nor  of  fitness  fondly  dream; 
All  the  fitness  He  requireth, 
Is  to  feel  your  need  of  Him; 

This  He  gives  you ; 
'Tis  the  Spirit's  rising  beam. 

4  Come,  ye  weary,  heavy  laden, 

Lost  and  ruined  by  the  fall ; 
If  you  tarry,  till  you're  better, 
You  will  never  come  at  all. 

Not  the  righteous. 
Sinners  Jesus  came  to  call. 

5  Agonizing  in  the  garden, 

Lo!  your  Maker  prostrate  lies; 
On  the  bloody  tree  behold  Him; 
Hear  Him  cry,  before  He  dies; 

^'It  is  finished!" 
Sinner,  will  not  this  suffice  ? 

6  Lo !  the  incarnate  God  ascended. 

Pleads  the  merits  of  his  blood ; 
Venture  on  Him,  venture  wholly, 
Let  no  other  trust  intrude ; 

None  but  Jesus 
Can  do  helpless  sinners  good. 

7  Saints  and  angels,  joined  in  concert, 

Sing  the  praises  of  the  Lamb; 
While  the  blissful  seats  of  heaven 
Sweetly  echo  with  his  name; 

Hallelujah ! 
Sinners  here  may  sing  the  same. 

164  H.  M. 

Sinners  Encouraged  to  Come, 

'E  sin-sick  souls,  draw  near, 
And  banquet  with  your  King, 


Y' 


120  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

His  royal  bounty  share. 
And  loud  hosannas  sing : 
Here  mercy  reigns,  here  peace  abounds, 
Here's  blood  to  heal  your  dreadful  wounds. 

2  But  may  a  soul  like  mine. 

All  stained  with  guilt  and  blood, 
Approach  the  throne  of  grace, 
And  converse  hold  with  God? 
Yes!  Jesus  calls: — "Come,  sinners,  come. 
In  mercy's  arms  there  yet  is  room." 

3  He's  on  a  throne  of  grace. 

And  waits  to  answer  prayer; 
What  though  thy  sin  and  guilt 

Like  crimson  doth  appear; 
The  blood  of  Christ  divinely  flows, 
A  healing  balm  for  all  thy  woes. 

4  O  wondrous  love  and  grace ! 

Did  Jesus  die  for  me? 
Were  all  my  numerous  debts 

Discharged  on  Calvary? 
Yes,  Jesus  died ;  the  work  is  done. 
He  did  for  all  my  sins  atone. 

5  On  earth,  I'll  sing  his  love, 

In  heaven  I  too  shall  join 
The  ransomed  of  the  Lord, 

In  accents  all  divine ; 
And  see  my  Saviour  face  to  face, 
And  ever  dwell  in  his  embrace. 

165  lis. 

Dangers  of  Delay. 

DELAY  not,  delay  not,  O  sinner  draw  near; 
The  waters  of  life  are  now  flowing  for 
thee ; 


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THE  GOSPEL — WARNINGS,  &C.  121 

No  price  is  demanded,  the  Saviour  is  here, 
Redemption  is  purchased,  salvation  is  free 

2  Delay  not,  delay  not,  why  longer  abuse 

The  love  and  compassion  of  Jesus  thy  God? 
A  fountain  is  opened,  how  canst  thou  refuse 
To  wash  and  be  cleansed  in  his  pardoning 
blood? 

3  Delay  not,  delay  not,  O  sinner,  to  come, 

For  mercy  still  lingers,  and  calls  thee  to- 
day: 
Her  voice  is  not  heard  in  the  vale  of  the  tomb ; 

Her  message  unheeded   will   soon  pass 
away. 

4  Delay  not,  delay  not,  the  Spirit  of  Grace, 

Long  grieved  and  resisted,  may  take  its 
sad  flight; 
And  leave  thee  in  darkness  to  finish  thy  race, 
To  sink  in  the  gloom  of  eternity's  night. 

5  Delay  not,  delay  not,  the  hour  is  at  hand; 

The  earth  shall  dissolve,  and  the  heavens 
shall  fade; 
The  dead,  small  and  great,  in  the  judgment 
shall  stand; 
What  power  then,  O  sinner,  shall  lend 
thee  its  aid? 

166  7s. 

Invitation  accepted. 

AM  I  called  ?  and  can  it  be ! 
Has  my  Saviour  chosen  me? 
Guilty,  wretched  as  I  am. 
Has  He  named  my  worthless  name? 
Vilest  of  the  vile  am  I  ? 
Dare  I  raise  my  hopes  so  high? 
u 


122  THE    SCRIPTURES. 

2  Am  I  called  1  I  dare  not  stay, 
May  not,  must  not  disobey ; 
Here,  I  lay  me  at  thy  feet, 
Clinging  to  the  mercy-seat; 
Thine  I  am  and  thine  alone, 
Lord,  with  me  thy  will  be  done. 

3  Am  I  called?  what  shall  I  bring 
As  an  offering  to  my  King? 
Poor  and  blind,  and  naked  I 
Trembling  at  thy  footstool  lie ; 
Nought   but  sin  I  call  my  own, 
Nor  for  sin  can  sin  atone. 

4  Am  I  called?  an  heir  of  God! 
Washed,  redeemed  by  precious  blood ! 
Father,  lead  me  in  thy  hand. 

Guide  me  to  that  better  land. 
Where  my  soul  shall  be  at  rest. 
Pillowed  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 

167  lis  &  10s. 

Invitation  to  the  Young. 

COME,  youthful  sinners,  come,  haste  to  the 
Saviour ; 
Come,  ye  young  wanderers,  cling  to  his  side; 
Kneel  at  his  mercy-seat,  sue  for  his  favour, 
Lambs  of  his  bosom,  for  whom  He  hath  died. 

2  Come  to  his  temple-gate,  come  in  life's  morn- 

ing. 
Give  up  your  souls  to  the  Guide  of  your 

youth ; 

How  fair  is  grace  the  young  bosom  adorning ! 

What  robe  so  pure  as  the  raiment  of  truth? 

3  Can  you  find  pleasure  in  pathways  unholy? 
Hope  ye  for  wisdom  in  wandering  from  God? 


THE  GOSPEL AVARNINGS,  6cC.  123 

Sorrow  and  shame  wait  the  votaries  of  folly ; 
Earth  has  no  comfort,  not  found  in  his  blood. 

4  Has  He  not  died  for  you?  Look  to  Moriah; 
There  see  the  tokens  of  sorrow  and  love. 
Lives  He  not  now  for  you?  Jesus  the  Saviour 
Bled  and  ascended  to  crown  you  above, 

INCARNATION. 
168  C.  M. 

Nativity  of  Christ. 

WHILE  shepherds  watched  their  flocKs 
by  night, 
All  seated  on  the  ground. 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  glory  shone  around. 

2  ^'  Fear  not,"  said  he;  for  mighty  dread 

Had.  seized  their  troubled  mind; 
*'  Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

3  "  To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day, 

Is  born  of  David's  line, 
The  Saviour,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord ; 
And  this  shall  be  the  sign ; 

4  ^'  The  heavenly  babe  you  there  shall  find, 

To  human  view  displayed, 
All  meanly  wrapped  in  swaddhng  bands, 
And  in  a  manger  laid." 

5  Thus  spake  the  seraph,  and  forthwith 

Appeared  a  shining  throng 
Of  angels  praising  God,  who  thus 
Addressed  their  joyful  song ; 


124  CHRIST. 

6  "All  glory  be  to  God  on  liigh, 
And  to  the  earth  be  peace ; 
Good  will,  henceforth,  from  heaven  to  men, 
Begin  and  never  cease." 

169  lOs  &  lis. 

Birth  of  Christ. 

HAIL  the  blest  morn !  see  the  great  Me- 
diator 
Down  from  the  regions  of  glory  descend ; 
Shepherds,  go  worship  the  babe  in  the  man- 
ger, 
Lo !  for  his  guard,  the  bright  angels  attend. 

2  Bright  in  the  East,  lo!  the  son  of  the  morn- 

ing 
Dawns  on  our  darkness,  and  lends  us  his 
aid; 
"While  his  pure  light,  the  horizon  adorning. 
Guides  where  our  infant  Redeemer  is  laid. 

3  Cold  on  his  cradle  the  dew  drops  are  shining, 

Low  lies  his  head  with  the  beasts  of  the 
stall. 
Angels  adore  Him  in  slumber  reclining, 
Maker,  and  Monarch,  and  Saviour  of  all. 

4  Say,  shall  w^e  yield  Him,  in  costly  devotion, 

Odours  of  Edom,  and  offerings  divine? 
Gems  of  the  mountain,  and  pearls  of  the 

ocean, 
Myrrh  from  the  forest,  or  gold  from  the 

mine? 

5  Vainly  we  offer  each  ample  oblation; 

Vainly  with  gifts  would  his  favour  secure : 
Richer  by  far  is  the  heart's  adoration; 
Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  of  the  poor 


HIS  INCARNATION.  125 

170  S.  M. 

Incarnate  Saviour. 

TE  saints,  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  your  King; 
To  Jesus,  your  incarnate  God, 
Your  songs  of  praises  sing. 

2  Not  angels  round  the  throne 

Of  Majesty  above, 
Are  half  so  much  obliged  as  we, 
To  our  Immanuel's  love. 

3  They  never  sunk  so  low. 

They  are  not  raised  so  high; 
They  never  knew  such  depths  of  wo, ' 
Such  heights  of  majesty. 

4  The  Saviour  did  not  join 

Their  nature  to  his  own ; 
For  them  He  shed  no  blood  divine, 
Nor  breathed  a  single  groan. 

5  May  we  with  angels  vie. 

The  Saviour  to  adore; 
Our  debts  are  greater  far  than  theirs, 
O !  be  our  praises  more. 

171  C.  M. 

Incarnation  of  Christ, 

AWAKE,  awake  the  sacred  song 
To  our  incarnate  Lord ; 
Let  every  heart  and  every  tongue 
Adore  the  eternal  Word. 

2  That  awful  Word,  that  sovereign  Power, 
By  whom  the  worlds  were  made, 
O  happy  morn !  illustrious  hour ! 
Was  once  in  flesh  arrayed. 
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126  CHRIST. 

3  Then  shone  almighty  power  and  love 

In  all  their  glorious  forms, 
When  Jesus  left  his  throne  above 
To  dwell  with  sinful  worms. 

4  To  dwell  with  misery  below, 

The  Saviour  left  the  skies ; 
And  sunk  to  wretchedness  and  wo. 
That  worthless  man  might  rise. 

5  Adoring  angels  tuned  their  songs. 

To  hail  the  joyful  day ; 
With  rapture,  then,  let  mortal  tongues 
Their  grateful  worship  pay. 

6  What  glory,  Lord,  to  thee  is  due! 

With  wonder  we  adore ; 
But  could  we  sing  as  angels  do, 
Our  highest  praise  were  poor. 

172  O.  M. 

Advent  of  Christ. 

HARK  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes, 
The  Saviour  promised  long : 
Let  every  heart  prepare  a  throne. 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2  On  Him  the  Spirit,  largely  poured. 

Exerts  his  sacred  fire; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal  and  love 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes  the  prisoners  to  release. 

In  Satan's  bondage  held, 
The  gates  of  brass  before  Him  burst, 
The  iron  fetters  yield. 

4  He  comes  from  thickest  films  of  vice, 

To  clear  the  inward  sight; 
And  on  the  eyes  obscured  by  sin, 
To  pour  celestial  light. 


HIS  INCARNATION.  127 

5  He  comes  the  broken  heart  to  bind, 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure; 
And  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace, 
To  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

6  Our  glad  Hosannas,  Prince  of  Peace, 

Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim, 
And  heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  thy  beloved  name. 

173  7s. 

Incarnation  of  the  Son  of  God. 

GOD  with  US !  O  glorious  name ! 
Let  it  shine  in  endless  fame : 
God  and  man  in  Christ  unite ; 
O  mysterious  depth  and  height! 

2  God  with  us !  the  eternal  Son 
Took  our  soul,  our  flesh,  and  bone: 
Now,  ye  saints,  his  grace  admire, 
Swell  the  song  with  holy  fire. 

3  God  with  us !  but  tainted  not 
With  the  first  transgressor's  blot; 
Yet  did  He  our  sins  sustain. 
Bear  the  guilt,  the  curse,  the  pain. 

4  God  with  us  !  O  wondrous  grace ! 
Let  us  see  Him  face  to  face  : 
That  we  may  Immanuel  sing, 
As  we  ought,  our  God  and  King. 

174  lis  &  10s. 

Praise  for  the  Incarnation. 

HITHER,  ye  faithful,  haste  with  songs  of 
triumph. 
To  Bethlehem  go,  the  Lord  of  life  to  meet; 
To  you  this  day  is  born  a  Prince  and  Saviour, 
O !  come,  and  let  us  worship  at  his  feet. 


128  CHRIST. 

2  O  Jesus,  for  such  wondrous  condescension, 
Our  praise  and  reverence  are  an  offering 

meet ; 
Now  is  the  Word  made  flesh,  and  dwells 

among  us, 
O !  come,  and  let  us  worship  at  his  feet. 

3  Shout  his  almighty  name,  ye  choirs  of  angels, 
Let  the  celestial  courts  his  praise  repeat: 
Unto  our  God  be  glory  in  the  highest; 

O !  come,  and  let  us  worship  at  his  feet. 

175  S.  M.  ^ 

Blessings  of  Christ's  Advent. 

RAISE  your  triumphant  songs 
To  an  immortal  tune, 
Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  has  done. 

2  Sing  how  eternal  Love 

Its  chief  Beloved  chose. 
And  bade  Him  raise  our  wretched  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 

3  His  hand  no  thunder  bears, 

Nor  terror  clothes  his  brow ; 
^o  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  souls 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 

4  'Twas  mercy  filled  the  throne, 

And  wrath  stood  silent  by. 
When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardons  down, 
To  rebels  doomed  to  die. 

5  Now,  sinners,  dry  your  tears, 

Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease; 
Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love, 
And  take  the  offered  peace. 

6  Lord,  we  obey  thy  call; 

We  lay  an  humble  claim 


HIS    INCARNATION.  129 

To  the  salvation  thou  hast  brought, 
And  love  and  praise  thy  name. 

176  C.  M. 

Song  of  Angels  at  the  Nativity  of  Christ. 

MORTALS,  awake,  with  angels  join, 
And  chant  the  solemn  lay; 
Joy,  love  and  gratitude  combine 
To  hail  the  auspicious  day. 

2  In  heaven  the  rapturous  song  began, 

And  sweet  seraphic  fire 
Through  all  the  shining  legions  ran, 
And  strung  and  tuned  the  lyre. 

3  Down  through  the  portals  of  the  sky 

The  impetuous  torrent  ran ; 
And  angels  flew  with  eager  joy, 
To  bear  the  news  to  man. 

4  Hark!  the  cherubic  armies  shout. 

And  glory  leads  the  song : 
Good  will  and  peace  are  heard  throughout 
The  harmonious,  ano^el  thronor. 

5  O !  for  a  glance  of  heavenly  love, 

Our  hearts  and  songs  to  raise; 
Sweetly  to  bear  our  souls  above, 
And  mingle  with  their  lays. 

6  With  joy  the  chorus  we'll  repeat, 

"  Glory  to  God  on  high; 
Good  will  and  peace  are  now  complete, 
Jesus  was  born  to  die." 

177  7s. 

Joy  for  the  Incarnation. 

HARK !  the  herald  angels  sing, 
Glory  to  the  new-born  King ! 
Peace  on  earth  and  mercy  mild, 
God  and  sinners  reconciled. 


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130  CHRIST. 

2  Joyful,  all  ye  nations  rise, 
Join  the  triumphs  of  the  skies, 
With  the  angelic  host  proclaim, 
"  Christ  is  born  in  Bethlehem!" 

3  Christ,  by  highest  heaven  adored, 
Christ,  the  everlasting  Lord; 
Late  in  time  behold  Him  come, 
Offspring  of  a  virgin's  womb. 

4  Veiled  in  flesh,  the  Godhead  see, 
Lo !  the  incarnate  Deity ! 
Pleased  as  man  with  men  to  appear, 
Jesus  our  Immanuel  here. 

5  Mild,  He  lays  his  glory  by, 
Born,  that  man  no  more  may  die; 

.     Born  to  raise  the  sons  of  earth. 
Born  to  give  them  second  birth. 

6  Come,  Desire  of  nations,  come, 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  home ; 

Kise,  the  woman's  conquering  Seed, 
Bruise  in  us  the  serpent's  head. 

178  8s  &  7s. 

Song  of  the  Angels. 

HARK !  what  mean  those  holy  voices, 
Sweetly  sounding  through  the  skies! 
Lo !  the  angelic  host  rejoices. 
Heavenly  hallelujahs  rise. 

2  Listen  to  the  w^ondrous  story 

Which  they  chant  in  hymns  of  joy; 
Glory  in  the  highest,  glory ! 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high ! 

3  Peace  on  earth,  good  will  from  heaven, 

Reaching  far  as  man  is  found ; 
Souls  redeemed  and  sins  forgiven. 
Loud  our  golden  harps  shall  sound. 


PERSON    AND    CHARACTER.  131 

4  Christ  is  born,  the  great  Anointed, 

Heaven  and  earth  his  praises  sing; 
0 !  receive,  whom  God  appointed, 
For  your  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King. 

5  Hasten,  mortals,  to  adore  Him, 

Learn  his  name  and  taste  his  joy; 
Till  in  heaven  ye  sing  before  Him, 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high ! 

6  Let  us  learn  the  wondrous  story 

Of  our  great  Redeemer's  birth. 
Spread  the  brightness  of  his  glory, 
Till  it  cover  all  the  earth. 

PERSON  AND  CHARACTER. 
179  L.  M. 

Divinity  and  Humanity  of  Christ. 

ERE   the    blue  heavens   were   stretched 
abroad. 
From  everlasting  was  the  Word; 
With  God  He  was;  the  Word  was  God, 
And  must  divinely  be  adored. 

2  By  his  own  power  were  all  things  made; 
By  Him  supported  all  things  stand; 

He  is  the  whole  creation's  head. 
And  angels  fly  at  his  command. 

3  But  lo.  He  leaves  those  heavenly  forms; 
The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 
That  He  may  converse  hold  with  worms, 
Dressed  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 

4  Mortals  with  joy  beheld  his  face, 
The  eternal  Father's  only  Son; 
How  full  of  truth,  how  full  of  grace, 
The  brio^htness  of  the  Godhead  shone !  . 


132  CHRIST. 

5  The  angels  leave  their  high  abode, 
To  learn  new  mysteries  here,  and  tell 
The  love  of  our  descending  God, 
The  glories  of  Immanuel. 

180  8s  &  7s. 

The  Deity  and  Glory  of  Christ. 

LORD  of  every  land  and  nation. 
Ancient  of  eternal  days, 
Sounded  through  the  wide  creation, 
Be  thy  just  and  aw^ful  praise. 

2  For  the  grandeur  of  thy  nature,  I 

Grand  beyond  a  seraph's  thought; 
For  created  w^orks  of  power, 

Works  with  skill  and  kindness  wTought, 

o  For  thy  providence,  that  governs 

Through  thine  empire's  wide  domain; 
Wings  an  angel,  guides  a  sparrow; 
Blessed  be  thy  gentle  reign. 

4  But  thy  rich,  thy  free  redemption. 

Dark  through  brightness  all  along; 
Thought  is  poor,  and  poor  expression : 
Who  can  sing  that  awful  song  ? 

5  Brightness  of  the  Father's  glory. 

Shall  thy  praise  unuttered  lie  ? 
Fly,  my  tongue,  such  guilty  silence; 
Sing  the  Lord,  who  came  to  die. 

G  Did  the  angels  sing  thy  coming? 

Did  the  shepherds  learn  their  lays? 
Shame  w^ould  cover  me  ungrateful. 
Should  my  tongue  refuse  to  praise. 

7  From  the  highest  throne  in  glory ! 
To  the  cross  of  deepest  woe ! 
All  to  ransom  guilty  captives! 
Flow,  my  praise,  for  ever  flow. 


PERSON  AND  CHARACTER.  133 

8  Go,  return,  immortal  Saviour, 

Leave  thy  footstool,  take  thy  throne; 
Thence  return,  and  reign  for  ever; 
Be  the  kingdom  all  thy  own. 

181  LM. 

God  the  Son  equal  with  the  Father, 

BRIGHT  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God, 
Our  spirits  bow  before  thy  seat; 
To  thee  we  lift  a  humble  thought. 
And  worship  at  thine  awful  feet. 

2  Thy  power  has  formed,  thy  v/isdom  sways 
All  nature  with  a  sovereign  word ; 

And  the  bright  world  of  stars  obeys 
The  will  of  their  superior  Lord. 

3  Mercy  and  truth  unite  in  one. 
And,  smiling,  sit  at  thy  right  hand; 
Eternal  justice  guards  thy  throne. 

And  vengeance  waits  thy  dread  command. 

4  A  thousand  seraphs  strong  and  bright, 
Stand  round  the  glorious  Deity ; 

But  who,  amongst  the  sons  of  light, 
Pretends  comparison  with  thee? 

5  Yet  there  is  One,  of  human  frame, 
Jesus,  arrayed  in  flesh  and  blood, 
Thinks  it  no  robbery  to  claim 

A  full  equality  with  God. 

6  Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams, 
Their  essence  is  for  ever  one ; 

Though  they  are  known  by  different  names, 
The  FATHER  GOD,  and  GOD  the  SON. 

7  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ,  our  King, 
With  equal  honours  be  adored ; 

His  praise  let  every  angel  sing. 
And  all  the  nations  own  the  Lord. 

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134  CHRIST. 

182  L  M. 

Jesus  the  one  thing  needful, 

JESUS,  engrave  it  on  my  heart, 
That  thou  the  one  thing  needful  art; 
I  could  from  all  things  parted  be, 
But  never,  never.  Lord,  from  thee. 

2  Needful  art  thou  to  make  me  live; 
Needful  art  thou  all  grace  to  give; 
Needful  to  guide  me,  lest  I  stray; 
Needful  to  help  me  every  day. 

3  Needful  is  thy  most  precious  blood ; 
Needful  is  thy  correcting  rod ; 
Needful  is  thy  indulgent  care ; 
Needful  thy  all-prevailing  prayer. 

4  Needful  thy  presence,  dearest  Lord, 
True  peace  and  comfort  to  afford ; 
Needful  thy  promise,  to  impart 
Fresh  life  and  vigour  to  my  heart. 

5  Needful  art  thou  to  be  my  stay. 
Through  all  life's  dark  and  thorny  way; 
Nor  less  in  death  thou'lt  needful  be, 
When  I  yield  up  my  soul  to  thee. 

6  Needful  art  thou  to  raise  my  dust. 
In  shining  glory  with  the  just; 
Needful  when  I  in  heaven  appear. 
To  crown  and  to  present  me  there. 

183  L-  M. 

The  Livins^  Redeemer. 

I  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  lives; 
What  comfort  this  sweet  sentence  gives' 
He  lives.  He  lives,  who  once  was  dead, 
He  lives  my  ever  living  head. 

2  He  lives  triumphant  from  the  grave, 
He  lives  eternally  to  save; 


PERSON   AND  CHARACTER.  135 

He  lives  all-glorious  in  the  sky, 
He  lives  exalted  there  on  high. 

3  He  lives  to  bless  me  with  his  love, 
He  lives  to  plead  for  me  above ; 
He  lives  my  hungry  soul  to  feed. 
He  lives  to  help  in  time  of  need. 

4  He  lives  to  grant  me  fresh  supply. 
He  lives  to  guide  me  with  his  eye; 
He  lives  to  comfort  me  when  faint, 
He  lives  to  hear  my  soul's  complaint. 

5  He  lives  to  silence  all  my  fears, 

He  lives  to  stop  and  wipe  my  tears; 
He  lives  to  calm  my  troubled  heart. 
He  lives  all  blessings  to  impart. 

6  He  lives  my  kind,  wise,  heavenly  Friend, 
He  lives  and  loves  me  to  the  end ; 

He  lives,  and,  while  He  lives,  I'll  sing. 
He  lives,  my  Prophet,  Priest  and  King. 

7  He  lives  and  grants  me  daily  breath, 
He  lives,  and  I  shall  conquer  death; 
He  lives  my  mansion  to  prepare, 
He  lives  to  brinor  me  safelv  there. 

8  He  lives,  all  glory  to  his  name ! 
He  lives,  my  Jesus,  still  the  same; 

O !  the  sweet  joy  this  sentence  gives, 
I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives. 

184  L  M. 

Behold  the  Man, 

BEHOLD  the  Man!  how  glorious  He! 
Before  his  foes  he  stands  unawed; 
And,  without  wrong  or  blasphemy, 
He  claims  equality  with  God. 


136  CHRIST. 

2  Behold  the  Man!  by  all  condemned; 
Assaulted  by  a  host  of  foes ; 

His  person  and  his  claims  contemned, 
A  man  of  sufferings  and  of  woes. 

3  Behold  the  Man !  He  stands  alone, 
His  foes  are  ready  to  devour; 
Not  one  of  all  his  friends  will  own 
Their  Master  in  this  trying  hour. 

4  Behold  the  Man !  He  knew  no  sin, 
Yet  justice  smites  Him  with  her  sword; 
He  bears  the  stroke  that  else  had  been 
The  sinner's  portion  from  the  Lord. 

5  Behold  the  Man !  so  w^eak  He  seems. 
His  awful  word  inspires  no  fear; 

But  soon  must  he,  who  now  blasphemes, 
Before  his  judgment-seat  appear. 

6  Behold  the  Man !  though  scorned  below, 
He  bears  the  greatest  name  above; 
The  angels  at  his  footstool  bow, 

And  all  his  royal  claims  approve. 

185  L.  C.  M. 

Character  of  the  Redeemer, 

0!  COULD  I  speak  the  matchless  worth, 
O !  could  I  sound  the  glories  forth, 
Which  in  my  Saviour  shine ! 
I'd  soar  and  touch  the  heavenly  strings. 
And  vie  with  Gabriel,  while  he  sings, 
In  notes  almost  divine. 

2  I'd  sing  the  precious  blood  He  spilt, 
]My  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Of  sin  and  wrath  divine : 
I'd  sing  his  glorious  righteousness. 
In  which  all-perfect,  heavenly  dress 

My  soul  shall  ever  shine. 


PERSON  AND    CHARACTER.  137 

3  I'd  sing  the  characters  He  bears, 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  He  wears, 

Exalted  on  his  throne; 
In  loftiest  songs  of  sweetest  praise, 
I  would  to  everlasting  days 

Make  all  his  glories  known. 

4  Soon  the  delightful  day  will  come, 
When  my  dear  Lord  will  call  me  home, 

And  I  shall  see  his  face : 
Then,  with  my  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend, 
A  blest  eternity  I'll  spend. 

Triumphant  in  his  grace. 

186  C.  M. 

Christ  superior  to  Moses, 

HOW  strong  thine  arm  is,  mighty  God! 
Who  would  not  fear  thy  name? 
Jesus,  how  sweet  thy  graces  are ! 
Who  w^ould  not  love  the  Lamb? 

2  He  has  done  more  than  Moses  did : 

Our  Prophet  and  our  King, 
From  bonds  of  hell  has  freed  our  souls, 
And  taught  our  lips  to  sing. 

3  In  the  Ked  Sea,  by  Moses'  hand, 

The  Egyptian  host  was  drowned; 
But  his  own  blood  hides  all  our  sins. 
And  guilt  no  more  is  found. 

4  When  through  the  desert  Israel  went, 

W^ith  manna  they  were  fed : 
Our  Lord  invites  us  to  his  flesh. 
And  calls  it  living  bread. 

5  Moses  beheld  the  promised  land. 

Yet  never  reached  the  place : 
But  Christ  shall  bring  his  followers  home, 
To  see  his  Father's  face. 

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138  CHRIST. 

6  Then  will  our  love  and  joy  be  full, 

And  feel  a  warmer  flame, 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 

187  C.  M. 

ChrisVs  Sympathy  and  Intercession. 

WITH  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 
Of  our  High  Priest  above; 
His  heart  is  made  of  tenderness, 
His  bowels  melt  with  love. 

2  Touched  with  a  sympathy  within, 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame; 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mear^ 
For  He  has  felt  the  same. 

3  But  spotless,  innocent  and  pure, 

The  great  Redeemer  stood, 
While  Satan's  fiery  darts  He  bore, 
And  did  resist  to  blood. 

4  He  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh. 

Poured  out  his  cries  and  tears ; 
And  in  his  measure  feels  afresh 
What  every  member  bears. 

5  He'll  never  quench  the  smoking  flax, 

But  raise  it  to  a  flame ; 
The  bruised  reed  He  never  breaks. 
Nor  scorns  the  meanest  name. 

6  Then  let  our  humble  faith  address 

His  mercy  and  his  power : 
We  shall  obtain  delivering  grace. 
In  the  distressing  hour. 

188  L.  M. 

Christ^s  Mission  attested  by  Miracles. 

BEHOLD,  the  blind  their  sight  receive; 
Behold,  the  dead  awake  and  live; 


PERSON  AND    CHARACTER.  139 

The  dumb  speak  wonders,  and  the  lame 
Leap  hke  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name. 

2  Thus  does  the  eternal  Spirit  own, 
And  seal  the  mission  of  the  Son; 
The  Father  vindicates  his  cause, 
While  He  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3  He  dies!  the  heavens  in  mourning  stood; 
He  rises,  the  triumphant  God : 

Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high, 
No  more  to  bleed,  no  more  to  die. 

4  Hence  and  for  ever  from  my  heart, 
I  bid  my  doubts  and  fears  depart; 
And  to  those  hands  my  soul  resign, 
Which  bear  credentials  so  divine. 

189  8s  &  7s. 

Christ  the  Desire  of  all  Nations, 

COME,  thou  long  expected  Jesus, 
Born  to  set  thy  people  free; 
From  our  fears  and  sins  release  us. 

Let  us  find  our  rest  in  thee : 
Israel's  Strength  and  Consolation, 
Hope  of  all  the  saints  thou  art; 
Dear  Desire  of  every  nation, 
Joy  of  every  longing  heart. 

2  Born,  thy  people  to  deliver ; 

Born  a  child,  and  yet  a  King; 
Born  to  reign  in  us  for  ever. 

Now  thy  precious  kingdom  bring : 
By  thine  own  eternal  Spirit, 

Rule  in  all  our  hearts  alone ; 
By  thine  all-sufficient  merit. 

Raise  us  to  thy  glorious  throne. 


140  CHRIST. 

190  L-  M. 

Sympathy  of  Christ. 

WHERE  high  the  heavenly  temple  stands, 
The  house  of  God  not  made  with  hands, 
A  great  High  Priest  our  nature  wears, 
The  Advocate  of  saints  appears. 

2  He,  who  for  men  in  mercy  stood, 

And  poured  on  earth  his  precious  blood, 
Pursues  in  heaven  his  plan  of  grace, 
The  Saviour  of  the  chosen  race. 

3  Though  now  ascended  up  on  high, 
He  bends  on  earth  a  brother's  eye; 
Partaker  of  the  human  name, 

He  knows  the  frailty  of  our  frame. 

4  Our  fellows-sufferer  yet  retains 
A  fellow-feeling  of  our  pains ; 
And  still  remembers  in  the  skies. 
His  tears,  and  agonies,  and  cries. 

6  In  every  pang  that  rends  the  heart. 
The  man  of  sorrows  had  a  part; 
He  sympathizes  in  our  grief, 
And  to  the  sufferer  sends  relief. 

6  With  boldness,  therefore,  at  the  throne. 
Let  us  make  all  our  sorrows  known; 
And  ask  the  aids  of  heavenly  power. 
To  help  us  in  the  evil  hour. 

191  L.  M. 

Christ  the  Sovereign  Saviour, 

JEHOVAH  speaks,  let  Israel  hear, 
Let  all  the  earth  rejoice  and  fear. 
While  God's  eternal  Son  proclaims 
His  sovereign  honours  and  his  names. 


PERSON   AND   CHARACTER.  141 

2  *'  I  am  the  last,  and  I  the  first, 

The  Saviour  God,  and  God  the  ju^; 
There's  none  besides  pretends  to  show- 
Such  justice,  and  salvation  too. 

3  ''  Ye,  that  in  shades  of  darkness  dwell, 
Just  on  the  verge  of  death  and  hell. 
Look  up  to  me  from  distant  lands, 
Light,  life  and  heaven  are  in  my  hands. 

4  ^'  I  by  my  holy  name  have  sworn. 
Nor  shall  the  word  in  vain  return ; 
To  me  shall  all  things  bend  the  knee, 
And  every  tongue  shall  sw^ear  to  me. 

6  "  In  me  alone,  shall  men  confess. 

Lies  all  their  strength  and  righteousness: 
But  such  as  dare  despise  my  name, 
I'll  clothe  them  with  eternal  shame. 

6  *'  In  me,  the  Lord,  shall  all  the  seed 
Of  Israel  from  their  sins  be  freed ; 
And  by  their  shining  graces  prove 
Their  interest  in  my  pardoning  love." 

192  7s. 

Constancy  of  Chrisfs  Love. 

HARK,  my  soul,  it  is  the  Lord; 
'Tis  thy  Saviour,  hear  his  w^ord; 
Jesus  speaks,  and  speaks  to  thee  : 
*'  Say,  poor  sinner,  lovest  thou  me? 

2  *'  I  delivered  thee  when  bound. 

And,  w^hen  w^ounded,  healed  thy  w^ound; 
Sought  thee  wandering,  set  thee  right, 
Turned  thy  darkness  into  light. 

3  ^'  Can  a  w^oman's  tender  care 
Cease  tow^ard  the  child  she  bare? 
Yes,  she  may  forgetful  be. 

Yet  will  I  remember  thee. 


142  CHRIST. 

4  "  Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  than  the  heights  above ; 
Deeper  .'han  the  depths  beneath, 
Free  and  faithful,  strong  as  death. 

5  "  Thou  shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  grace  is  done ; 
Partner  of  my  throne  shalt  be ; 
Say,  poor  sinner,  lovest  thou  me?" 

6  Lord,  it  is  my  chief  complaint. 
That  my  love  is  weak  and  faint : 
Yet  I  love  thee  and  adore, 

O !  for  grace  to  love  thee  more. 

193  C.  M. 

Condescension  of  Christ. 

THE  Saviour !  0 !  what  endless  charms 
Dwell  in  the  blissful  sound ! 
Its  influence  every  fear  disarms. 
And  spreads  sweet  comfort  round. 

2  Here  pardon,  life  and  joys  divine, 

In  rich  effusion  flow. 
For  guilty  rebels  lost  in  sin, 
And  doomed  to  endless  wo. 

3  The  almighty  Former  of  the  skies 

Stooped  to  our  vile  abode ; 
While  angels  viewed  with  wondering  eyes, 
And  hailed  the  incarnate  God. 

4  0 !  the  rich  depths  of  love  divine ! 

Of  bliss  a  boundless  store! 
Dear  Saviour,  let  me  call  thee  mine; 
I  cannot  wish  for  more. 

5  On  thee  alone  my  hope  relies. 

Beneath  thy  cross  I  fall; 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Sacrifice, 
"My  Saviour,  and  my  All! 


PERSON  AND   CHARACTER.  143 

194  H.  M. 

Condescension  and  Love  of  Christ. 

COME,  every  pious  heart, 
That  loves  the  Saviour's  name, 
Your  noblest  powers  exert, 

To  celebrate  his  fame : 
Tell  all  above,  and  all  below, 
The  debt  of  love  to  Him  you  owe. 

2  Such  was  his  zeal  for  God, 

And  such  his  love  for  you, 
He  freely  undertook 

What  angels  could  not  do : 
His  mighty  deeds  of  love  and  grace, 
All  words  exceed,  and  thoughts  surpass. 

3  He  left  his  starry  crown, 

And  laid  his  robes  aside ; 
On  wings  of  love  came  down. 

And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died 
What  He  endured,  O !  who  can  tell. 
To  save  our  souls  from  death  and  hell ! 

4  From  the  dark  grave  He  rose, 

The  mansions  of  the  dead; 
And  thence  his  mighty  foes, 

In  glorious  triumph  led : 
Up  through  the  sky  the  Conqueror  rode, 
And  reigns  on  high,  the  Saviour  God. 

5  Jesus,  we  ne'er  can  pay 

The  debt  we  owe  thy  love, 
Yet  tell  us  how  we  may 

Our  gratitude  approve : 
Our  hearts,  our  all,  to  thee  we  give ; 
The  gift,  though  small,  thou  wilt  receive. 


144  CHRIST. 

195  L.  M. 

Glory  and  Grace  in  the  Person  of  Christ. 

NOW  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song; 
Awake,  my  soul,  awake,  my  tongue; 
Hosanna  to  the  Eternal  Name, 
And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace ; 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  Son, 

Has  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  The  spacious  earth,  and  spreading  flood, 
Proclaim  the  w^ise  and  pow^erful  God; 
And  thy  rich  glories  from  afar, 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star. 

4  But  in  his  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labour  of  thine  hands; 
The  pleasing  lustre  of  his  eyes 
Outshines  the  wonders  of  the  skies. 

5  Grace!  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme; 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name; 
Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound; 

Ye  heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground. 

6  O !  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where  He  unveils  his  lovely  face ! 
Where  all  his  beauties  you  behold, 
And  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold. 

NAMES  AND  OFFICES. 

196  H.  M. 

Titles  of  Christ. 

JESUS,  my  great  High  Priest, 
Offered  his  blood  and  died ; 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 
No  sacrifice  beside. 


NAMES    AND    OFFICES.  145 

His  powerful  blood  did  once  atone ; 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne. 

To  this  dear  Surety's  hand 

Will  I  commit  my  cause ; 
He  ansAvers  and  fulfils 

His  Father's  broken  laws. 
Behold  my  soul  at  freedom  set; 
My  Surety  paid  the  dreadful  debt 

My  Advocate  appears 

For  my  defence  on  high; 
The  Father  bows  his  ears, 

And  lays  his  thunder  by. 
Not  all  that  hell  or  sin  can  say, 
Shall  turn  his  heart,  his  love  away. 

My  great  and  glorious  Lord, 

My  Conqueror  and  my  King, 
Thy  sceptre  and  thy  sword. 

Thy  reigning  grace  I  sing. 
Thine  is  the  power;  behold  I  sit 
In  willing  bonds  beneath  thy  feet. 

Now  let  my  soul  arise, 

And  tread  the  tempter  down : 
My  Captain  leads  me  forth 

To  conquest  and  a  crown. 
A  feeble  saint  shall  win  the  day. 
Though  death  and  hell  obstruct  the  way. 

Should  all  the  hosts  of  death. 

And  powers  of  hell  unknown. 
Put  their  most  dreadful  forms 

Of  rage  and  mischief  on, 
I  shall  be  safe,  for  Christ  displays 
Superior  power  and  guardian  grace 

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J46  CHRIST. 

197  L-  M. 

Titles  of  Christ. 

WHAT  various  lovely  characters 
The  condescendmg  Saviour  bears! 
All  human  virtues,  all  divine, 
In  Him  unite,  with  splendour  shine. 

2  The  Corner-stone  on  which  we  build, 
The  Balm  by  which  our  souls  are  healed, 
The  Morning  Star,  whose  cheering  ray 
Dispels  the  shades,  and  brings  the  day. 

3  He  is  our  Rock,  and  our  Defence, 

Nor  earth,  nor  hell,  can  force  us  thence : 

Our  Advocate  before  the  throne, 

Who  with  our  prayers  presents  his  own. 

4  He  is  the  burdened  sinner's  Rest, 
Our  Prophet,  and  atoning  Priest; 
To  Him  as  our  exalted  King, 

We  homage  pay,  our  offering  bring. 

5  He  is  our  Captain  and  our  Guide, 
The  Friend,  the  Husband  of  the  bride ; 
The  Counsellor,  the  Prince  of  peace, 
The  Lord  our  strength  and  righteousness. 

6  The  Fountain  whence  our  blessings  flow, 
A  Lamb,  and  yet  a  Lion  too; 

The  Sun  for  light  and  guidance  given, 
The  Door  which  opens  into  heaven. 

7  He  is  the  Shepherd  of  the  sheep. 
Who  does  his  flock  in  safety  keep; 
The  Conqueror  He,  the  Judge  of  men. 
The  Faithful  Witness,  the  Amen! 

198  L.  M. 

Christ  the  great  Physician. 

DEEP  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made; 
Where  shall  the  sinner  find  a  cure? 


NAMES    AND    OFFICES.  147 

In  vain,  alas,  is  nature's  aid, 

The  work  exceeds  all  nature's  power. 

2  Sin,  like  a  raging  fever,  reigns, 

With  fatal  strength,  in  every  part; 
The  dire  contagion  fills  the  veins. 
And  spreads  its  poison  to  the  heart, 

3  And  can  no  sovereign  balm  be  found, 

And  is  no  kind  physician  nigh. 
To  ease  the  pain,  and  heal  the  wound, 
Ere  life  and  hope  for  ever  fly? 

4  There  is  a  great  Physician  near; 

Look  up,  0  fainting  soul,  and  live; 
See,  in  his  heavenly  smiles  appear 
Such  aid  as  nature  cannot  give. 

5  See,  in  the  Sa\dour's  dying  blood. 

Life,  health,  and  bliss  abundant  flow; 
'Tis  only  this  dear  sacred  flood 

Can  ease  thy  pain,  and  heal  thy  woe. 

199  7s. 

Christ  the  Rock  of  Ages. 

ROCK  of  ages,  cleft  for  me. 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee : 
Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 
From  thy  wounded  side  which  flowed, 
Be  of  sin  the  double  cure ; 
Cleanse  me  from  its  guilt  and  power. 

2  Not  the  labour  of  my  hands 
Can  fulfil  the  law's  demands; 
Could  my  zeal  no  respite  know, 
Could  my  tears  for  ever  flow, 
All  for  sin  could  not  atone, 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone. 

3  Nothing  in  my  hand  I  bring, 
Simply  to  thy  cross  I  cling; 


4 


148  CHRIST. 

Naked,  come  to  thee  for  dress, 
Helpless,  look  to  thee  for  grace; 
Vile,  I  to  the  fountain  fly, 
Wash  me,  Saviour,  or  I  die. 

4  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath. 
When  my  heart-strings  break  in  death, 
When  I  soar  to  worlds  unknown. 
See  thee  on  thy  judgment-throne, 
Rock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me. 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee. 

200  L.  M. 

Christ  our  Pattern, 

WHEN  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay, 
What  were  his  works  from  day  to  day, 
But  miracles  of  power  and  grace. 
That  spread  salvation  through  our  race? 

2  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  to  keep  in  view 
Thy  pattern,  and  thy  steps  pursue ; 
Let  alms  bestowed,  let  kindness  done, 
Be  witnessed  by  each  rolling  sun. 

3  The  man  who  marks  from  day  to  day, 
In  generous  acts  his  radiant  way. 
Treads  the  same  path  his  Saviour  trod, 
The  path  to  glory  and  to  God. 

201  ^        8s&7s. 

Christ  the  Friend  of  Sinners. 

ONE  there  is,  above  all  others 
Well  deserves  the  name  of  Friend ; 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's. 
Costly,  free,  and  knows  no  end. 

2  Which  of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us. 
Could  or  would  have  shed  his  blood? 
But  this  Saviour  died  to  have  us 
Reconciled  in  Him  to  God. 


NAME  AND  OFFICES.  149 

3  When  He  lived  on  earth  abased, 

Friend  of  sinners  was  his  name; 
Now  above  all  glory  raised, 
He  rejoices  in  the  same. 

4  0 !  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften  ; 

Teach  ns,  Lord,  at  length  to  love; 
We,  alas !  forget  too  often. 

What  a  Friend  we  have  above. 

202  L-  M. 

Jesus  the  only  Saviour^ 

JESUS,  the  spring  of  joys  divine, 
Whence  all  our  hopes  and  comforts  flow; 
Jesus,  no  other  name  but  thine, 
Can  save  us  from  eternal  wo. 

2  In  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 
The  way  to  happiness  and  God; 
Her  weak  directions  leave  the  mind 
Bewildered  in  a  dubious  road. 

3  No  other  name  will  heaven  approve ; 
Thou  art  the  true,  the  living  way, 
Ordained  by  everlasting  love. 

To  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  Safe  lead  us  throupf-h  this  world  of  nio^ht, 
And  bring  us  to  the  blissful  plains, 

The  regions  of  unclouded  light,  Jfc 

Where  perfect  joy  for  ever  reigns.  -rnKk 

203  7s.    _  ^  ^^ 

Christ  our  Example  in  Suffering. 

GO  to  dark  Gethsemane, 
Ye  who  feel  the  tempter's  power ; 
Your  Redeemer's  conflict  see; 

Watch  with  Him  one  bitter  hour;   > 
Turn  not  from  his  griefs  away, 
Learn  of  Jesus  Christ  to  pray. 

13* 


150  CHRIST. 

2  Follow  to  the  judgment-hall, 

View  the  Lord  of  life  arraigned: 
O!  the  wormwood  and  the  gall! 

O  !  the  pangs  his  soul  sustained ! 
Shun  not  suffering,  shame,  or  loss; 
Learn  of  Him  to  bear  the  cross. 

3  Calvary's  mournful  mountain  climb: 

There,  adoring  at  his  feet, 
Mark  that  miracle  of  time, 

God's  own  sacrifice  complete : 
''  It  is  finished,"  hear  Him  cry; 
Learn  of  Jesus  Christ  to  die. 

4  Early  hasten  to  the  tomb. 

Where  they  laid  his  breathless  clay* 
All  is  solitude  and  gloom; 

Who  hath  taken  Him  away? 
Christ  has  risen.  He  meets  our  eyes; 
Saviour,  teach  us  so  to  rise. 

204  L.  M. 

Christ  the  Way. 

JESUS,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone, 
He,  whom  I  fix  my  hopes  upon; 
His  track  I  see,  and  Til  pursue 
The  narrow  w^ay,  till  Him  I  view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went. 
The  road  that  leads  from  banishment, 
The  King's  highway  of  holiness 

I'll  go,  for  all  his  paths  are  peace. 

3  This  is  the  way  I  long  have  sought. 
And  mourned  because  I  found  it  not; 
My  grief  and  burden  long  have  been, 
Because  I  could  not  cease  from  sin. 

4  The  more  I  strove  against  its  power, 
I  sinned  and  stumbled  but  the  more, 


NAMES  AND   OFFICES.  151 

Till  late  I  heard  my  Saviour  say, 
*'  Come  hither,  soul,  I  am  the  way." 

5  Lo!  glad  I  come,  and  thou,  blest  Lamb, 
Shalt  take  me  to  thee  as  I  am : 
Nothing  but  sin  T  thee  can  give, 
Nothing  but  love  shall  1  receive. 

6  Then  will  I  tell  to  sinners  round, 
What  a  dear  Saviour  I  have  found; 
I'll  point  to  thy  redeeming  blood, 
And  say — "  Behold  the  way  to  God!" 

205  6s  &  8s.^ 

Christ  the  Refvge. 

WHEN  I  behold  my  heart 
With  sin's  deep  stain  impressed, 
Fain  would  I  draw  a  curtain  dark 

Across  my  guilty  breast; 
Hiding  from  all,  but  most  from  thee, 
My  God,  its  vast  iniquity. 

2  O !  could  I  mount  the  wing 
Of  the  ascending  morn, 
And  be  to  earth's  remotest  ring 

Ere  close  of  evening,  borne, 
I'd  haste,  I'd  fly  o'er  land  and  sea, 
To  hide  me  from  myself  and  thee. 

3'  Alas!  how  vain  the  thought! 

The  Power  that  guides  the  sun. 
Must  bear  the  flying  fugitive : 

And  when  the  day  is  done. 
Within  thy  hand  must  be  my  bed, 
Beneath  thy  wing  must  rest  my  head. 

4  O !  whither  shall  I  fly, 

Omniscient  God,  from  thee? 
Within  the  deep,  impervious  folds 
Of  night's  dark  canopy  > 


152  CHRIST. 

'Twere  vain,  I  could  not  'scape  thy  sight, 
For  thou  thyself,  my  God,  art  light. 

5  Jesus,  to  thee  I  fly. 

In  thine  embrace  to  rest; 
O !  shield  me  from  thy  Father's  frown, 

Within  thy  sheltering  breast; 
But  no!  within  that  hiding  place, 
F  rowans  turn  to  smiles,  and  wrath  to  grace. 

206  L.  M. 

The  Wonderful^  the  Counsellor. 

THE  lands  that  long  in  darkness  lay. 
Have  now  beheld  a  heavenly  light; 
Nations  that  sat  in  death's  cold  shade, 
Are  blest  with  beams  divinely  bright. 

2  The  virgin's  promised  Son  is  born : 
Behold  the  expected  child  appear! 
What  shall  his  names  or  titles  be? 
''  The  Wonderful,  the  Counsellor!" 

3  The  government  of  earth  and  seas, 
Upon  his  shoulders  shall  be  laid : 
His  wide  dominions  shall  increase. 
And  honours  to  his  name  be  paid. 

4  Jesus,  the  holy  child,  shall  sit 
High  on  his  father  David's  throne; 
Shall  crush  his  foes  beneath  his  feet, 
And  reign  to  ages  yet  unknown. 

207  L.  M. 

Christ  the  Priest,  King,  and  Judge. 

NOW  to  the  Lord  that  makes  us  know 
The  wonders  of  his  dying  love, 
Be  humble  honours  paid  below. 
And  strains  of  nobler  praise  above 


NAMES  AND  OFFICES.  153 

2  'Twas  He  that  cleansed  our  foulest  sins, 

And  washed  us  in  his  richest  blood ; 
'Tis  He  that  make  us  priests  and  kings, 
And  brings  us  rebek  near  to  God. 

3  To  Jesus  our  atoning  Priest, 

To  Jesus  our  exalted  King, 
Be  everlasting  power  confessed, 
And  every  tongue  his  glory  sing. 

4  Behold  on  flying  clouds  He  conies, 

And  every  eye  shall  see  Him  move; 
Though  with  our  sins  we  pierced  Him  once, 
Still  He  displays  his  pardoning  love. 

5  The  unbelieving  world  shall  wail. 

While  we  rejoice  to  see  the  day; 

Come,  Lord,  nor  let  thy  promise  fail. 

Nor  let  thy  chariots  long  delay. 

208  8s  &  7s. 

Paschal  Lamb. 

HAIL,  thou  once  despised  Jesus! 
Hail,  thou  Galilean  King! 
Thou  didst  suffer  to  release  us : 
Thou  didst  free  salvation  bring. 

2  Hail,  thou  agonizing  Saviour, 

Bearer  of  our  sin  and  shame! 
By  thy  merits  we  find  favour, 
Life  is  given,  through  thy  name. 

3  Paschal  Lamb,  by  God  appointed. 

All  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid; 
By  almighty  love  anointed, 

Thou  hast  full  atonement  made. 

4  All  thy  people  are  forgiven. 

Through  the  virtue  of  thy  blood ; 
Opened  is  the  gate  of  heaven; 

Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  God. 


154  CHRIST 

209  C.  M. 

The  Lamb  of  God. 

OINNERS,  behold  the  Lamb  of  God 
^     Who  takes  away  our  guilt : 
Look  to  the  precious,  priceless  blood, 
That  Jews  and  Gentiles  spilt. 

2  From  heaven  He  came  to  seek  and  save, 

Leaving  his  blest  abode; 
To  ransom  us  himself  He  gave ; 
''  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God." 

3  He  came  to  take  the  sinner's  place, 

And  shed  his  precious  blood ; 
Let  Adam's  guilty,  ruined  race, 
"  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God." 

4  Sinners,  to  Jesus  then  draw  near, 

Invited  by  his  w^ord ; 
The  chief  of  sinners  need  not  fear; 
''  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God." 

5  Backsliders  too  the  Saviour  calls. 

And  washes  in  his  blood ; 
Arise,  return  from  grievous  falls; 
''  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God." 

6  Spirit  of  grace,  to  us  apply 

Immanuel's  precious  blood; 
That  we  may,  with  thy  saints  on  high, 
''  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God." 

210  L.  M. 

Christ  our  Wisdom  and  Righteousness. 

BURIED  in  shadows  of  the  night, 
We  lie,  till  Christ  restores  the  light; 
Wisdom  descends  to  heal  the  blind, 
And  chase  the  darkness  of  the  mind. 


NAMES    AND    OFFICES.  155 

2  Our  guilty  souls  are  drowned  in  tears, 
Till  his  atoning  blood  appears : 
Then  we  awake  from  deep  distress, 
And  sing  "  The  Lord  our  righteousness." 

3  Our  very  frame  is  mixed  with  sin ; 
His  Spirit  makes  our  nature  clean; 
Such  virtues  from  his  sufferings  flow, 
At  once  to  cleanse  and  pardon  too. 

4  Jesus  beholds  w^here  Satan  reigns, 
Binding  his  slaves  in  heavy  chains : 
He  sets  the  prisoners  free,  and  breaks 
The  iron  bondage  from  our  necks. 

5  Poor  helpless  worms  in  thee  possess 
Grace,  wisdom,  power  and  righteousness; 
Thou  art  our  mighty  All,  and  we 

Give  our  whole  selves,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 

211  .  S.  M. 

Christ  our  Wisdom  and  Righteousness, 

HOW  heavy  is  the  night 
That  hangs  upon  our  eyes. 
Till  Christ,  with  his  reviving  light, 
Over  our  souls  arise! 

2  Our  guilty  spirits  dread 

To  meet  the  wrath  of  heaven ; 
But,  in  his  righteousness  arrayed. 
We  see  our  sins  forgiven. 

3  Unholy  and  impure 

Are  all  our  thoughts  and  ways; 
His  hands  infected  nature  cure, 
With  sanctifying  grace. 

4  The  powers  of  hell  agree 

To  hold  our  souls  in  vain; 
He  sets  the  sons  of  bondage  free, 
And  breaks  the  accursed  chain. 


156  CHRIST. 

5  Lord,  we  adore  thy  ways, 
To  bring  us  near  to  God; 
Thy  sovereign  power,  thy  healing  grace, 
And  thy  atoning  blood. 

212  L.  M. 

Christ  a  Saviour, 

NOT  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men, 
Did  Christ  the  Son  of  God  appear : 
No  weapons  in  his  hands  are  seen, 
No  flaming  sword,  nor  thunder  there. 

2  Such  w^as  the  pity  of  our  God, 

He  loved  the  race  of  men  so  well, 
He  sent  his  Son  to  bear  our  load 

Of  sins,  and  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

8  Sinners,  believe  the  Saviour's  word. 
Trust  in  his  mighty  name  and  live ; 
A  thousand  joys  his  lips  afford. 

His  hands  a  thousand  blessings  give. 

213  H.  M. 

Christ  the  Prophet  and  Shepherd. 

JOIN  all  the  glorious  names 
Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power. 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 
That  angels  ever  bore : 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth, 
Too  mean  to  set  my  Saviour  forth. 

2  But  O !  what  gentle  terms, 

What  condescending  ways, 
Doth  our  Redeemer  use. 

To  teach  his  heavenly  grace : 
My  eyes  with  joy  and  wonder  see. 
What  forms'  of  love  He  bears  for  me 

3  Arrayed  in  mortal  flesh. 

He  like  an  angel  stands, 


NAMES   AND   OFFICES.  157 

And  holds  the  promises, 

And  pardons  in  his  hands : 
Commissioned  from  his  Father's  throne, 
.  To  make  his  grace  to  mortals  known. 

4  Great  Prophet  of  my  God, 

My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name : 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came; 
The  joyful  news  of  sins  forgiven. 
Of  hell  subdued,  and  peace  with  heaven. 

5  Be  thou  my  Counsellor, 

My  Pattern  and  my  Guide; 
And  through  this  desert  land, 

Still  keep  me  near  thy  side ; 
O !  let  my  feet  ne'er  run  astray. 
Nor  rove,  nor  seek  the  crooked  way. 

6  I  love  my  Shepherd's  voice; 

His  watchful  eyes  shall  keep 
My  wandering  soul  among 

The  thousands  of  his  sheep : 
He  feeds  his  flock,  He  calls  their  names, 
His  bosom  bears  the  tender  lambs. 

214  C.  M. 

Christ  our  Shepherd. 

THE  Lord's  my  Shepherd,  Til  not  want, 
He  makes  me  down  to  lie 
In  pastures  green :  He  leadeth  me 
The  quiet  waters  by. 

2  My  soul  He  doth  restore  again, 

And  me  to  walk  doth  make 
Within  the  paths  of  righteousness. 
Even  for  his  own  name's  sake. 

3  Yea,  though  I  walk  in  death's  dark  vale, 

Yet  will  I  fear  none  ill; 

14 


58  CHRIST. 

For  thou  art  with  me,  and  thy  rod 
And  staff  me  comfort  still. 

4  My  table  thou  hast  furnished 

In  presence  of  my  foes ; 
My  head  thou  dost  with  oil  anoint, 
And  my  cup  overflows. 

5  Goodness  and  mercy  all  my  life, 

Shall  surely  follow  me : 
And  in  God's  house  for  evermore 
My  dwelling-place  shall  be. 

215  .      L.  M. 

Christ  the  Living  Bread. 

JESUS,  thou  art  the  living  Bread, 
By  which  our  needy  souls  are  fed : 
In  thee  alone,  thy  children  find 
Enough  to  fill  the  empty  mind. 

2  Without  this  bread  I  starve  and  die ; 
No  other  can  my  need  supply ; 

But  this  will  suit  my  wretched  case, 
Abroad,  at  home,  in  every  place. 

3  'Tis  this  relieves  the  hungry  poor. 
Who  ask  for  bread  at  mercy's  door; 
This  living  food  descends  from  heaven, 
As  manna  to  the  Jews  was  given. 

4  This  precious  food  my  heart  revives. 
What  strength,  what  nourishment  it  gives! 
O !  let  me  evermore  be  fed 

With  this  divine  celestial  Bread ! 

216  L.  M. 

Christ  the  Life  of  the  Sotil. 

HOW  full  of  anguish  is  the  thought. 
How  it  distracts  and  tears  my  heart, 
If  God,  at  last,  my  sovereign  Judge, 
Should  frown,  and  bid  my  soul  ''Depart!" 


NAMES  AND   OFFICES.  159 

2  Lord,  when  I  quit  this  earthly  stage. 
Where  shall  I  liy  but  to  thy  breast? 
For  I  have  sought  no  other  home, 
For  I  have  learned  no  other  rest. 

3  I  cannot  live  contented  here, 
Without  some  glimpses  of  thy  face ; 
And  heaven,  without  thy  presence  there, 
Woitld  be  a  dark  and  tiresome  place. 

4  Wlien  earthly  cares  engross  the  day, 
And  hold  my  thoughts  aside  from  thee, 
The  shininof-  hours  of  cheerful  lis^ht 
Are  long  and  tedious  years  to  me. 

5  And  if  no  evening  visit's  paid 
Between  my  Saviour  and  my  soul, 
How  dull  the  night !  how  sad  the  shade ! 
How  monrnfully  the  minutes  roll ! 

6  This  flesh  of  mine  might  learn  as  soon 
To  live,  yet  part  with  all  my  blood ; 
To  breathe,  when  vital  air  is  gone, 

Or  thrive  and  grow  without  my  food. 

217  S.  M. 

Christ  our  Advocate. 

THE  great  Redeemer's  gone, 
To  appear  before  our  God, 
To  sprinkle  o'er  the  flaming  throne, 
AVith  his  atoning  blood. 

2  No  fiery  vengeance  now, 

No  burning  wrath  comes  down : 
If  justice  calls  for  sinners'  blood, 
The  Saviour  shows  his  own. 

3  Before  his  Father's  eye 

Our  humble  suit  He  moves: 
The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by, 
And  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves. 


1 60  CHRIST. 

4  Now  may  our  joyful  tongues 

Our  Maker's  honour  sing; 
Jesus,  the  Priest,  receives  our  songs, 
And  bears  them  to  the  King. 

5  On  earth  thy  mercy  reigns, 

And  triumphs  all  above : 
But,  Lord,  hov7  weak  are  mortal  strains, 
To  speak  immortal  love ! 

6  How  jarring  and  how  low 

Are  all  the  notes  we  sing! 
Blest  Saviour,  tune  our  songs  anew, 
And  they  shall  please  the  King. 

218  C.  M. 

Offices  of  Christ. 

WE  bless  the  Prophet  of  the  Lord, 
Who  comes  with  truth  and  grace; 
Jesus,  thy  Spirit  and  thy  word 
Shall  lead  us  in  thy  ways. 

2  We  reverence  our  High  Priest  above, 

Who  offered  up  his  blood. 
And  lives  to  carry  on  his  love, 
By  pleading  with  our  God. 

3  We  honour  our  exalted  King; 

How  sweet  are  his  commands ! 
He  guards  our  souls  from  hell  and  sin, 
By  his  almighty  hands. 

4  Hosanna  to  his  glorious  name. 

Who  saves  by  different  ways; 
His  mercies  lay  a  sovereign  claim 
To  our  immortal  praise. 

219  L-  M. 

Christ  ovr  Pattern. 

MY  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord, 
I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word; 


NAMES    AND    OFFICES.  161 

But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears, 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  deference  to  thy  Father's  will. 
Such  love,  and  meekness  so  divine, 

I  would  transcribe,  and  make  them  mine. 

3  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air 
Witnessed  the  fervour  of  thy  prayer ; 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict  and  thy  victory  too. 

4  Be  thou  my  pattern;  make  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here ; 

Then  God  the  Judge  shall  own  my  name, 
Among  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

220  8s  7s  &  4s. 

Christ  our  Guide. 

GUIDE  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah, 
Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land ; 
I  am  weak,  but  thou  art  mighty, 
Hold  me  with  thy  powerful  hand  : 

Bread  of  heaven. 
Feed  me,  till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open  now  the  crystal  fountain, 

Whence  the  healing  streams  do  flow ; 
Let  the  fiery,  cloudy  pillar 

Lead  me  all  my  journey  through; 

Strong  Deliverer, 
Be  thou  still  my  strength  and  shield. 

3  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 

Bid  my  anxious  fears  subside  : 
Death  of  death,  and  hell's  destruction, 
Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side; 

Songs  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  thee. 

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162  CHRIST. 

221  CM. 

Christ  the  Shepherd. 

FATHER  of  peace,  and  God  of  love, 
We  own  thj  power  to  save ; 
That  power  by  which  our  Shepherd  rose, 
Victorious  o'er  the  grave. 

2  We  triumph  in  that  Shepherd's  name, 

Still  watchful  for  our  good, 
Who  brought  the  eternal  covenant  down. 
And  sealed  it  with  his  blood. 

3  So  may  thy  Spirit  seal  my  soul, 

And  mould  it  to  thy  will; 
That  my  fond  heart  no  more  may  stray, 
But  keep  thy  covenant  still. 

4  Still  may  we  gain  superior  strength, 

And  press  with  vigour  on. 
Till  full  perfection  crown  our  hopes, 
And  fix  us  near  thy  throne. 

222  L.  M. 

Christ  our  Strength. 

LET  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say, 
''  Strength  shall  be  equal  to  thy  day;" 
Then  I  rejoice  in  deep  distress, 
Leaning  on  all-sufficient  grace. 

2  I  glory  in  infirmity,    ' 

That  Christ's  own  power  may  rest  on  me; 
When  I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong, 
Grace  is  my  shield,  and  Christ  my  song. 

3  I  can  do  all  things,  or  can  bear 

All  sufferings,  if  my  Lord  be  there; 
Sweet  pleasures  mingle  with  the  pains. 
While  his  own  hand  my  head  sustains. 


NAMES   AND    OFFICES.      "  163 

223  L.  M. 

Types  and  Prophecies  fuljilled  in  Christ, 

BEHOLD  the  woman's  promised  Seed, 
Behold  the  great  Messiah  come; 
Behold  the  prophets  all  agreed, 
To  give  Him  the  superior  room. 

2  Abraham,  the  saint,  rejoiced  of  old, 
When  visions  of  the  Lord  he  saw; 
Moses,  the  man  of  God,  foretold 
This  great  Fulfiller  of  his  law. 

3  The  types  bore  witness  to  his  name. 
Obtained  their  chief  design,  and  ceased; 
The  incense  and  the  bleeding  lamb, 
The  ark,  the  altar,  and  the  priest. 

4  Predictions  in  abundance  meet. 
To  join  their  blessings  on  his  head; 
Jesus,  we  worship  at  thy  feet, 

And  nations  own  the  promised  Seed. 

224  L.  M. 

Christ  our  Example. 

AND  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love? 
So  let  our  conversation  be; 
The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 
Wisdom  and  meek  simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  strife, 
On  Jesus  let  us  fix  our  eyes. 

Bright  Pattern  of  the  Christian  life. 

3  0 !  how  benevolent  and  kind ! 

How  mild,  how  ready  to  forgive ! 
Be  his  the  temper  of  our  mind. 
And  his  the  rule  by  which  we  live 


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164  CHRIST. 

4  To  do  his  heavenly  Father's  will, 

Was  his  employment  and  delight; 
Humility  and  holy  zeal 

Shone  through  his  life  divinely  bright 

5  Dispensing  good  where'er  He  came, 

The  labours  of  his  life  were  love : 
If  then  we  love  our  Saviour's  name, 
Let  his  divine  example  move. 

6  But  ah !  how  blind,  how  weak  we  are, 

How  frail,  how  apt  to  turn  aside ; 
Lord,  we  depend  upon  thy  care. 
And  ask  thy  Spirit  for  our  guide. 

225  L.  P.  M. 

Christ  the  Hope  of  the  disconsolate. 

WHEN  gathering  clouds  around  I  view, 
And  days  are  dark,  and  friends  are  few, 
On  Him  I  lean,  who,  not  in  vain, 
Experienced  every  human  pain; 
He  sees  my  wants,  allays  my  fears. 
And  counts  and  treasures  up  my  tears. 

2  If  ought  should  tempt  my  soul  to  stray, 
From  heavenly  virtue's  narrow  way.. 
To  fly  the  good  I  would  pursue, 

Or  do  the  sin  I  would  not  do ; 

Still  He  who  felt  temptation's  power. 

Shall  guard  me  in  that  dangerous  hour. 

3  When  vexing  thoughts  within  me  rise, 
And  sore  dismayed  my  spirit  dies. 
Yet  He,  who  once  vouchsafed  to  bear 
The  sickening  anguish  of  despair. 
Shall  sweetly  soothe,  shall  gently  dry. 
The  throbbing  heart,  the  streaming  eye. 

4  When,  sorrowing,  o'er  some  stone  I  bend, 
Which  covers  all  that  was  a  friend. 


NAMES   AND    OFFICES.  165 

And  from  his  voice,  his  hand,  his  smile, 
Divides  me,  for  a  little  while, 
Thou,  Saviour,  seest  the  tears  I  shed, 
For  thou  didst  weep  o'er  Lazarus  dead. 

5  And  0 !  when  I  have  safely  passed 
Through  every  conflict  but  the  last. 
Still,  still  unchanging,  watch  beside 
My  painful  bed,  for  thou  hast  died; 
Then  point  to  realms  of  cloudless  day, 
And  wipe  the  latest  tear  away. 

226  L.  P.  M. 

The  Lord  my  Shepherd. 

THE  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 
And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care; 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply. 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye : 
My  noon-day  walks  He  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 

2  When  on  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountain  pant; 
To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads, 
My  weary,  wandering  steps  He  leads. 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow. 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow. 

3  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread. 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread. 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  fear  no  ill, 
For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  with  me  still; 
Thy  friendly  arm  shall  give  me  aid, 

And  guide  me  through  the  dreadful  shade. 

4  Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way, 
Through  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  strjiy, 
Thy  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile, " 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 


166  CHRIST. 

With  sudden  green  and  herbage  crowned; 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

227  L.  M. 

Christ  our  Hiding-place. 

HAIL,  sovereign  Love,  that  first  began 
The  scheme  to  rescue  fallen  man; 
Hail,  matchless,  free,  eternal  grace, 
That  gave  my  soul  a  hiding-place. 

2  Against  the  God  that  rules  the  sky, 
I  fought  with  hands  uplifted  high ; 
Despised  the  offers  of  his  grace, 
Too  proud  to  seek  a  hiding-place. 

3  Enwrapped  in  dark  Egyptian  night, 
And  fond  of  darkness  more  than  light, 
Madly  I  ran  the  sinful  race. 

Secure  without  a  hiding-place. 

4  But  thus  the  eternal  counsel  ran : 
^'Almighty  love!  arrest  the  man:" 
I  felt  the  arrows  of  distress. 

And  found  I  had  no  hiding-place. 

5  Vindictive  Justice  stood  in  view; 
To  Sinai's  fiery  mount  I  flew; 

But  Justice  cried,  with  frowning  face.^^^^  ". 
"  This  mountain  is  no  hiding-place."       ^^ 

6  But  lo!  a  heavenly  voice  I  heard. 
And  mercy's  angel  soon  appeared; 
Who  led  me  on,  a  pleasing  pace. 
To  Jesus  Christ,  my  hiding-place. 

7  On  Him  almighty  vengeance  fell. 
Which  must  have  sunk  a  world  to  hell; 
He  bore  it  for  his  chosen  race. 

And  now  He  is  my  hiding-place. 


SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH.  167 

228  C.  M. 

The  Brazen  Serpent  a  Type  of  Christ. 

SO  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise 
The  brazen  serpent  high ; 
The  wounded  felt  immediate  ease, 
The  camp  forbore  to  die. 

2  Look  upward  in  the  dying  hour, 

And  live,  the  prophet  cries: 
But  Christ  performs  a  nobler  cure, 
When  faith  lifts  up  her  eyes. 

3  High  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung, 

High  in  the  heavens  He  reigns; 
Here  sinners,  by  the  old  serpent  stung, 
Look,  and  forget  their  pains. 

4  When  God's  own  Son  is  lifted  up, 

A  dying  world  revives; 
The  Jew  beholds  the  glorious  hope, 
The  expiring  gentile  lives. 

SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH. 

229  C.  M. 

ChrisVs  Dying  Love. 

HOW  condescending  and  how  kind 
Was  God's  eternal  Son ! 
Our  misery  reached  his  heavenly  mind, 
And  pity  brought  Him  down. 

2  When  justice  by  our  sins  provoked. 

Drew  forth  its  dreadful  sword, 
He  gave  his  soul  up  to  the  stroke. 
Without  a  murmuring  word. 

3  He  sunk  beneath  our  heavy  woes, 

To  raise  us  to  his  throne : 
There's  ne'er  a  gift  hk  hand  bestows 
But  cost  his  heart  a  groan. 


108  CHRIST. 

4  This  was  compassion  like  a  God, 

That  though  the  Saviour  knew 
The  price  of  pardon  was  his  blood, 
His  pity  ne'er  withdrew. 

5  Now,  though  He  reigns  exalted  high, 

His  love  is  still  as  great : 

Well  He  remembers  Calvary, 

Nor  lets  his  saints  forget. 

6  Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to  melt. 

While  we  his  death  record, 
And,  with  our  joy  for  pardoned  guilt, 
Mourn  that  we  pierced  the  Lord. 

230  L.  M. 

Christ  crucified,  the  Wisdom  and  Power  of  God. 

NATURE  with  open  volume  stands, 
To  spread  her  Maker's  praise  abroad; 
And  every  labour  of  his  hands 

Shows  something  worthy  of  a  God. 

2  But  in  the  grace  that  rescued  man. 

His  brightest  form  of  glory  shines; 
Here,  on  the  cross,  'tis  fairest  drawn. 
In  precious  blood  and  crimson  lines. 

3  Here  I  behold  his  inmost  heart, 

Where  grace  and  vengeance  strangely  join, 
Piercing  his  Son  with  sharpest  smart, 
To  make  the  purchased  blessings  mine. 

4  O !  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross. 

Where  God  the  Saviour  loved  and  died ; 
Her  noblest  life  my  spirit  draws 

From  his  dear  wounds  and  bleeding  side. 

5  I  would  for  ever  speak  his  name. 

In  sounds  to  mortal  ears  unknown; 
With  angels  join  to  praise  the  Lamb, 
And  worship  at  his  Father's  throne. 


SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH.  169 

231  S.  M. 

Sufferings  of  Christ, 

LIKE  sheep  we  went  astray, 
And  broke  the  fold  of  God; 
Each  wandermg  in  a  different  way, 
But  all  the  downward  road. 

2  How  dreadful  was  the  hour. 

When  God  our  wanderings  laid. 
And  did  at  once  his  vengeance  pour 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head ! 

3  How  glorious  was  the  grace 

When  Christ  sustained  the  stroke ! 
His  life  and  blood  the  Shepherd  pays 
A  ransom  for  the  flock. 

4  His  honour  and  his  breath 

Were  taken  both  away; 
Joined  with  the  wicked  in  his  death, 
And  made  as  vile  as  they. 

5  But  God  shall  raise  his  head 

O'er  all  the  sons  of  men, 
And  make  Him  see  a  numerous  seed, 
To  recompense  his  pain. 

6  ''  I'll  give  Him,"  saith  the  Lord, 

"A  portion  with  the  strong; 
He  shall  possess  a  large  reward. 
And  hold  his  honours  long." 

232  L.  M. 

Sufferings  of  the  Redeemer, 

OTRETCHED  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour 

^         dies ; 

Hark !  his  expiring  groans  arise ; 

See,  how  the  sacred  crimson  tide 

Flows  from  his  hands,  his  feet,  his  side. 

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170  CHRIST. 

2  To  suffer  in  the  traitor's  place, 
To  die  for  man — surprising  grace ! 
Yet  pass  rebellious  angels  by — 

O !  why  for  man,  dear  Saviour,  why? 

3  And  didst  thou  bleed?  for  sinners  bleed? 
And  could  the  sun  behold  the  deed? 
No !  he  withdrew  his  sickening  ray, 
And  darkness  veiled  the  mourning  day, 

4  Can  I  survey  this  scene  of  wo. 
Where  mingling  grief  and  wonder  flow, 
And  yet  my  heart  unmoved  remain. 
Insensible  to  love  or  pain? 

5  Come,  dearest  Lord,  thy  grace  impart, 
To  warm  this  cold,  this  stupid  heart; 
Till  all  its  powers  and  passions  move, 
In  melting  grief,  and  ardent  love. 

233  S.  M. 

Suffering  Saviour. 

DID  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep? 
And  shall  our  cheeks  be  dry? 
Let  floods  of  penitential  grief 
Burst  forth  from  every  eye. 

2  The  Son  of  God  in  tears 

Anorels  with  wonder  see: 
Be  thou  astonished,  O  my  soul. 
He  shed  those  tears  for  thee. 

3  He  wept,  that  we  might  weep ; 

Ejfch  sin  demands  a  tear : 
In  heaven  alone  no  sin  is  found. 
And  there's  no  weeping  there. 

234  C.  L.  M. 

Christ^s  Agony. 

HE  knelt,  the  Saviour  knelt  and  prayed, 
When  but  his  Father's  eye 


SUFFERINGS    AND    DEATH.  171 

Looked  throiigli  the  lonely  garden's  shade, 

On  that  dread  agony ; 
The  Lord  of  all  above,  beneath, 
Was  bowed  with  sorrow  unto  death. 

2  The  sun  set  in  a  fearful  hour. 

The  stars  might  well  grow  dim, 
When  this  mortality  had  power 

So  to  o'ershadow^  Him ! 
That  He  who  gave  man's  breath,  might  know 
The  very  depths  of  human  wo. 

3  He  proved  them  all ;  the  doubt,  the  strife, 

The  faint,  perplexing  dread. 
The  mists  that  hang  o'er  parting  life, 

All  gathered  round  his  head; 
And  the  Deliverer  knelt  to  pray; 
Yet  passed  it  not,  that  cup,  away. 

4  It  passed  not,  though  the  stormy  wave 

Had  sunk  beneath  his  tread; 
It  passed  not,  though  to  Him  the  grave 

Had  yielded  up  its  dead. 
But  there  was  sent  Him  from  on  hiffh, 
A  gift  of  strength  for  man  to  die. 

5  And  was  the  sinless  thus  beset 

With  anguish  and  dismay? 
How  may  we  meet  our  conflict  yet. 

In  the  dark,  narrow  way  ? 
Through  Him — through  Him,  that  path  who 

trod ; 
Save  or  we  perish,  Son  of  God. 

235  C.  M. 

Christ'' s  Agony  in  the  Garden. 

DARK  was  the  night,  and  cold  the  ground, 
On  which  the  Lord  was  laid; 


1 72  CHRIST. 

His  sweat  as  drops  of  blood  ran  down,  Ji 

In  agony  He  prayed. 

2  "  Father,  remove  this  bitter  cup, 

If  such  thy  sacred  will ; 
If  not,  content  to  drink  it  up, 
Thy  pleasure  I  fulfil." 

3  Go  to  the  garden,  sinner,  see 

Those  precious  drops  that  flow : 
The  heavy  load  He  bore  for  thee — 
For  thee,  He  lies  so  low. 

4  Then  learn  of  Him  the  cross  to  bear, 

Thy  Father's  will  obey; 
And  when  temptations  press  thee  near 
Awake  to  watch  and  pray. 

236  C.  M. 

Christ  our  Passover. 

LO !  the  destroying  angel  flies 
To  Pharaoh's  stubborn  land; 
The  pride  and  flower  of  Egypt  dies 
By  his  vindictive  hand. 

2  He  passed  the  tents  of  Jacob  o'er, 

Nor  poured  the  wrath  divine ; 

He  saw  the  blood  on  every  door, 

And  blessed  the  peaceful  sign. 

3  Lord,  if  my  heart  were  sprinkled  too, 

With  blood  so  rich  as  thine, 
Justice  no  longer  would  pursue 
This  guilty  soul  of  mine. 

4  Jbsus,  our  passover  was  slain. 

And  has  at  once  procured 
Freedom  from  Satan's  heavy  chain, 
And  God's  avenging  sword. 


SUFFERINGS   AND    DEATH.  173 

237  C.  M. 

Lamb  of  God  to  be  worshipped. 

COME,  let  US  join  our  cheerful  songs, 
With  a-ngels  round  the  throne ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2  "  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,"  they  cry, 

'' To  be  exalted  thus." 
"  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  our  lips  reply, 
*'  For  He  was  slain  for  us." 

3  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas. 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  glories  high. 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

4  The  whole  creation  join  in  one. 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  Him  who  sits  upon  the  throne. 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 

238  L.  M. 

Lamb  of  God  to  be  worshipped. 

WHAT  equal  honours  shall  we  bring 
To  thee,  O  Lord,  our  God,  the  Lamb, 
When  all  the  notes  that  angels  sing, 
Are  far  inferior  to  thy  name ! 

2  Worthy  is  He  that  once  was  slain. 

The  Prince  of  Peace,  that  groaned  and  died, 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live,  and  reign, 
At  his  almighty  Father's  side. 

3  Blessings  for  ever  on  the  Lamb, 

Who  bore  the  curse  for  wretched  men : 
Let  angels  sound  his  sacred  name. 
And  every  creature  say — Amen. 

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174  CHRIST. 


RESURRECTION  AND  ASCENSION. 

239  C.  M. 

The  Resurrection. 

A  GAIN,  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 
-^    Awakes  the  kindling  ray, 
Unseals  the  eyelids  of  the  morn, 
And  pours  increasing  day. 

2  O !  what  a  night  was  that  which  wrapt 

The  heathen  world  in  gloom ! 
O !  what  a  sun  which  broke,  this  day, 
Triumphant  from  the  tomb ! 

3  The  powers  of  darkness  leagued  in  vain, 

To  bind  our  Lord  in  death; 
He  shook  their  kingdom  when  He  fell, 
With  his  expiring  breath. 

4  And  now  his  conquering  chariot  wheels. 

Ascend  the  lofty  skies; 
Broken  beneath  his  powerful  cross, 
Death's  iron  sceptre  lies. 

5  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  sung; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart, 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

6  Ten  thousand  different  tongues  shall  join 

To  hail  the  happy  morn, 
Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings. 
On  nations  yet  unborn. 

240  H.  M. 

Resurrection  of  Christ, 

YES,  the  Redeemer  rose. 
The  Saviour  left  the  dead ; 


RESURRECTION  AND  ASCENSION.  175 

And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 

High  raised  his  conquering  head ; 
In  wild  dismay,  the  guards  around 
Fall  to  the  ground,  and  sink  away. 

2  Lo!  the  angelic  bands 

In  full  assembly  meet, 
To  wait  his  high  commands. 

And  worship  at  his  feet; 
Joyful  they  come,  and  wing  their  way 
From  realms  of  day  to  Jesus'  tomb. 

3  Then  back  to  heaven  they  fly. 

The  joyful  news  to  bear : 
Hark !  as  they  soar  on  high. 

What  music  fills  the  air ! 
Their  anthems  say,  "  Jesus,  who  bled, 
Has  left  the  dead;  He  rose  to-day." 

4  Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sound. 

Redeemed  by  Him  from  hell : 
And  send  the  echo  round 

The  globe,  on  which  you  dwell; 
Transported  cry,  "Jesus,  who  bled, 
Hath  left  the  dead,  no  more  to  die." 

5  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 

Who  savest  us  with  thy  blood ! 
Wide  be  thy  name  adored. 

Thou  rising,  reigning  God; 
With  thee  we  rise,  with  thee  we  reign, 
And  empires  gain,  beyond  the  skies. 

241  H.  M. 

Resurrection  and  Ascension  of  Christ, 

ALL  hail!  the  glorious  morn, 
That  saw  our  Saviour  rise, 
With  victory  bright  adorned, 
And  triumph  in  his  eyes : 


176  CHRIST. 

Ye  saints,  extol  your  risen  Lord, 
And  sing  his  praise  with  sweet  accord. 

2  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God, 

The  atoning  sacrifice, 
Sustains  the  dreadful  load 

Of  man's  iniquities; 
Death,  sin  and  hell,  our  cruel  foes, 
All  vanquished  fell,  when  Jesus  rose. 

3  The  Conqueror  ascends, 

In  triumph  to  the  skies : 
Celestial  hosts  attend, 

To  crown  his  victories; 
Hark !  they  proclaim  his  glorious  name ; 
And  heaven  resounds  Immanuel's  fame. 

4  Now  to  the  throne  above, 

Let  every  saint  draw  near; 
There  dwells  incarnate  love; 

Grace  sits  triumphant  there : 
See  mercy  smile,  e'en  on  that  throne, 
Where  once  did  wrath  and  justice  frown. 

6  All  praise  be  to  the  Lamb, 

Who  offered  up  his  blood ; 
Hosannas  to  his  name, 

Who  for  our  ransom  stood ; 
In  notes  sublime,  with  joy  we  sing 
The  love  divine  of  Christ  our  King. 

242  _  7s. 

Resurrection  and  Ascension. 

HARK !  the  herald  angels  say, 
Christ  the  Lord  is  risen  to-day; 
Kaise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high, 
Let  the  glorious  tidings  fly. 
2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done, 
Fought  the  fight,  t,he  battle  won; 


RESURRECTION  AND  ASCENSION.  177 

Lo!  the  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er, 
Lo !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal; 
Christ  has  burst  the  gates  of  hell : 
Death  in  vain  forbids  Him  rise, 
Christ  has  opened  paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  King; 

"  Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting?" 
Once  He  died  our  souls  to  save; 
Where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave '?'* 

5  What  though  once  we  perished  all, 
Partners  of  our  parents'  fall? 
Second  life  we  now  receive, 

And  in  Christ  for  ever  live. 

6  Hail!  thou  dear  almighty  Lord, 
Hail !  thou  great  incarnate  Word, 
Hail !  thou  suffering  Son  of  God, 
Take  the  trophies  of  thy  blood. 

243  C.  L.  M. 

Resurrection  of  Christ. 

HOW  calm  and  beautiful  the  morn 
That  gilds  the  sacred  tomb. 
Where  once  the  Crucified  was  borne, 

And  veiled  in  midnight  gloom ! 
O !  weep  no  more  the  Saviour  slain; 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 

2  Ye  mourning  saints,  dry  every  tear 

For  your  departed  Lord; 
"  Behold  the  place — He  is  not  here," 

The  tomb  is  all  unbarred ; 
The  gates  of  death  were  closed  in  vain; 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 

3  Now  cheerful  to  the  house  of  prayer, 

Your  early  footsteps  bend, 


178  CHRIST. 

The  Saviour  will  himself  be  there, 

Your  Advocate  and  Friend : 
Once  by  the  law  your  hopes  were  slain, 
But  now  in  Christ  ye  live  again. 

4  How  tranquil  now  the  rising  day ! 

'Tis  Jesus  still  appears, 
A  risen  Lord  to  chase  away 

Your  unbelieving  fears : 
O !  weep  no  more  your  comforts  slain ; 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 

6  And  when  the  shades  of  evening  fall. 
When  life's  last  hour  draws  nigh, 
If  Jesus  shines  upon  the  soul, 

How  blissful  then  to  die ! 
Since  He  has  risen  who  once  was  slain, 
Ye  die  in  Christ  to  live  again. 

244  CM. 

The  Resurrection  and  Ascension  of  Christ, 

HOSANNA  to  the  Prince  of  light. 
That  clothed  himself  in  clay ; 
Entered  the  iron  gates  of  death. 
And  tore  the  bars  away. 

2  Death  is  no  more  the  king  of  dread, 

Since  our  Immanuel  rose ; 
He  took  the  tyrant's  sting  away. 
And  spoiled  our  hellish  foes. 

3  See  how  the  Conqueror  mounts  aloft, 

And  to  his  Father  flies, 
With  scars  of  honour  in  his  flesh. 
And  triumph  in  his  eyes. 

4  There  our  exalted  Saviour  reigns. 

And  scatters  blessings  down; 
Our  Jesus  fills  the  middle  seat 
Of  the  celestial  throne. 


RESURRECTION    AND    ASCENSION.  179 

5  Raise  your  devotion,  mortal  tongues. 

To  reach  liis  blest  abode : 
Sweet  be  the  accents  of  your  songs, 
To  our  incarnate  God. 

6  Bright  angels,  strike  your  loudest  strings, 

Your  sweetest  voices  raise ; 
Let  heaven  and  all  created  things 
Sound  our  Immanuel's  praise. 

245  7s. 

Praise  to  the  risen  Saviour. 

LO !  the  stone  is  rolled  away. 
Death  yields  up  his  mighty  prey; 
Jesus,  rising  from  the  tomb. 
Scatters  all  its  fearful  s^loom. 


2  Praise  Him,  ye  celestial  choirs. 
Praise  and  sweep  your  golden  lyres; 
Praise  him  in  the  noblest  songs. 
From  ten  thousand  thousand  tongues. 

3  Every  note  with,  rapture  swell, 
And  the  Saviour's  triumph  tell; 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting? 
Where  thy  terrors,  vanquished  king? 

4  Let  Immanuel  be  adored, 
Ransom,  Mediator,  Lord! 
To  creation's  utmost  bound. 
Let  the  eternal  praise  resound. 

246  S.  M. 

Praise  to  the  risen  Saviour. 

PREPARE  a  thankful  song, 
To  the  Redeemer's  name; 
Let  his  high  praise  employ  each  tongue, 
And  every  heart  inflame. 


180  CHRIST. 

2  He  laid  his  glory  by, 

And  bitter  pains  endured, 
That  sinners  of  the  deepest  dye, 
From  wrath  might  be  secured. 

3  Stretched  on  the  cross  He  died, 

Our  debt  of  sin  to  pay ; 
The  blood  and  water  from  his  side, 
Wash  guilt  and  filth  away. 

4  Pleading  for  us  He  stands, 

Before  the  Father's  throne; 
And  answers  all  the  law's  demands, 
With  what  himself  has  done. 

5  The  Holy  Ghost  He  sends, 

Our  stubborn  souls  to  move; 
To  make  his  enemies  his  friends, 
And  conquer  them  by  love. 

EXALTATION  AND  INTERCESSION. 
247  S.  M. 

Exaltation  of  Christ. 

COME,  all  harmonious  tongues. 
Your  noblest  music  bring; 
'Tis  Christ  the  everlasting  God, 
And  Christ  the  man,  we  sing. 

2  Down  to  the  shades  of  death, 

He  bowed  his  awful  head ; 

Yet  He  arose  to  live  and  reign, 

When  death  itself  is  dead. 

3  No  more  the  bloody  spear. 

The  cross  and  nails  no  more; 
For  hell  itself  shakes  at  his  name, 
And  all  the  heavens  adore. 

4  There  the  Redeemer  sits, 

Hiorh  on  the  Father's  throne; 


EXALTATION    AND    INTERCESSION.  181 

The  Father  lays  his  vengeance  by, 
And  smiles  upon  his  Son. 

5  There  his  full  glories  shine 
With  uncreated  rays, 
And  bless  his  saints  and  angels  there, 
To  everlasting  days. 

248  L.  M.  D. 

The  Trimnphs  of  Christ. 

HE  dies,  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies ; 
Lo!  Salem's  daughters  weep  around; 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies, 
A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground: 
Come,  saints,  and  drop  a  tear  or  two, 
For  Him  who  groaned  beneath  your  load; 
He  shed  a  thousand  drops  for  you, 
A  thousand  drops  of  richer  blood. 

2  Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree, 
The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men : 
But  lo !  what  sudden  joys  we  see, 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again. 

The  risen  God  forsakes  the  tomb, 
Up  to  his  Father's  court  He  flies, 
Cherubic  legions  guard  Him  home, 
And  shout  Him  welcome  to  the  skies. 

3  Dry  up  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 
How  high  your  great  Deliverer  reigns: 
Sing  how  He  spoiled  the  hosts  of  hell, 
And  led  the  monster  death  in  chains. 
Say — "  Live  for  ever,  wondrous  King! 
Born  to  redeem  and  strong  to  save:" 
Then  ask  the  monster — "  Where's  thy  sting, 
And  where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave?" 

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182  CHRIST. 

249  H.  M. 

Glory  of  Christ. 

AWAKE,  our  drowsy  souls, 
Shake  off  each  slothful  band ; 
The  wonders  of  this  day 

Our  noblest  songs  demand : 
Auspicious  morn,  thy  blissful  rays. 
Bright  seraphs  hail,  in  songs  of  praise. 

2  At  thy  approaching  dawn. 

Reluctant  death  resigned 
The  glorious  Prince  of  life, 

In  dark  domains  confined ; 
The  angelic  host  around  Him  bends, 
And  'midst  their  shouts,  the  God  ascends. 

3  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 

Heaven  with  hosannas  rings ; 
While  earth,  in  humble  strains. 

Thy  praise  responsive  sings : 
Worthy  art  thou,  w^ho  once  w^ast  slain, 
Through  endless  years  to  live  and  reign. 

4  Gird  on,  great  God,  thy  sword, 

Ascend  thy  conquering  car. 
While  justice,  truth  and  love 

Maintain  the  glorious  war : 
Victorious,  thou  thy  foes  shalt  tread. 
And  sin  and  hell  in  triumph  lead. 

5  MalvC  bare  thy  potent  arm. 

And  wing  the  unerring  dart, 
With  salutary  pangs. 

To  each  rebellious  heart; 
Then  dying  souls  for  life  shall  sue, 
Numerous  as  drops  of  morning  dew. 


EXALTATION  AND  INTERCESSION.  183 

250  L.  M. 

The  Triumphant  Redeemer. 

THE  mighty  frame  of  glorious  grace, 
That  brightest  monument  of  praise, 
That  e'er  the  God  of  love  designed. 
Employs  and  fills  my  labouring  mind. 

2  Begin,  my  soul,  the  heavenly  song, 
A  burden  for  an  angel's  tongue; 

When  Gabriel  sounds  these  awful  things, 
He  tunes  and  summons  all  his  strings. 

3  Proclaim  inimitable  love; 
Jesus,  the  Lord  of  worlds  above. 
Puts  off  the  beams  of  bright  array, 
And  veils  the  God  in  mortal  clay. 

4  He,  who  distributes  crowms  and  thrones, 
Hangs  on  a  tree,  and  bleeds  and  groans; 
The  Prince  of  life  resigns  his  breath, 
The  King  of  glory  bows  to  death. 

5  But  see  the  wonders  of  his  power; 
He  triumphs  in  his  dying  hour : 
And,  while  by  Satan's  rage  He  fell, 
He  dashed  the  rising  hopes  of  hell. 

6  Thus  were  the  hosts  of  death  subdued, 
And  sin  was  drowned  in  Jesus'  blood : 
Then  He  arose ;  He  reigns  above, 
And  conquers  sinners  by  his  love. 

251  H.  M. 

Rejoicing  in  the  Triumph  of  Christ, 

EEJOICE,  the  Lord  is  King, 
Your  God  and  King  adore; 
Mortals,  give  thanks  and  sing, 

And  triumph  evermore : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 


184  CHRIST. 

2  Rejoice,  the  Saviour  reigns, 

The  God  of  truth  and  love ; 
When  he  had  purged  our  stains, 

He  took  his  seat  above : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  Hft  up  the  voice, 
Kejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

3  His  kingdom  cannot  fail. 

He  rules  o'er  earth  and  heaven; 
The  keys  of  death  and  hell 

Are  to  our  Jesus  given : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

4  He  all  his  foes  shall  quell, 

Shall  all  our  sins  destroy ; 
And  every  bosom  swell 

With  pure  seraphic  joy : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice. 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

5  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope, 

Jesus  the  Judge  shall  come, 
And  take  his  servants  up 

To  their  eternal  home : 
We  soon  shall  hear  the  archangePs  voice; 
The  trump  of  God  shall  sound,  Rejoice. 

252  C.  M. 

Victory  and  Dominion  of  Christ, 

I  SING  my  Saviour's  wondrous  death; 
He  conquered  w^hen  He  fell; 
"  'Tis  finished,"  said  his  dying  breath. 
And  shook  the  gates  of  hell. 

2  His  cross  a  sure  foundation  laid 
For  glory  and  renown. 
When  through  the  regions  of  the  dead 
He  passed,  to  reach  the  crown. 


I 


EXALTATION  AND  INTERCESSION.  185 

3  Exalted  at  his  Father's  side, 

Sits  our  victorious  Lord; 
To  heaven  and  hell  his  hands  divide 
The  vengeance  or  reward. 

4  The  saints  from  his  propitious  eye, 

Await  their  several  crowns; 
And  all  the  sons  of  darkness  fly 
The  terror  of  his  frowns. 

253  8s  &  7s. 

Christ  exalted  and  interceding. 

JESUS  hail,  enthroned  in  glory, 
There  for  ever  to  abide; 
All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  thee, 
Seated  at  thy  Father's  side. 

2  There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading. 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare; 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 
Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

3  Worship,  honour,  power  and  blessing, 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive : 
Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing. 
Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give. 

254  C.  M. 

Christ  interceding  above, 

NOW  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 
Our  great  High  Priest  above; 
And  celebrate  his  constant  care, 
And  sympathetic  love. 

2  Though  raised  to  a  superior  throne, 
Where  angels  bow  around, 
And  high  o'er  all  the  shining  train, 
With  matchless  honours  crowned; 

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186  CHRIST. 

3  The  names  of  all  his  saints  He  bears 

Deep  graven  on  his  heart ; 
Nor  shall  the  meanest  Christian  say, 
That  he  hath  lost  his  part. 

4  Those  characters  shall  fair  abide 

Our  everlasting  trust, 
When  gems,  and  monuments  and  crowns 
Are  mouldered  down  to  dust. 

5  So,  gracious  Saviour,  on  my  breast 

May  thy  dear  name  be  worn : 
A  sacred  ornament  and  guard, 
To  endless  ages  borne. 

255  C.  M. 

Chrisfs  Intercession. 

AWAKE,  sweet  gratitude,  and  sing 
The  ascended  Saviour's  love : 
Sing  how  He  lives  to  carry  on 
His  people's  cause  above. 

2  With  cries  and  tears,  He  offered  up 

His  humble  suit  below; 
But  with  authprity  He  asks, 
Enthroned  in  glory  now. 

3  For  all  that  come  to  God  by  Him, 

Salvation  He  demands : 
Points  to  their  names  upon  his  breast, 
And  spreads  his  wounded  hands. 

4  His  sweet  atoning  sacrifice 

Gives  sanction  to  his  claim; 
*'  Father,  I  will  that  all  my  saints 
Be  with  me  where  I  am. 

5  "  By  their  salvation,  recompense 

The  sorrows  I  endured : 
Just  to  the  merits  of  thy  Son, 
And  faithful  to  thy  word." 


THE  HOLY  SPIRIT.  187 

6  Eternal  life,  at  his  request, 
To  every  saint  is  given : 
Safety  on  earth,  and,  after  death, 
The  plenitude  of  heaven. 

TBLM  IIOILY  OFEISlIl'o 
CHARACTER  AND  INFLUENCE. 

256  .  .    ^'  ^- 

The  Spirit  Eternal  and  Almightif. 

ETERNAL  Spirit,  we  confess 
And  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  grace : 
Thy  power  conveys  our  blessings  down, 
From  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son. 

2  Enlightened  by  thy  heavenly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day ; 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger,  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  Thy  powder  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin; 
Do  our  imperious  lusts  subdue, 

And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  thy  voice, 
Thy  cheering  w^ords  awake  our  joys; 
Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind, 

And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 

257  L.  M. 

The  Spirit  the  Source  of  Life  and  Light, 

FATHER  of  mercies,  God  of  love, 
Send  down  thy  Spirit  from  above; 
Let  me  his  sacred  influence  feel. 
To  quicken,  purify  and  heal. 

2  May  He  these  stubborn  lusts  subdue, 
And  form  my  nature  all  anew; 


18S  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

To  thee  my  grovelling  spirit  raise, 
Excite  to  humble  prayer  and  praise. 

3  He  is  the  source  of  every  grace, 
Of  light,  and  life,  and  holiness; 
By  Him  alone  may  I  be  taught. 

And  all  my  works  in  Him  be  wrought. 

4  O !  let  thy  Holy  Spirit  come, 

And  make  my  heart  his  constant  home; 
There  his  abundant  grace  display. 
And  lead  me  in  a  perfect  way. 

258  ..        L.P.  M. 

The  Spirit  the  Source  of  Divine  Influences, 

ETERNAL  Spirit,  source  of  hght, 
Enlivening,  consecrating  fire, 
Descend,  and,  with  celestial  heat, 

Our  dull,  our  frozen  hearts  inspire: 
Our  souls  refine,  our  dross  consume; 
Come,  condescending  Spirit,  come. 

2  In  our  cold  breasts,  O !  strike  a  spark 

Of  the  pure  flame  which  seraphs  feel, 
Nor  let  us  wander  in  the  dark, 

Or  lie  benumbed  and  stupid  still : 
Come,  vivifying  Spirit,  come, 
And  make  our  hearts  thy  constant  home. 

3  Let  pure  devotion's  fervours  rise; 

Let  every  pious  passion  glow; 
O !  let  the  raptures  of  the  skies, 

Kindle  in  our  cold  hearts  below : 
Come,  condescending  Spirit,  come, 
And  make  our  souls  thy  constant  home. 

259  .C.  M  . 

The  Spirit  Illuminating. 

THE  Spirit  breathes  upon  the  word, 
And  brings  the  truth  to  sight; 


CHARACTER  AND  INFLUENCE  189 

Precepts  and  promises  afford 
A  sanctifying  light. 

2  A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 

Majestic,  like  the  sun; 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age, 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

3  The  hand  that  gave  it,  still  supplies 

The  gracious  light  and  heat : 
His  truths  upon  the  nations  rise; 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

4  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine, 

For  such  a  bright  display. 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

5  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 

The  steps  of  Him  I  love. 
Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view, 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

260  L.  M. 

Effusion  of  the  Spirit, 

GREAT  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great, 
"When  the  disciples  all  were  met: 
While  on  their  heads  the  Spirit  came, 
And  sat  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 

2  Wliat  gifts,  what  miracles  He  gave. 
And  power  to  kill,  and  power  to  save; 
Furnished   their   tongues    with   wondrous 

words. 
Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3  These  weapons  of  the  holy  war. 
Of  what  almighty  force  they  are, 
To  make  our  stubborn  passions  bow,* 
And  lay  the  proudest  rebel  low ! 


190  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT.  ^ 

4  Nations,  the  learned  and  the  rude, 
Are  by  these  heavenly  arms  subdued; 
While  Satan  rages  at  his  loss. 

And  hates  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 

5  Great  King  of  grace,  my  heart  subdue; 
I  would  be  led  in  triumph  too, 

A  willing  captive  to  my  Lord, 
And  sing  the  victories  of  his  word. 

261  .    S.  M. 

Grieving  the  Spirit. 

AND  canst  thou,  sinner,  slight 
The  call  of  love  divine? 
Shall  God  with  tenderness  invite, 
And  gain  no  thought  of  thine? 

2  Wilt  thou  not  cease  to  grieve 

The  Spirit  from  thy  breast. 
Till  He  thy  wretched  soul  shall  leave 
With  all  thy  sins  oppressed  ? 

3  To-day,  a  pardoning  God 

Will  hear  the  suppliant  pray ; 
To-day,  a  Saviour's  cleansing  blood 
Will  wash  thy  guilt  away. 

4  But  grace  so  dearly  bought, 

If  yet  thou  wilt  despise. 
Thy  fearful  doom  with  vengeance  fraught, 
Will  fill  thee  with  surprise. 

262  L.M. 

Grieved  Spirit  besovght. 

STAY,  thou  insulted  Spirit,  stay, 
Though  I  have  done  thee  such  despite; 
Cast  not  the  sinner  quite  away. 
Nor  take  thine  everlasting  flight. 

2  Though  I  have  most  unfaithful  been 
Of  all,  whoe'er  thy  grace  received, 


CHARACTER  AND  INFLUENCE.  191 

Ten  thousand  times  thy  goodness  seen, 
Ten  thousand  times  thy  goodness  grieved : 

3  Yet  O !  the  chief  of  sinners  spare, 
In  honour  of  my  great  High  Priest; 
Nor  in  thy  righteous  anger  swear, 

I  shall  not  see  thy  people's  rest. 

4  If  yet  thou  canst  my  sins  forgive, 
E'en  now,  O  Lord,  reheve  my  woes; 
Into  thy  rest  of  love  receive. 

And  bless  me  with  a  calm  repose. 

5  E'en  now  my  weary  soul  release. 
And  raise  me  by  thy  gracious  hand ; 
Guide  me  into  thy  perfect  peace. 
And  bring  me  to  the  promised  land. 

263  L.  M. 

The  Striving  of  the  Spirit. 

SAY,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within. 
Oft  whispered  to  thy  secret  soul; 
Urged  thee  to  leave  the  ways  of  sin. 
And  yield  thy  heart  to  God's  control? 

2  Hath  something  met  thee  in  the  path 

Of  worldliness  and  vanity, 
And  pointed  to  the  coming  wrath, 

And  w^arned  thee  from  that  wrath  to  fleeT 

3  Sinner,  it  was  a  heavenly  voice. 

It  was  the  Spirit's  gracious  call; 
It  bade  thee  make  the  better  choice, 
And  haste  to  seek  in  Christ  thine  all. 

4  Spurn  not  the  call  to  life  and  light; 

Reorard  in  time  the  warnino^  kind ; 
That  call  thou  mayst  not  always  slight, 
And  yet  the  gate  of  mercy  find. 

5  God's  Spirit  A\ill  not  always  strive 

With  hardened,  self-destroying  man; 


192  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

Ye  who  persist  his  love  to  grieve, 
May  never  hear  his  voice  again. 
6  Sinner,  perhaps  this  very  day, 
Thy  last  accepted  time  may  be; 

O !  shouldst  thou  grieve  Him  now  away. 
Then  hope  may  never  beam  on  thee. 

264  S.  M. 

The  Comforter, 

BLEST  Comforter  Divine, 
Whose  rays  of  heavenly  love 
^     Amid  our  gloom  and  darkness  shine, 
And  point  our  souls  above; 

2  Thou,  who  with  ''  still  small  voice" 

Dost  stop  the  sinner's  way. 
And  bid  the  mourning  saint  rejoice, 
Though  earthly  joys  decay ; 

3  Thou  whose  inspiring  breath 

Can  make  the  cloud  of  care. 
And  e'en  the  gloomy  vale  of  death, 
A  smile  of  glory  wear ; 

4  Thou,  who  dost  fill  the  heart 

With  love  to  all  our  race, 
Blest  Comforter !  to  us  impart 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 

265  S.  M. 

The  Spirifs  Influences. 

pOME,  Holy  Spirit,  come; 
^    Let  thy  bright  beams  arise; 
Dispel  the  darkness  from  our  minds, 
And  open  thou  our  eyes. 

2  Kevive  our  drooping  faith; 

Our  doubts  and  fears  remove; 
And  kindle  in  our  breasts  the  flame 
Of  never  dying  love. 


CHARACTER  AND  INFLUENCE  193 

3  Convince  us  of  our  sin, 

Then  lead  to  Jesus'  blood; 
And  to  our  wondering  view  reveal 
The  gracious  love  of  God. 

4  'Tis  thine  to  cleanse  the  heart, 

To  sanctify  the  soul, 
To  pour  fresh  life  on  every  part, 
And  new  create  the  whole. 

5  Dwell,  therefore,  in  our  hearts; 

Our  minds  from  bondage  free ; 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  praise,  and  love 
The  Father,  Son  and  Thee. 

266  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Descent  of  the  Spirit. 

COME,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  dove, 
With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love, 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look  how  we  grovel  here  below. 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys : 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go. 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise ; 
•    Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor  dying  rate ; 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee. 
And  thine  to  us  so  great? 

6  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  dove, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 
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194  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

267  L  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Spi?'it^s  Influences. 

COME,  gracious  Spirit,  heavenly  dove, 
With  light  and  comfort  from  above : 
Be  thou  our  Guardian,  thou  our  Guide; 
O'er  every  thought  and  step  preside. 

2  The  light  of  truth  to  us  display, 

And  make  us  know  and  choose  thy  way: 
Plant  holy  fear  in  every  heart, 
That  we  from  God  may  not  depart. 

3  Lead  us  to  holiness — the  road 

That  we  must  take  to  dwell  with  God ; 
Lead  us  to  Christ  the  living  way, 
Nor  let  us  from  his  precepts  stray. 

4  Lead  us  to  God,  our  final  rest. 
In  his  enjoyment  to  be  blessed ; 
Lead  us  to  heaven,  the  seat  of  bliss, 
"Where  pleasure  in  perfection  is. 

268  7s. 

Prayer  to  the  Spirit. 

GRACIOUS  Spirit,  Love  divine, 
Let  thy  light  within  me  shine; 
All  my  guilty  fears  remove, 
Fill  me  full  of  heaven  and  love. 

2  Speak  thy  pardoning  grace  to  me, 
Set  the  burdened  sinner  free ; 
Lead  me  to  the  Lamb  of  God, 
Wash  me  in  his  precious  blood. 

3  Life  and  peace  to  me  impart, 
Seal  salvation  on  my  heart; 
Breathe  thyself  into  my  breast. 
Earnest  of  immortal  rest. 

4  Let  me  never  from  thee  stray, 
Keep  me  in  the  narrow  way; 


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CHARACTER  AND  INFLUENCE.  195 


Fill  my  soul  with  joy  divine, 
Keep  me,  Lord,  for  ever  thine 


269  L.  M. 

Invocation  of  the  Spirit. 

COME,  Holy  Spirit,  calm  my  mind, 
And  fit  me  to  approach  my  God; 
Remove  each  vain,  each  worldly  thought, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  blest  abode. 

2  Hast  thou  imparted  to  my  soul 

A  living  spark  of  holy  fire? 
O !  kindle  now  the  sacred  flame. 
Make  me  to  burn  with  pure  desire. 

3  A  brighter  faith  and  hope  impart. 

And  let  me  now  my  Saviour  see : 
O !  soothe  and  cheer  my  burdened  heart, 
And  bid  my  spirit  rest  in  thee. 

270  7s  6s  &  8s. 
Prayer  for  the  Holy  Spirit, 

O  AVIOUR,  I  thy  word  believe, 

^     My  unbelief  remove ; 

Now  thy  quickening  Spirit  give, 

The  unction  from  above : 
Show  me,  Lord,  how  good  thou  art. 

My  soul  with  all  thy  fulness  fill; 
Send  the  Witness,  in  my  heart 

The  Holy  Ghost  reveal. 

2  Dead  in  sin  till  then  I  lie, 

Bereft  of  power  to  rise; 
Till  thy  Spirit  inwardly 

Thy  saving  blood  appHes : 
Now  the  mighty  gift  impart, 

My  sin  erase,  my  pardon  seal: 
Send  the  Witness,  in  my  heart 

The  Holy  Ghost  reveal. 


^96  THE    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

3  Blessed  Comforter,  come  down, 

And  live  and  move  in  me; 
Make  my  every  deed  thy  own, 

In  all  things  led  by  thee ; 
Bid  my  every  lust  depart, 

And  now  with  me,  vouchsafe  to  dwell; 
Faithful  Witness,  in  my  heart 

Thy  perfect  love  reveal. 

4  Let  me  in  thy  love  rejoice, 

Thy  shrine,  thy  pure  abode; 
Tell  me,  by  thine  inward  voice, 

That  I'm  a  child  of  God: 
Lord,  I  choose  the  better  part, 

Jesus,  I  wait  thy  peace  to  feel; 
Send  the  Witness,  in  my  heart 

The  Holy  Ghost  reveal. 

5  Whom  the  world  cannot  receive, 

O !  manifest  in  me : 
Son  of  God  I  cease  to  live. 

Unless  I  live  in  thee : 
Now  impute  thy  whole  desert, 

Restore  the  joy  from  which  I  fell; 
Breathe  the  Witness,  in  my  heart 

The  Holy  Ghost  reveal. 

271  .    L.  M. 

Evidences  of  Grace, 

SURE  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh, 
'Tis  He  sustains  my  fainting  heart; 
Else  would  my  hope  for  ever  die, 
And  every  cheering  ray  depart. 

2  When  some  kind  promise  cheers  my  soul, 
Do  I  not  find  his  healing  voice. 
The  tempest  of  my  fears  control. 
And  bid  my  drooping  powers  rejoice? 


CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE.  197 

3  Whene'er  to  call  the  Saviour  mine, 
With  ardent  wish  my  heart  aspires, 
Can  it  be  less  than  power  divine, 
Which  animates  these  strong  desires? 

4  What  less  than  thine  almighty  word, 
Can  raise  my  heart  from  earth  and  dust. 
And  bid  me  cleave  to  thee,  my  Lord, 
My  Life,  my  Treasure,  and  my  Trust? 

5  And  when  my  cheerful  hope  can  say, 
I  love  my  God,  and  taste  his  grace, 
Lord,  is  it  not  thy  blissful  ray. 

Which  brings  this  dawn  of  sacred  peace? 

6  Let  thy  kind  Spirit  in  my  heart, 
For  ever  dwell,  O  God  of  love; 

And  light,  and  heavenly  peace  impart, 
Sweet  earnest  of  the  joys  above. 

DEDICATION  AND  SELF-DENIAL. 
272  L.  M. 

Self  Dedication  to  God. 

LORD,  I  am  thine,  entirely  thine, 
Purchased  and  saved  by  blood  divine; 
With  full  consent  thine  I  would  be. 
And  own  thy  sovereign  right  in  me. 

2  Grant  one  poor  sinner  more  a  place, 
Among  the  children  of  thy  grace ; 
A  wretched  sinner,  lost  to  God, 
But  ransomed  by  Immanuel's  blood. 

3  Thine  would  I  live,  thine  would  I  die, 
Be  thine  through  all  eternity ; 

The  vow  is  past  beyond  repeal; 
Now  will  I  set  the  solemn  seal. 
17* 


198  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4  Here  at  that  cross  where  flows  the  blood 
That  bought  my  guilty  soul  for  God; 
Thee,  my  new  Master  now  I  call, 

And  consecrate  to  thee  my  all. 

5  Do  thou  assist  a  feeble  worm, 
The  great  engagement  to  perform ; 
Thy  grace  can  full  assistance  lend, 
And  on  that  grace  I  dare  depend. 

273  7s 

Surrendering  to  Christ. 

PEOPLE  of  the  living  God, 
I  have  sought  the  world  around, 
Paths  of  sin  and  sorrow  trod. 
Peace  and  comfort  no  where  found : 
Now  to  you  my  spirit  turns, 
Turns  a  fugitive  unblest; 
Brethren,  where  your  altar  burns, 
O !  receive  me  into  rest. 

2  Lonely,  I  no  longer  roam. 

Like  the  cloud,  the  wdnd,  the  wave; 
Where  you  dwell  shall  be  my  home. 
Where  you  die  shall  be  my  grave; 
Mine  the  God  whom  you  adore, 
Your  Redeemer  shall  be  mine; 
Earth  can  fill  my  soul  no  more, 
Every  idol  I  resign. 

8  Tell  me  not  of  gain  or  loss. 

Ease,  enjoyment,  pomp  or  power; 
Welcome  poverty  and  cross. 
Shame,  reproach,  affliction's  hour: 
*'  Follow  me;"  I  know  thy  voice; 
Jesus,  Lord,  thy  steps  I  see; 
Now  I  take  thy  yoke,  by  choice; 
Light  thy  burden  now  to  me. 


DEDICATION  AND  SELF-DENIAL.  199 

274  C.  M. 

Confessing  Christ. 

DIDST  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame, 
And  bear  the  cross  for  me? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  thy  name, 
Or  thy  disciple  be? 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  dread 

To  suffer  shame  or  loss; 
O !  let  me  in  thy  footsteps  tread, 
And  glory  in  thy  cross. 

3  Inspire  my  soul  with  life  divine, 

And  holy  courage  bold : 
Let  knowledge,  faith  and  meekness  shine, 
Nor  love  nor  zeal  grow  cold. 

4  Say  to  my  soul,  "  Why  dost  thou  fear 

The  face  of  feeble  clay? 
Behold,  thy  Saviour  ever  near, 
Will  guard  me  in  the  way." 

5  0 !  how  my  soul  w^ould  rise  and  run. 

At  this  reviving  word ; 
Nor  any  painful  sufferings  shun, 
To  follow  thee,  my  Lord. 

6  Let  sinful  men  reproach,  defame, 

And  call  thee  what  they  will, 
If  I  may  glorify  thy  name. 
And  be  thy  servant  still. 

275  L.  M. 

Devotion  to  Christ. 

A  H  wretched  souls,  who  strive  in  vain, 
-^     Slaves  to  the  world,  and  slaves  to  sin ! 
A  nobler  toil  may  I  sustain ; 
A  nobler  satisfaction  win. 


200  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2  May  I  resolve  with  all  my  heart, 
With  all  my  powers  to  serve  the  Lord; 
Nor  from  his  precepts  e'er  depart, 
Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 

3  O !  be  his  service  all  my  joy ! 
Around  let  my  example  shine, 
Till  others  love  the  blest  employ, 
And  join  in  labours  so  divine. 

4  Be  this  the  purpose  of  my  soul, 
My  solemn,  my  determined  choice. 
To  yield  to  his  supreme  control. 
And  in  his  kind  commands  rejoice. 

5  O !  may  I  never  faint  nor  tire. 

Nor  wandering  leave  his  sacred  ways : 
Great  God,  accept  my  soul's  desire. 
And  give  me  strength  to  live  thy  praise. 

276  L.  M. 

Determination. 

AWAKE  our  souls,  away  our  fears, 
Let  every  trembling  thought  be  gone; 
Aw^ake  and  run  the  heavenly  race, 
And  put  a  cheerful  courage  on. 

2  True,  'tis  a  strait  and  thorny  road, 

And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  faint; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  God, 

Who  feeds  the  strength  of  every  saint. 

3  The  mighty  God,  whose  matchless  power 

Is  ever  new  and  ever  young. 
And  firm  endures,  w^hile  endless  years 
Their  everlasting  circles  run. 

4  From  thee,  the  overflowing  spring. 

Our  souls  shall  drink  a  fresh  supply; 


DEDICATION  AND    SELF-DENIAL.  201 

While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength, 
Shall  melt  away,  and  droop  and  die. 

6  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air, 

We'll  mount  aloft  to  thine  abode : 
On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 
Nor  tire  amidst  the  heavenly  road. 

277  C.  M. 

Self-Denial. 

STRAIT  is  the  way,  the  door  is  strait, 
That  leads  to  joys  on  high; 
'Tis  but  a  few  that  find  the  gate, 
While  crowds  mistake  and  die. 

2  Beloved  self  must  be  denied, 

The  mind  and  will  renewed, 
Passion  suppressed  and  patience  tried, 
And  vain  desires  subdued. 

3  Flesh  is  a  dangerous  foe  to  grace, 

Where  it  prevails  and  rules ; 
Flesh  must  be  humbled,  pride  abased, 
Lest  they  destroy  our  souls. 

4  The  love  of  gold  be  banished  hence. 

That  vile  idolatry ; 
And  every  member,  every  sense. 
In  sweet  subjection  lie. 

5  The  tongue,  that  most  unruly  power. 

Requires  a  strong  restraint; 
We  must  be  watchful  every  hour, 
And  pray,  but  never  faint. 

6  Lord,  can  a  feeble  helpless  worm 

Fulfil  a  task  so  hard? 
Thy  grace  must  all  my  work  perform, 
And  give  the  free  reward. 


202  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

278  L.  M. 

Broad  and  narrow  Ways. 

BROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 
And  thousands  walk  together  there; 
But  wisdom  shows  a  narrow  path, 
With  here  and  there  a  traveller. 

2  ^'Deny  thyself,  and  take  thy  cross," 

Is  the  Redeemer's  great  command : 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  dross, 
If  she  v/ould  gain  this  heavenly  land. 

3  The  fearful  soul  that  tires  and  faints, 

And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteemed  almost  a  saint, 

And  makes  his  own  destruction  sure. 

4  Lord,  let  not  all  my  hopes  be  vain; 

Create  my  heart  entirely  new ; 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain, 
Which  false  apostates  never  knew. 

279  L.  M. 

Renouncing  the  World, 

I  SEND  the  joys  of  earth  away; 
Away  ye  tempters  of  the  mind. 
False  as  the  smooth,  deceitful  sea. 
And  empty  as  the  whistling  wind. 

2  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along, 

Down  to  the  gulf  of  black  despair. 
And  whilst  I  listened  to  your  song. 

Your  streams  had  e'en  conveyed  me  there 

3  Lord,  I  adore  thy  matchless  grace. 

That  warned  me  of  that  dark  abyss, 
That  drew  me  from  those  treacherous  seas, 
And  bade  me  seek  superior  bliss. 


DEDICATION  AND   SELF-DENIAL.  203 

4  Now  to  the  shining  realms  above, 

I  stretch  my  hands,  and  glance  my  eyes : 
O !  for  the  pinions  of  a  dove, 
To  bear  me  to  the  upper  skies. 

5  There  from  the  bosom  of  my  God, 

Oceans  of  endless  pleasure  roll; 
There  would  I  fix  my  last  abode, 
And  drown  the  sorrows  of  my  soul. 

280  .  C.  M. 

Renunciation  of  the  World. 

HOW  vain  are  all  things  here  below . 
How  false,  and  yet  how  fair ! 
Each  pleasure  has  its  poison  too. 
And  every  sweet  a  snare. 

2  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky, 

Give  but  a  flattering  light; 
We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigh, 
Where  we  possess  delight. 

3  Our  dearest  joys,  and  nearest  friends. 

The  partners  of  our  blood, 
How  they  divide  our  wavering  minds, 
And  leave  but  half  for  God ! 

4  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 

How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense! 
Thither  the  warm  affections  move, 
Nor  can  we  call  them  thence. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  beauties  be 

My  soul's  eternal  food ; 
And  grace  command  my  heart  away 
From  all  created  good. 

281  _     S.  M.       ^ 

Believers  dead  to  Sin. 

SHALL  we  go  on  to  sin, 
Because  thy  grace  abounds; 


204  CHRISTIAN  EXrERIENCE. 

Or  crucify  the  Lord  again, 
And  open  all  his  wounds? 

2  Forbid  it,  mighty  God, 

Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said, 
That  we,  whose  sins  are  crucified. 
Should  raise  them  from  the  dead. 

3  We  will  be  slaves  no  more, 

Since  Christ  has  made  us  free ; 
Has  nailed  our  tyrants  to  his  cross. 
And  bought  our  liberty. 

282  L.  M. 

The  Vanity  of  Creatures. 

MAN  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires. 
He  burns  within  with  restless  fires; 
Tossed  to  and  fro,  his  passions  fly 
From  vanity  to  vanity. 

2  In  vain  on  earth  we  hope  to  find 
Some  solid  good  to  fill  the  mind; 
We  try  new  pleasures,  but  we  feel 
The  inward  thirst  and  torment  still. 

3  So,  when  a  raging  fever  bums, 
We  shift  from  side  to  side  by  turns; 
And  'tis  a  poor  relief  we  gain, 

To  change  the  place,  but  keep  the  pain. 

4  Great  God,  subdue  this  vicious  thirst, 
This  love  to  vanity  and  dust; 

Cure  the  vile  fever  of  the  mind. 
And  feed  our  souls  with  joys  refined. 

283  L.  M. 

Crucifixion  by  the  Cross* 

WHEN  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross, 
On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 


DEDICATION  AND  SELF-DENIAL.  '20o 

My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast. 

Save  in  the  death  of  Christ  my  God ; 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See,  from  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 

Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down; 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  J 

4  His  dving  crimson,  like  a  robe. 

Spreads  o'er  his  body  on  the  tree ; 
Then  am  I  dead  to  all  the  elobe. 
And  all  the  globe  is  dead  to  me. 

5  ^Vere  the  ^^hole  realm  of  nature  mine, 

That  were  a  present  far  too  small; 
Love  so  amazinof.  so  divine. 

Demands  my  soul,  my  hfe,  my  all. 
284  ^    L.  M." 

A  Sight  of  God  mortifcs  vs  to  the  World. 

UF  to  the  fields  where  ano;els  he, 
And  U^ing  waters  gently  roll. 
Fain  would  my  thouo-hts  leap  out  and  flv, 
But  sin  hangs  hea\y  on  mv  soul. 

2  Thy  wondrous  blood,  dear  dying  Christ, 

Can  make  this  world  of  guilt  remove ; 
And  thou  canst  bear  me  where  thou  fliest. 
On  thy  kind  wings,  celestial  Do\e ! 

3  O !  might  I  once  mount  up  and  see 

The  glories  of  the  eternal  skies. 
What  little  thincrs  these  worlds  would  be, 
How  despicable  to  my  eves ! 

4  Had  I  a  glance  of  thee,  my  God, 

Kingdoms  and  men  would  vanish  soon; 

IS 


206  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

Vanish,  as  though  I  saw  them  not, 
As  a  dim  candle  dies  at  noon. 

5  Then  they  might  fight,  and  rage,  and  rave,       1 

I  should  perceive  the  noise  no  more 
Than  we  can  hear  a  shaking  leaf, 

While  rattling  thunders  round  us  roar. 

6  Great  All  in  All,  Eternal  King, 

Let  me  but  view  thy  lovely  face. 
And  all  my  powers  shall  bow  and  sing 
Thine  endless  grandeur  and  thy  grace. 

285  CM. 

Parting  with  carnal  Joys. 

MY  soul  forsakes  her  vain  dehght, 
And  bids  the  world  farewell ; 
Base  as  the  dirt  beneath  my  feet, 
And  mischievous  as  hell. 

2  No  longer  will  I  ask  your  love. 

Nor  seek  your  friendship  more; 
The  happiness  that  I  approve 
Is  not  within  your  power. 

3  There's  nothing  round  this  spacious  earth, 

That  suits  my  large  desire ; 
To  boundless  joy  and  solid  mirth, 
My  nobler  thoughts  aspire : 

4  Where  pleasure  rolls  its  living  flood. 

From  sin  and  dross  refined, 
Still  springing  from  the  throne  of  God, 
And  fit  to  cheer  the  mind. 

5  The  almighty  Ruler  of  the  sphere, 
,     The  glorious  and  the  great, 
Brings  his  own  all-sufficience  there. 

To  make  our  bliss  complete. 

6  Had  I  the  pinions  of  a  dove, 

I'd  climb  the  heavenly  road; 


SELF-EXAMINATION.  207 

There  sits  my  Saviour,  dressed  in  love, 
And  there  my  smiling  God. 

286  8s  &  7s. 

World  reiiGunced. 

JESUS,  I  my  cross  have  taken, 
All  to  leave  and  follow  thee ; 
Naked,  poor,  despised,  forsaken, 

Thou  from  hence  my  All  shalt  be : 
Let  the  world  neglect  and  leave  me; 

They  have  left  my  Saviour  too : 

Human  hopes  have  oft  deceived  me; 

Thou  art  faithful,  thou  art  true 

2  Perish,  earthly  fame  and  treasure 

Come,  disaster,  scorn  and  pain . 
In  thy  service,  pain  is  pleasure ; 

With  thy  favour,  loss  is  gain : 
O !  'tis  not  in  grief  to  harm  me. 

While  thy  bleeding  love  I  see ; 
O !  'tis  not  in  joy  to  charm  me, 

When  that  love  is  hid  from  me 

SELF-EXAMINATION, 

287  7s. 

An  anxious  Inquiry, 

5n^IS  a  pomt  I  long  to  know, 
-L     Oft  it  causes  anxious  thouorht: 
Do  I  love  the  Lord,  or  no? 
Am  I  his,  or  am  I  not? 

2  If  I  love,  why  am  I  thus? 

Why  this  dull  and  lifeless  frame? 
Hardly,  sure,  can  they  be  worse. 
Who  have  never  heard  his  name. 


208  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

3  Could  my  heart  so  hard  remain, 

Prayer  a  task  and  burden  prove, 
Every  trifle  give  me  pain, 
If  I  knew  a  Saviour's  love? 

4  When  I  turn  my  eyes  v^ithin, 

AlLis  dark,  and  vain,  and  wild; 
Filled  with  unbelief  and  sin. 
Can  I  deem  myself  a  child? 

5  If  I  pray,  or  hear,  or  read, 

Sin  is  mixed  with  all  I  do; 
You  who  love  the  Lord  indeed, 
Tell  me — is  it  thus  with  you? 

6  Yet  I  mourn  my  stubborn  will. 

Find  my  sin  a  grief  and  thrall; 
Should  I  grieve  for  what  I  feel, 
If  I  did  not  love  at  all? 

7  Could  I  joy  his  saints  to  meet. 

Choose  the  ways  I  once  abhorred, 
Find  at  times  the  promise  sweet, 
If  I  did  not  love  the  Lord? 

8  Lord,  decide  the  doubtful  case. 

Thou  who  art  thy  people's  Sun : 
Shine  upon  thy  w^ork  of  grace. 
If  it  be  indeed  begun. 

9  Let  me  love  thee  more  and  more, 

If  I  love  at  all,  I  pray; 
If  I  have  not  loved  before. 
Help  me  to  begin  to-day. 

288  lis. 

An  anxious  Inquiry. 

LET  me  think  of  that  evening,  the  saddest, 
the  last. 
In  the  Saviour's  mysterious  sojourn  below, 


SELF-EXAMINATION.  209 

When  He  sat  with  the  twelve  at  their  mourn- 
ful repast, 
And  mingled  his  tears  in  tlie  cup  of  their 
wo. 

2  Why  falls  the  reproof  on  these  sheep  of  his 

hand? 
In  this  hour  of  distress,  can  a  traitor  be 

nigh? 
Why  breaks  from  the  lips  of  this  desolate 

band 
The  sorrowful  question,  "  O  Lord,  is  it  I?" 

3  If  a  traitor  was  found  midst  the  privileged 

few. 
If  its  own  hidden  treason  each  heart  could 
descry ; 
Let  my  poor  startled  conscience  each  mo- 
ment renew 
The  anxious  inquiry,  "  O  Lord,  is  it  I?" 

4  O  thou  searcher  of  hearts,  whose  mystical 

line 
Can  fathom  a  breast  too  deceitful  for  me, 
Try  all  the  recesses  and  windings  of  mine, 
And  help  me  to  cast  all  its  sorrows  on  thee 

289  L.  M. 

Self -Examination, 

WHAT  strange  perplexities  arise. 
What  anxious  fears  and  jealousies, 
What  crowds  in  doubtful  light  appear, 
How  few,  alas,  approved  and  clear ! 

2  And  what  am  I? — My  soul  awake. 
And  an  impartial  survey  take ; 
Does  no  dark  sign,  no  ground  of  fear, 
In  practice  or  in  heart  appear? 

18* 


210  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3  What  image  does  my  spirit  bear? 
Is  Jesus  formed,  and  living  there? 
Say,  do  his  Uneaments  divine 

In  thought,  and  word,  and  action  shine? 

4  Searcher  of  hearts,  O !  search  me  still; 
The  secrets  of  my  soul  reveal ; 

My  fears  remove ;  let  me  appear 

To  God,  and  my  own  conscience  clear. 

5  May  I,  consistent  with  thy  word, 
Approach  thy  table,  O  my  Lord? 
May  I  among  thy  saints  appear? 
Shall  I  a  welcome  guest  be  there? 

6  Have  I  the  wedding  garment  on? 
Or  do  I  naked,  stand  alone? 

O!  quicken,  clothe  and  feed  my  soul; 
Forgive  my  si»s,  and  make  me  whole. 

PRAYER  AND  WATCHFULNESS. 
290  C.  M. 

Nature  of  Prayer, 

PRAYER  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire, 
Unuttered  or  expressed ; 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  fire 
That  trembles  in  the  breast. 

2  Prayer  is  the  burden  of  a  sigh, 

The  falling  of  a  tear ; 
The  upward  glancing  of  an  eye, 
When  none  but  God  is  near. 

3  Prayer  is  the  simplest  form  of  speech 

That  infant  lips  can  try ; 
Prayer  the  sublimest  strains  that  reach 
The  Majesty  on  high. 

4  Prayer  is  the  contrite  sinner's  voice 

Returning  from  his  ways, 


PRAYER  AND  WATCHFULNESS.  211 

While  angels  in  their  songs  rejoice, 
And  say — ''  Behold,  he  prays." 

6  Prayer  is  the  Christian's  vital  breath, 
The  Christian's  native  air, 
His  watchword  at  the  gate  of  death : 
He  enters  heaven  with  prayer. 

291  H.  M. 

Invoking  the  Presence  of  Christ* 

COME,  my  Redeemer,  come. 
And  deign  to  dwell  with  me; 
Come,  and  thy  right  assume, 

And  bid  thy  rivals  flee : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

2  Exert  thy  mighty  power. 

And  banish  all  my  sin; 
In  this  auspicious  hour. 

Bring  all  thy  graces  in : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

3  Rule  thou  in  every  thought 

And  passion  of  my  soul. 
Till  all  my  powers  are  brought 

Beneath  thy  full  control : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home, 

4  Then  shall  my  days  be  thine. 

And  all  my  heart  be  love. 
And  joy  and  peace  be  mine. 

Such  as  are  known  above : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 


212  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

292  L.  M. 

Watchfulness  and  Prayer. 

AUR   Saviour's  words  are,  ''  Watch  and 

^     pray;" 

Lord,  make  us  willing  to  obey. 

Able  thy  counsel  to  fulfil; 

From  thee  must  come  both  power  and  will. 

2  The  wisdom  from  above  impart, 

To  keep  our  hand,  our  tongue,  our  heart, 
In  thought,  word,  deed — that  so  we  may 
Pray^  while  we  watch ;  watch,  while  we  pray. 

3  Lest  while  we  watch,  and  fear  no  snare, 
We  fall  into  neglect  of  prayer; 

Or,  while  we  pray,  and  watch  not,  sin 
Creep,  like  a  subtle  serpent,  in. 

4  When,  by  an  evil  world  beset, 
Allurements  smile,  or  dangers  threat, 
Well  let  us  watch  our  Master's  eye, 
To  pray  for  faith,  to  fight  or  fly. 

5  Our  strength  be  his  omnipotence; 
His  truth  our  sole  and  sure  defence; 
His  grace  can  help  the  feeblest  saint 
To  watch  and  pray,  and  never  faint. 

6  For  He  who  hath  commanded  thus. 

Oft  watched  and  prayed  on  earth  for  us; 
And  still,  with  interceding  love. 
Watches  and  prays  for  us  above. 

293  7s. 

Wrestling  in  Prayer. 

LORD,  I  cannot  let  thee  go. 
Till  a  blessing  thou  bestow : 
Do  not  turn  away  thy  face, 
Mine's  an  urgent,  pressing  case. 


PRAYER  AND  WATCHFULNESS.  213 

2  Dost  thou  ask  me  who  I  am? 

Ah!  my  Lord,  thou  knowest  my  name; 
Yet  the  question  gives  a  plea, 
To  support  my  suit  with  thee. 

3  Thou  didst  once  a  wretch  behold, 
In  rebellion  blindly  bold, 

Scorn  thy  grace,  thy  power  defy : 
That  poor  rebel.  Lord,  was  L 

4  Once  a  sinner  near  despair, 
Sought  thy  mercy-seat  by  prayer; 
Mercy  heard,  and  set  him  free ; 
Lord,  that  mercy  came  to  me. 

5  Many  days  have  passed  since  then, 
Many  changes  I  have  seen; 

Yet  have  been  upheld  till  now ; 
Who  could  hold  me  up  but  thou? 

6  Thou  hast  helped  in  every  need ; 
This  emboldens  me  to  plead; 
After  so  much  mercy  past, 
Canst  thou  let  me  sink  at  last? 

7  No,  I  must  maintain  my  hold, 
'Tis  thy  goodness  makes  me  bold, 
I  can  no  denial  take. 

When  I  plead  for  Jesus'  sake. 

294  C.  M. 

Watchfulness  and  Prayer. 

ALAS!  what  hourly  dangers  rise, 
What  snares  beset  my  way ; 
To  heaven  I  fain  would  lift  my  eyes, 
And  hourly  watch  and  pray. 

2  How  oft  my  mournful  thoughts  complain, 
And  melt  in  flowing  tears ! 
Striving  against  my  foes  in  vain, 
I  sink  amid  my  fears. 


214  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

3  O  gracious  God,  in  whom  I  live, 

My  feeble  efforts  aid : 
Help  me  to  watch,  and  pray,  and  strive, 
Nor  let  me  be  dismayed. 

4  Do  thou  increase  my  faith  and  hope, 

When  fears  and  foes  prevail ; 
And  bear  my  fainting  spirit  up, 
Or  soon  my  strength  will  fail. 

5  O !  keep  me  in  thy  heavenly  way, 

And  bid  the  tempter  flee; 

And  never,  never  let  me  stray 

From  happiness  and  thee. 

295  S.  M. 

Watch  and  Pray. 

MY  soul,  be  on  thy  guard, 
Ten  thousand  foes  arise; 
And  hosts  of  sins  are  pressing  hard, 
To  draw  thee  from  the  skies. 

2  O !  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray. 

The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er; 
Renew  it  boldly  every  day. 
And  help  divine  implore. 

3  Ne'er  think  the  victory  w^on, 

Nor  once  at  ease  sit  down ; 
Thy  arduous  work  will  not  be  done, 
'Till  thou  hast  got  the  crown. 

4  Fight  on,  my  soul,  till  death 

Shall  bring  thee  to  thy  God; 
He'll  take  thee,  at  thy  parting  breath, 
Up  to  his  blest  abode. 

296  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  Deliverance  answered. 

IN  thine  own  w^ays,  O  God  of  love, 
We  wait  the  visits  of  thy  grace; 


PRAYER  AND  WATCHFULNESS.  215 

Our  soul's  desire  is  to  thy  name, 
And  the  remembrance  of  thy  face. 

2  Our  thoughts  are  searching,  Lord,  for  thee, 
Mid  the  black  shades  of  lonesome  night; 
Our  earnest  cries  salute  the  skies, 
Before  the  dawn  restores  the  light. 

3  Look,  how  rebellious  men  deride 
The  tender  patience  of  our  God : 
But  they  shall  see  thy  lifted  hand, 
And  feel  the  scourges  of  thy  rod. 

4  Hark!  the  Eternal  rends  the  sky, 
A  mighty  voice  before  Him  goes, 
A  voice  of  music  to  his  friends, 
Of  threatening  thunder  to  his  foes. 

5  ''  Come,  children,  to  your  Father's  arms, 
Hide  in  the  chambers  of  my  grace, 

Till  the  fierce  storms  be  overblown, 
And  my  revenging  fury  cease. 

6  "  My  sw^ord  shall  boast  its  thousands  slain, 
And  drink  the  blood  of  haughty  kings. 
While  heavenly  peace  around  my  flock, 
Stretches  its  soft  and  shady  wings." 

297  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Divine  Presence. 

OTHOU,  to  whose  all-searching  sight. 
The  darkness  shineth  as  the  light; 
Search,  prove  my  heart,  it  pants  for 'thee; 
O !  burst  these  bonds,  and  set  it  free. 

2  If  in  this  darksome  wild  I  stray. 

Be  thou  my  Light,  be  thou  my  Way; 

No  foes,  nor  violence  I  fear. 

Nor  fraud,  w^hile  thou,  my  God,  art  near. 

3  WHien  rising  floods  my  soul  o'erflow, 
When  sinks  my  heart  in  waves  of  wo; 


216  CHRISTIAN  EXrERIENCE 

Jesus,  thy  timely  aid  impart, 

And  raise  my  head,  and  cheer  my  heart 

4  Saviour,  where'er  thy  steps  I  see. 
Dauntless,  untired,  I  follow  thee: 
O !  let  thy  hand  support  me  still. 
And  lead  me  to  thy  holy  hill. 

5  If  rough  and  thorny  be  the  way. 
My  strength  proportion  to  my  day; 
Till  toil,  and  grief  and  pain  shall  cease, 
Where  all  is  calm,  and  joy  and  peace. 

298  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Divine  Presence. 

PERMIT  me,  Lord,  to  seek  thy  face, 
Obedient  to  thy  call; 
To  seek  the  presence  of  thy  grace, 
My  strength,  my  life,  my  all. 

2  All  I  can  wish  is  thine  to  give : 

My  God,  I  ask  thy  love. 
That  greatest  bliss  I  can  receive. 
That  bliss  of  heaven  above. 

3  To  heaven  my  restless  heart  aspires; 

O !  for  a  quickening  ray. 
To  wake  and  warm  my  faint  desires, 
And  cheer  the  tiresome  way. 

4  The  path  to  thy  divine  abode. 

Through  a  wild  desert  lies; 
A  thousand  snares  beset  the  road, 
A  thousand  terrors  rise. 

5  Satan  and  sin  unite  their  art. 

To  keep  me  from  my  Lord ; 
Dear  Saviour  guard  my  trembling  heart, 
And  guide  me  by  thy  word. 


1 


PRAYER   AND    WATCHFULNESS.  217 

f>  My  Guardian,  my  almighty  Friend, 
On  thee  my  soul  would  rest; 
On  thee  alone  my  hopes  depend, 
Be  near,  and  I  am  blest. 

299  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  quickening  Grace, 

OSUN  of  Rio^hteousness  divine. 
On  us  with  beams  of  mercy  shine; 
Chase  the  dark  clouds  of  guilt  away, 
And  turn  our  darkness  into  day. 

2  While  mourning  o'er  our  guilt  and  shame, 
And  asking  mercy  in  thy  name. 

Dear  Saviour,  cleanse  us  with  thy  blood, 
And  be  our  Advocate  with  God. 

3  Sustain,  when  sinking  in  distress, 
And  guide  us  through  this  wilderness; 
Teach  our  low  thoughts  from  earth  to  rise, 
And  lead  us  onward  to  the  skies. 

300  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  Protection. 

THROUGH  all  the  various  shifting  scene 
Of  life's  mistaken  ill  or  good; 
Thy  hand,  O  God,  conducts  unseen 
The  beautiful  vicissitude. 

2  Thou  givest  with  paternal  care, 
Howe'er  unjustly  we  complain. 
To  each  their  necessary  share 

Of  joy  and  sorrow,  health  and  pain. 

3  Trust  we  to  youth,  or  friends  or  power? 
Fix  we  on  this  terrestrial  b^ll? 

When  most  secure,  the  coming  hour, 
If  thou  see  fit,  may  blast  them  all. 

19 


218  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4  When  lowest  sunk  with  grief  and  shame, 
Filled  with  affliction's  bitter  cup, 

Lost  to  relations,  friend  and  fame, 
Thy  powerful  hand  can  raise  us  up. 

5  Thy  powerful  consolations  cheer, 

Thy  smiles  suppress  the  deep-fetched  sigh; 
Thy  hand  can  dry  the  trickling  tear, 
That  secret  wets  the  orphan's  eye. 

6  Thus  far  sustained,  and  clothed  and  fed, 
Through   life's   tumultuous    scenes   we've 

come ; 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 
And  lead,  and  bring  us  safely  home. 

301  S.  M 

Importunate  Prayer. 

TESUS,  w^ho  knows  full  well 
J     The  heart  of  every  saint; 
Invites  us  all  our  griefs  to  tell. 
To  pray  and  never  faint. 

2  He  bows  his  gracious  ear ; 

We  never  plead  in  vain; 
Yet  we  must  wait  till  He  appear. 
And  pray,  and  pray  again. 

3  Though  unbelief  suggest. 

Why  should  we  longer  wait? 
He  bids  us  never  give  Him  rest. 
But  be  importunate. 

4  Jesus  the  Lord  will  hear 

His  chosen  when  they  cry, 
Yes,  though  He  may  a  w^hile  forbear, 
He'll  help  them  from  on  high 

5  His  nature,  truth  and  love. 

Engage  Him  on  their  side; 


PRAYER  AND   WATCHFULNESS.  219 

When  tliey  are  grieved,  his  bowels  move, 
And  can  they  be  denied? 

6  Then  let  us  earnest  be, 

And  never  faint  in  prayer; 
He  loves  our  importunity. 

And  makes  our  cause  his  care. 

302  L.  M. 

Constancy  in  Prayer. 

PRAYER  was  appointed  to  convey 
The  blessino^s  God  desims  to  ^ive: 
Long  as  they  live,  should  Christians  pray, 
For  only  while  they  pray,  they  live. 

2  The  Christian's  heart  his  prayer  indites, 

He  speaks  as  prompted  from  within : 
The  Spirit  his  petition  writes. 

And  Christ  receives  and  gives  it  in. 

3  If  pains  afflict,  or  wrongs  oppress, 

If  cares  distract,  or  fears  dismay; 
If  guilt  deject,  if  sin  distress, 

The  remedy's  before  thee — pray. 

4  'Tis  prayer  supports  the  soul  that's  weak, 

Though  thought  be  broken,  language  lame ; 
Pray  if  thou  canst,  or  canst  not  speak, 
But  pray  with  faith  in  Jesus'  name. 

303  L-  M. 

Hinderances  to  Prayer. 

WHAT  various  hinderances  we  meet, 
In  coming  to  a  mercy  seat? 
Yet  who  that  knows  the  worth  of  prayer, 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there  ? 

2  Prayer  makes  the  darkened  cloud  withdraw, 
Prayer  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw. 


220  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love, 
Brings  every  blessing  from  above. 

3  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight; 
Prayer  makes  the  Christian's  armour  bright; 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  sees 

The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

4  Have  you  no  words  ?     Ah !  think  again, 
Words  flow  apace  when  you  complain, 
And  fill  your  fellow-creature's  ear. 
With  the  sad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

5  Were  half  the  breath  thus  vainly  spent. 
To  heaven  in  supplication  sent, 

Your  cheerful  song  would  oftener  be, 
^'  Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me.'* 

304  L.  M. 

Encouragement  in  Prayer. 

WHERE  is  my  God?  does  He  retire 
Beyond  the  reach  of  humble  sighs? 
Are  these  weak  breathings  of  desire. 
Too  languid  to  ascend  the  skies? 

2  No,  Lord,  my  breathings  of  desire. 

My  weak  petitions,  if  sincere. 
Are  not  forbidden  to  aspire, 

But  reach  to  thy  all-gracious  ear. 

3  Look  up,  my  soul,  with  cheerful  eye. 

See  where  the  great  Redeemer  stands : 
The  glorious  Advocate  on  high. 

With  precious  incense  in  his  hands. 

4  He  smiles  on  every  humble  groan. 

He  recommends  each  broken  prayer; 
Recline  thy  hope  on  Him  alone. 

Whose  power  and  love  forbid  despair. 

5  Teach  my  weak  heart,  O  gracious  Lord, 

With  stronger  faith  to  call  thee  mine; 


PRAYER  AND  WATCHFULNESS.  221 

Bid  me  pronounce  the  blissful  word. 
My  Father,  God,  with  joy  divine. 

305  7s 

Encouragement  to  Prayer, 

COME,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare, 
Jesus  loves  to  answer  prayer ; 
He  himself  has  bid  thee  pray. 
Therefore  will  not  say  thee  nay. 

2  Thou  art  coming  to  a  King, 
Large  petitions  with  thee  bring; 
For  his  grace  and  power  are  such, 
None  can  ever  ask  too  much. 

3  With  my  burden  I  begin. 
Lord,  remove  this  load  of  sin; 
Let  thy  blood,  for  sinners  spilt, 
Set  my  conscience  free  from  guilt. 

4  Lord,  I  come  to  thee  for  rest, 
Take  possession  of  my  breast; 

There  thy  blood-bought  right  maintain, 
And  without  a  rival  reign. 

5  While  I  am  a  pilgrim  here, 
Let  thy  love  my  spirit  cheer; 

As  my  Guide,  my  Guard,  my  Friend, 
Lead  me  to  my  journey's  end. 

6  Show  me  what  I  have  to  do. 
Every  hour  my  strength  renew; 
Let  me  live  a  life  of  faith. 

Let  me  die  thy  people's  death. 

306  12s 

Seaman^s  Prayer  in  Danger. 

T\7HEN  through  the  torn  sail  the  wild 

' '      tempest  is  streaming, 
When  o'er  the  dark  w^ave  the  red  lightning 
is  gleaming, 

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222  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

Nor  hope  lends  a  ray,  the  poor  seaman  to 

cherish, 
We  fly  to  our  Maker;  ''  Save,  Lord,  or  we 

perish." 

2  O  Jesus,  once  rocked  on  the  breast  of  the 

billow. 
Aroused  by  the  shriek  of  despair  from  thy 

pillow. 
Now  seated  in  glory,  the  mariner  cherish, 
Who  cries  in  his  anguish,  "  Save,  Lord,  or 

we  perish." 

3  And,  O !  when  the  whirlwind  of  passion  is 

raging, 
When  sin  in  our  hearts  his  wild  warfare  is 

waging, 
Then  send  down  thy  grace,  thy  redeemed  to 

cherish, 
Kebuke  the  destroyer;  "  Save,  Lord,  or  we 

perish." 

307      .  C.  M. 

The  Lord's  Prayer, 

FATHER  of  all,  we  bow  to  thee, 
Who  d we]  1st  in  heaven,  adored; 
But  present  still,  through  all  thy  works, 
The  universal  Lord. 

2  For  ever  hallowed  be  thy  name, 

By  all  beneath  the  skies; 
And  let  thy  kingdom  still  advance, 
Till  grace  to  glory  rise. 

3  A  grateful  homage  let  us  yield, 

With  hearts  resigned  to  thee ; 
And  as  in  heaven  thy  will  is  done, 
On  earth  so  let  it  be. 


PRAYER  AND  WATCHFULNESS.  223 

4  From  day  to  day  we  humbly  own 

The  hand  that  feeds  ns  still : 
Give  us  our  bread,  and  teach  to  rest 
Contented  in  thy  will. 

5  Our  sins  befoi:e  thee  we  confess: 

O !  may  they  be  forgiven ; 
As  we  to  others  mercy  show, 
We  mercy  beg  from  heaven. 

6  Still  let  thy  grace  our  lives  direct, 

From  evil  guard  our  way; 
And  in  temptation's  fatal  path, 
Permit  us  not  to  stray. 

7  For  thine  the  power,  the  kingdom  thine, 

All  glory's  clue  to  thee ; 
Thine  from  eternity  they  were, 
And  thine  shall  ever  be. 

308  L.  M. 

Prayer  answered  hy  Crosses. 

I  ASKED  the  Lord,  that  I  might  grow 
In  faith,  and  love,  and  every  grace; 
Might  more  of  his  salvation  know, 
And  seek  more  earnestly  his  face. 

2  'Twas  He  w^ho  taught  me  thus  to  pray, 

And  He,  I  trust,  has  answered  prayer; 
But  it  has  been  in  such  a  way, 
As  almost  drove  me  to  despair. 

3  I  hoped  that  in  some  favoured  hour, 

At  once  He'd  answer  my  request; 
And  by  his  love's  constraining  power, 
Subdue  my  sins  and  give  me  rest. 

4  Instead  of  this  He  made  me  feel 

The  hidden  evils  of  my  heart, 
And  let  the  angry  powers  of  hell 
Assault  my  soul  in  every  part. 


224  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

5  Yea,  more ;  with  his  own  hand  He  seemed 

Intent  to  aggravate  my  wo; 
Crossed  all  the  fair  designs  I  schemed, 
Blasted  my  gourds,  and  laid  me  low. 

6  ''  Lord,  why  is  this?"  I  trembling  cried, 

"  Wilt  thou  pursue  thy  worm  to  death?" 
^'  'Tis  in  this  way,"  the  Lord  replied, 
*'  I  answer  prayer  for  grace  and  faith. 

7  "  These  inward  trials  I  employ 

From  self  and  pride  to  set  thee  free, 
And  break  thy  schemes  of  earthly  joy, 
That  thou  mayst  seek  thy  all  in  me." 

FAITH. 
309  L.  M. 

Faith  in  Christ. 

WHEN  sins  and  fears  prevailing  rise. 
And  fainting  hope  almost  expires; 
Jesus,  to  thee  I  lift  mine  eyes. 

To  thee  I  breathe  my  soul's  desires. 

2  Art  thou  not  mine,  my  living  Lord? 

And  can  my  hope,  my  comfort  die, 
Fixed  on  thy  everlasting  word. 

That  word  which  built  the  earth  and  sky  ? 

3  If  my  immortal  Saviour  lives. 

Then  my  immortal  life  is  sure; 
His  word  a  firm  foundation  gives, 
Here  let  me  build  and  rest  secure. 

4  Here  let  my  faith  unshaken  dwell. 

Immovable  the  promise  stands; 
Nor  all  the  powers  of  earth,  or  hell. 
Can  e'er  dissolve  the  sacred  bands. 


I 


GRACES — FAITH.  225 

5  Here,  O  my  soul,  thy  trust  repose, 
Since  Jesus  is  forever  mine, 
Not  death  itself,  that  last  of  foes, 
Shall  break  a  union  so  divine ! 

310  C.  M. 

Living  Faith. 

MISTAKEN  souls,  that  dream  of  heaven, 
And  make  their  empty  boast 
Of  inw^ard  joys  and  sins  forgiven, 
While  they  are  slaves  to  lust. 

2  Vain  are  our  fancies,  airy  flights, 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead ; 
None  but  a  living  pov^er  unites 
To  Christ  the  living  head. 

3  'Tis  faith  that  changes  all  the  heart; 

'Tis  faith  that  works  by  love, 

That  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart. 

And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  'Tis  faith  that  conquers  earth  and  hell, 

By  a  celestial  power; 
This  is  the  grace  that  shall  prevail 
In  the  decisive  hour. 

5  Faith  must  obey  her  Father's  will, 

As  well  as  trust  his  grace ; 
A  pardoning  God  is  jealous  still 
For  his  own  holiness. 

6  When  from  the  curse  He  sets  us  free, 

He  makes  our  nature  clean ; 
Nor  would  He  send  his  Son  to  be 
The  minister  of  sin. 

7  His  Spirit  purifies  our  frame, 

And  seals  our  peace  with  God; 
Jesus  and  his  salvation  came, 
By  water  and  by  blood. 


226  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

311  C.  M. 

Faith  of  Things  unseen. 

FAITH  is  the  brightest  evidence 
Of  things  beyond  our  sight, 
Breaks  through  the  clouds  of  flesh  and  sense, 
And  dwells  in  heavenly  light. 

2  It  sets  times  past  in  present  view, 

Brings  distant  prospects  home. 
Of  things  a  thousand  years  ago, 
Or  thousand  years  to  come. 

3  By  faith  we  know  the  worlds  w^ere  made 

By  God's  almighty  w^ord; 
Abram  to  unknown  countries  led. 
By  faith  obeyed  the  Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city  fair  and  high, 

Built  by  the  eternal  hands; 
And  faith  assures  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heavenly  building  stands. 

312  L-  M. 

Christians  walking  by  Faith. 

?T^IS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come, 
J-    We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as  night, 
Till  we  arrive  at  heaven  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 

2  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies ; 

She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear; 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through. 

While  faith  inspires  a  heavenly  ray, 

Though  lions  roar  and  tempests  blow, 

And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way. 


GRACES FAITH.  227 

4  So  Abram,  by  divine  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God; 
His  faith  beheld  the  promised  land, 
And  fired  his  zeal  along  the  road. 

313  C.  M 

Efficacy  of  Faith. 

FAITH  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss, 
And  saves  me  from  its  snares; 
Its  aid  in  every  duty  brings, 
And  softens  all  my  cares : 

2  Extinguishes  the  thirst  of  sin, 

And  lights  the  sacred  fire 
Of  love  to  God,  and  heavenly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  desire. 

3  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  power, 

The  healing  balm  to  give; 
That  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

4  Wide  it  unveils  celestial  worlds. 

Where  deathless  pleasures  reign ; 
And  bids  me  seek  my  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  me  seek  in  vain : 

5  Shows  me  the  precious  promise  sealed 

With  the  Redeemer's  blood; 
iVnd  helps  my  feeble  hope  to  rest 
Upon  a  faithful  God. 

6  There,  there  unshaken  would  I  rest, 

Till  this  vile  body  dies; 
And  then  on  faith's  triumphant  wingS; 
At  once  to  glory  rise. 

314  CM. 

Sustaining  Faith. 

5T^IS  faith  supports  my  feeble  soul, 
-L     In  times  of  deep  distress; 


228  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

When  storms  arise  and  billows  roll, 
Great  God,  I  trust  thy  grace. 

2  Thy  powerful  arm  still  bears  me  up, 

Whatever  griefs  befall ; 
Thou  art  my  life,  my  joy,  my  hope, 
And  thou  my  all  in  all. 

3  Bereft  of  friends,  beset  with  foes, 

With  dangers  all  around, 

To  thee  I  all  my  fears  disclose, 

In  thee  my  help  is  found. 

4  In  every  want,  in  every  strait. 

To  thee  alone  I  fly ; 
When  other  comforters  depart, 
Thou  art  for  ever  nigh. 

315  C.  M. 

Faith  in  Time  of  Declension. 

TTTHEN  any  turn  from  Sion's  way 
' »     Alas !  what  numbers  do ! 
Methinks  I  hear  my  Saviour  say, 
"  Wilt  thou  forsake  me  too?" 

2  Ah,  Lord,  with  such  a  heart  as  mine 

Unless  thou  hold  me  fast, 
I  feel  I  must,  I  shall  decline. 
And  prove  like  them  at  last. 

3  Yet  thou  alone  hast  power,  I  know 

To  save  a  wretch  like  me; 
To  whom,  or  whither  could  I  go, 
If  I  should  turn  from  thee? 

4  Beyond  a  doubt,  I  rest  assured. 

Thou  art  the  Christ  of  God ; 
W^ho  hast  eternal  life  secured, 
By  promise  and  by  blood. 


GRACES — FAITH.  229 

5  No  voice  but  thine  can  give  me  rest, 

And  bid  my  fears  depart; 
No  love  but  thine  can  make  me  blest, 
And  satisfy  my  heart. 

6  What  anguish  has  this  question  stirred, 

''And  wilt  thou  also  go?" 
Dear  Lord,  relying  on  thy  word, 
I  humbly  answer — no ! 

316  5s,  6s  &  9s. 

Peace  in  Believing. 

HOW  happy  are  they 
Who  the  Saviour  obey, 
And  have  laid  up  their  treasure  above! 
O !  what  tongue  can  express 
The  sweet  comfort  and  peace 
Of  a  soul  in  its  earliest  love? 

2  'Twas  heaven  below 

My  Redeemer  to  know, 
And  the  angels  could  do  nothing  more 

Than  to  fall  at  his  feet, 

And  the  story  repeat, 
And  the  Lover  of  sinners  adore. 

3  O !  the  rapturous  height 
Of  that  holy  dehght, 

Which  I  felt  in  the  life-giving  blood ! 

Of  my  Saviour  possessed, 

I  was  perfectly  blessed, 
As  if  filled  with  the  fulness  of  God. 

4  Then,  all  the  day  long. 
Was  my  Jesus  my  song. 

And  redemption  through  faith  in  his  name; 

O !  that  all  might  believe. 

And  salvation  receive. 
And  their  song  and  their  joy  be  the  same. 

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230  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

317  L.  C.  M. 

Fleeing  to  Christ  as  a  Refuge. 

OTHOU,  that  hearest  the  prayer  of  faith, 
Wilt  thou  not  save  a  soul  from  death, 
That  casts  itself  on  thee  ? 
I  have  no  refuge  of  my  own, 
But  fly  to  w^hat  my  Lord  has  done 
And  suffered  once  for  me. 

2  Slain  in  the  guilty  sinner's  stead, 
His  spotless  righteousness  I  plead, 

And  his  atoning  blood : 
Thy  righteousness  my  robe  shall  be. 
Thy  merit  shall  avail  for  me, 

And  bring  me  near  to  God. 

3  Then  snatch  me  from  eternal  death, 
The  Spirit  of  adoption  breathe, 

His  consolation  send : 
By  Him  some  w^ord  of  life  impart, 
And  sv^eetly  whisper  to  my  heart, 

"  Thy  Maker  is  thy  Friend." 

4  The  kino^  of  terrors  then  would  be 
A  welcome  messenger  to  me. 

To  bid  me  come  away : 
Unclogged  by  earth,  or  earthly  things, 
I'd  mount,  I'd  fly  with  eager  wings, 

To  everlasting  day. 

318  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  Assurance. 

WHY  should  the  children  of  a  King 
Go  mourning  all  their  days? 
Great  Comforter,  descend  and  bring 
Some  tokens  of  thy  grace. 


GRACES — FAITH.  231 

2  Dost  thou  not  dwell  in  all  the  saints, 

And  seal  the  heirs  of  heaven? 
When  wilt  thou  banish  my  complaints, 
And  show  my  sins  forgiven? 

3  Assure  my  conscience  of  her  part 

In  the  Redeemer's  blood; 
And  bear  thy  witness  with  my  heart, 
That  I  am  born  of  God. 

4  Thou  art  the  earnest  of  his  love, 

The  pledge  of  joys  to  come; 
And  thy  soft  wings,  celestial  Dove, 
Will  safe  convey  me  home. 

319  S.  M. 

Appropriating  Faith. 

FAITH  is  a  precious  grace. 
Where'er  it  is  bestowed; 
It  boasts  of  a  celestial  birth, 
And  is  the  gift  of  God. 

2  Jesus  it  owns  as  King, 

And  all-atoning  Priest; 
It  claims  no  merit  of  its  own. 
But  looks  for  all  in  Christ. 

3  On  Him  it  safely  leans, 

In  times  of  deep  distress ; 
Flies  to  the  fountain  of  his  blood. 
And  trusts  his  righteousness. 

4  All  through  the  wilderness, 

It  is  our  strength  and  stay ; 
Nor  can  we  miss  the  heavenly  road, 
While  it  directs  our  way. 

5  Lord,  'tis  thy  work  alone, 

And  that  divinely  free; 
Send  down  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son, 
To  work  this  faith  in  me. 


232  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

320  L.  C.  M. 

Faith^s  Contemplation. 

0  ISRAEL,  who  is  like  to  thee, 
A  people  saved  and  called  to  be 
Peculiar  to  the  Lord! 
Thy  shield,  He  guards  thee  from  the  foe; 
Thy  sword,  He  fights  thy  battles  too; 
Himself  thy  great  reward. 

2  Fear  not,  though  many  should  oppose, 
For  God  is  stronger  than  thy  foes, 

And  makes  thy  cause  his  own : 
The  promised  land  before  thee  lies, 
Go  and  possess  the  glorious  prize, 

Reserved  for  thee  alone. 

3  In  glory  there  the  King  appears. 
He  wipes  away  his  people's  tears, 

And  makes  their  sorrow  cease; 
From  toil  and  strife  they  there  repose, 
And  dwell  secure  from  all  their  foes, 

In  everlasting  peace. 

4  Fair  emblem  of  a  better  rest. 

Of  which  believers  are  possessed, 

Beyond  material  space; 
Methinks  I  see  the  heavenly  shore, 
Where  sin  and  sorrow  are  no  more. 

And  long  to  reach  the  place. 

5  Nor  shall  I  always  absent  be 
From  Him  my  soul  desires  to  see. 

Within  the  realms  of  light : 
Ere  long  my  Lord  will  rend  the  veil. 
And  not  a  cloud  shall  then  conceal 

His  glory  from  my  sight. 


GRACES — FAITH.  233 

321  C  M. 

Confidence  in  God. 

WHENCE    do   our   mournful   thoughts 
arise? 
And  where's  our  courage  fled? 
Has  restless  sin,  and  raging  hell, 
Struck  all  our  comforts  dead? 

2  Have  we  forgot  the  almighty  Name 

That  formed  the  earth  and  sea? 
And  can  an  all-creating  arm 
Grow  weary  or  decay? 

3  Treasures  of  everlasting  might 

In  our  Jehovah  dwell; 
He  gives  the  conquest  to  the  weak, 
And  treads  their  foes  to  hell. 

4  Mere  mortal  power  shall  fade  and  die, 

And  youthful  vigour  cease; 
But  we  that  wait  upon  the  Lord, 
Shall  feel  our  strength  increase. 

5  The  saints  shall  mount  on  eagles'  wings, 

And  taste  the  promised  bliss, 
Till  their  unwearied  feet  arrive 
Where  perfect  pleasure  is. 

322  8s. 

Victorious  Faith, 

THE  moment  a  sinner  believes, 
And  trusts  in  his  crucified  God, 
His  pardon  at  once  he  receives, 

Redemption  in  full  through  his  blood. 

2  The  faith,  that  unites  to  the  Lamb, 
And  brings  such  salvation  as  this, 
Is  more  than  mere  fancy  or  name, 
The  work  of  God's  Spirit  it  is. 

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234  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3  It  treads  on  the  world  and  on  hell ; 

It  vanquishes  death  and  despair; 
And,  what  is  still  stranger  to  tell, 
It  overcomes  heaven  by  prayer. 

4  It  says  to  the  mountains,  "depart," 

That  stand  betwixt  God  and  the  soul: 
It  binds  up  the  broken  in  heart. 

The  wounded  in  conscience  makes  whole; 

5  Bids  sins  of  a  crimson-like  dye, 

Be  spotless  as  snow,  and  as  white; 
And  raises  the  sinner  on  high, 
To  dwell  with  the  angels  of  light. 

323  10s  &  lis. 

The  Triumph  of  Faith. 

BEGONE,  unbelief,  my  Saviour  is  near, 
And  for  my  relief,  will  surely  appear : 
By  prayer  let  me  wrestle,  and  he  will  perform ; 
With  Christ  in  the  vessel,  I  smile  at  the 
storm. 

2  Though  dark  be  my  way,  since  H^is  my 

guide, 
'Tis  mine  to  obey,  'tis  his  to  provide. 
Though  cisterns  be  broken,  and  creatures 

all  fail, 
The  word  He  has  spoken  shall  surely  prevail. 

3  His  love,  in  time  past,  forbids  me  to  think 
He'll  leave  me  at  last,  in  trouble  to  sink ; 
Each  sweet  Ebenezer,  I  have  in  review, 
Confirms  his  good  pleasure  to  help  me  quite 

through. 

4  Why  shoal d  I  complain  of  want  and  distress, 
Temptation  or  pain?  He  told  me  no  less. 


GRACES — FAITH.  235 

The  heirs  of  salvation,  I  know  from  his  word, 
Through  much  tribulation  must  follow  their 
Lord. 

5  Since  all  that  I  meet  shall  work  for  my  good, 
The  bitter  is  sweet,  the  medicine  food : 
Though  painful  at  present,  'twill  cease  before 

long. 
And  then  O !  how  pleasant  the  conqueror's 

song. 

324  S.  M.  D. 

Rest  only  found  in  God. 

A!  WHERE  shall  rest  be  found, 

^     Rest  for  the  weary  soul  ? 

'Twere  vain  the  ocean  depths  to  sound, 

Or  pierce  to  either  pole : 
The  world  can  never  give 

The  bliss  for  which  we  sigh ; 
'Tis  not  the  whole  of  life  to  live. 

Nor  all  of  death  to  die. 

2  Beyond  this  vale  of  tears 

There  is  a  life  above. 
Unmeasured  by  the  flight  of  years; 

And  all  that  life  is  love. 
There  is  a  death  whose  pang 

Outlasts  the  fleeting  breath; 
O !  what  eternal  horrors  hang: 

Around  ''the  second  death!'' 

3  Lord  God  of  truth  and  grace, 

Teach  us  that  death  to  shun, 
Lest  we  be  banished  from  thy  face. 

And  evermore  undone. 
Here  would  we  end  our  quest : 

Alone  are  found  in  thee, 
The  life  of  perfect  love,  the  rest 

Of  immortality. 


236  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


HOPE. 

325  L.  M. 

Hope  in    God. 

n^HE  God  of  my  salvation  lives; 
J-     My  nobler  life  He  will  sustain; 
His  word  immortal  vigour  gives, 

Nor  shall  my  glorious  hopes  be  vain. 

2  Thy  presence,  Lord,  can  cheer  my  heart, 

Though  every  earthly  comfort  die; 
Thy  smile  can  bid  my  pains  depart, 
And  raise  my  sacred  pleasures  high. 

3  O !  let  me  hear  thy  blissful  voice, 

Inspiring  life  and  joy  divine ; 
The  barren  desert  shall  rejoice ; 
'Tis  paradise,  if  thou  art  mine. 

326  C.  M. 

Confident  Hope. 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
The  life  of  my  delights, 
The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  m}^  nights. 

2  In  darkest  shades  if  He  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun ; 
He  is  my  soul's  bright  morning  star, 
And  He  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss. 
While  Jesus  shows  his  heart  is  mine, 
And  whispers,  I  am  his. 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay, 

At  that  transporting  word ; 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way, 
To  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 


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5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 
I'd  break  through  every  foe ; 
The  wings  of  love  and  arms  of  faith 
Should  bear  me  conqueror  through. 

327  L-  M. 

Hope  in  the  Redeemer, 

FAREWELL,  ye  transitory  things, 
The  wealth  of  kinordoms  and  of  kings: 
A  nobler  object  far  than  you, 
Appears  to  my  enraptured  view : 

2  Jesus !  in  whom  all  glories  meet, 
Holy  and  just,  and  good  and  great, 
Ever  compassionate  and  kind, 

My  Saviour,  Advocate  and  Friend. 

3  His  blood  redeemed  my  guilty  soul. 
On  Him  I  all  my  burdens  roll; 
From  Him  I  seek,  in  Him  possess 
Wisdom  and  strength  and  righteousness. 

4  His  praise  shall  all  my  powers  employ, 
My  present  hope,  my  future  joy ; 

For  Him  I  count  my  gain  but  loss, 
And  glory  only  in  his  cross. 

LOVE. 

328  L.  M. 

Delight  in  Christ. 

OF  all  the  joys  we  mortals  know, 
Jesus,  thy  love  exceeds  the  rest; 
Love  the  best  blessing  here  below, 
The  nearest  image  of  the  blest. 

2  While  we  are  held  in  thine  embrace, 

There's  not  a  thought  attempts  to  rove; 
Each  smile  upon  thy  beauteous  face 
Fixes,  and  charms,  and  fires  our  love. 


238  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3  While  of  thy  absence  we  complain, 

And  long,  or  weep  in  all  we  do, 
There's  a  strange  pleasure  in  the  pain, 
And  tears  have  their  own  sweetness  too. 

4  When  round  thy  courts  by  day  we  rove, 

Or  ask  the  watchman  of  the  night, 
For  some  kind  tidings  of  our  love, 

Thy  very  name  creates  delight. 
6  Jesus,  our  God,  yet  rather  come ; 

Our  eyes  would  dwell  upon  thy  face. 
'Tis  best  to  see  our  Lord  at  home. 

And  feel  the  presence  of  his  grace. 

329  .       ®s.     . 

Chief  Object  of  a  Believer'' s  Love. 

HOW  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours, 
When  Jesus  no  longer  I  see; 
Sweet   prospects,   sweet  birds,   and  sweet 
flowers, 
Have  lost  all  their  sweetness  with  me; 
The  mid-summer  sun  shines  but  dim. 

The  fields  strive  in  vain  to  look  gay, 
But  when  I  am  happy  in  Him, 
December's  as  pleasant  as  May. 

2  His  name  yields  the  richest  perfume. 

And  sweeter  than  music  his  voice; 
His  presence  disperses  my  gloom, 

And  makes  all  within  me  rejoice : 
I  should,  were  He  always  thus  nigh. 

Have  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear; 
No  mortal  so  happy  as  I, 

]\Iy  summer  would  last  all  the  year. 

3  Content  with  beholding  his  face. 

My  all  to  his  pleasure  resigned. 
No  changes  of  season  or  place. 

Would  make  any  change  in  my  mind. 


GRACES — LOVE.  239 

While  blessed  with  a  sense  of  his  love, 

A  palace  a  toy  would  appear; 
And  prisons  would  palaces  prove, 

If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  me  there. 

i  Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  I  am  thine, 

If  thou  art  my  sun  and  my  song; 
Say,  why  do  I  languish  and  pine. 

And  why  are  my  winters  so  long? 
O !  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  my  sky, 

Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore; 
Or  take  me  unto  thee  on  high. 

Where  winter  and  clouds  are  no  more. 

330  C.  M. 

Love  to  Christ. 

HOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 
In  a  believer's  ear ! 
It  soothes  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 

And  calms  the  troubled  breast; 
'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul. 
And  to  the  weary  rest. 

3  Dear  Name,  the  rock  on  which  I  build, 

My  shield  and  hiding  place; 
My  never  failing  treasury,  filled 
With  boundless  stores  of  grace. 

4  Jesus,  my  Shepherd,  Husband,  Friend, 

My  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King; 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 

5  Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  heart, 

And  cold  my  warmest  thought; 
But  when  I  see  thee  as  thou  art, 
ril  praise  thee  as  I  ought. 


240  CHRISi-lAN    EXPERIENCE. 

6  Till  then  I  would  thy  love  proclaim 
With  every  fleeting  breath ; 
And  may  the  music  of  thy  name 
Refresh  my  sonl  in  death. 

331  S.  M. 

Love  to  an  Unseen  Saviour, 

NOT  v^ith  our  mortal  eyes, 
Have  we  beheld  the  Lord; 
Yet  we  rejoice  to  hear  his  name, 
And  love  Him  in  his  word. 

2  On  earth  we  want  the  sight 

Of  our  Redeemer's  face, 
Yet,  Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  delight 
To  dwell  upon  thy  grace. 

3  And  when  we  taste  thy  love, 

Our  joys  divinely  grow, 
Unspeakable,  like  those  above, 
And  heaven  begins  below. 

332  C.  M. 

Christian  Love. 

HAPPY  the  heart  where  graces  reign, 
Where  love  inspires  the  breast; 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train. 
And  strengthens  all  the  rest. 

2  Knowledge,  alas !  'tis  all  in  vain, 

And  all  in  vain  our  fear; 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign, 
If  love  be  absent  there. 

3  'Tis  love  that  makes  our  cheerful  feet 

In  swift  obedience  move ; 
The  devils  know  and  tremble  too. 
But  devils  cannot  love. 

4  This  is  the  grace  that  lives  and  sings, 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease; 


GRACES — LOVE.  241 

'Tis  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings, 
In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 

5  Before  we  quite  forsake  our  clay, 
Or  leave  this  dark  abode, 
The  wings  of  love  bear  us  away, 
To  see  our  smiling  God. 

333  L.  M. 

Love  essential  to  Religion. 

HAD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use. 
If  love  be  absent.  I  am  found 
Like  tinkling  brass,  an  empty  sound. 

2  Were  I  inspired  to  preach  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  heaven  and  hell; 
Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove, 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  love. 

3  Should  I  distribute  all  my  store, 
To  feed  the  bowels  of  the  poor. 
Or  give  my  body  to  the  flame. 
To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name: 

4  If  love  to  God,  and  love  to  men. 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain : 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal, 
The  work  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil. 

334  C.  M. 

Christians  drawn  with  Cords  of  Love, 

MY  God,  wdiat  gentle  cords  are  thine, 
How  soft,  and  yet  how  strong ! 
While  power,  and  truth,  and  love  combine, 
To  draw  our  souls  along. 

2  Thou  saw'st  us  crushed  beneath  the  yoke 
Of  Satan  and  of  sin; 
Thy  hand  the  iron  bondage  broke, 
Our  worthless  hearts  to  win 

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CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 


3  The  guilt  of  twice  ten  thousand  sins 

One  offering  takes  away; 
And  grace,  when  first  the  war  begins, 
Secures  the  crowning  day. 

4  Comfort  through  all  this  vale  of  tears, 

In  rich  profusion  flows, 
And  glory  of  unnumbered  years 
Eternity  bestows. 

5  Drawn  by  such  cords,  we  onward  move, 

Till  round  thy  throne  we  meet; 
And  captives  in  the  chains  of  love. 
Embrace  our  Conqueror's  feet. 

335  C.  M. 

Christ  the  Object  of  Love. 

JESUS,  I  love  thy  charming  name, 
'Tis  music  to  mine  ear; 
Fain  would  I  sound  it  out  so  loud. 
That  earth  and  heaven  should  hear. 

2  Yes,  thou  art  precious  to  my  soul, 

My  joy,  my  hope,  my  trust; 
Jewels,  to  thee,  ^re  gaudy  toys, 
And  gold  is  sordid  dust. 

3  All  my  capacious  powers  can  wish, 

In  thee  most  richly  meet; 
Nor  to  mine  eyes  is  light  so  dear, 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 

4  Thy  grace  still  dwells  upon  my  heart, 

And  sheds  its  fragrance  there; 
The  noblest  balm  of  all  its  wounds, 
The  cordial  of  its  care. 

5  I'll  speak  the  honours  of  thy  name, 

With  my  last,  labouring  breath; 
Then  speechless  clasp  thee  in  mine  arms, 
The  antidote  of  death. 


GRACES — JOY.  243 

336  L.  M. 

Love  abounding. 

COME,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell 
By  faith  and  love  in  every  breast ; 
Then  shall  v^e  know,  and  taste,  and  feel 
The  joys  that  cannot  be  expressed. 

2  Come,  fill  our  hearts  with  inward  strength, 
Make  our  enlarged  souls  possess, 

And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and  length 
Of  thine  unmeasurable  grace. 

3  Now  to  the  God,  whose  power  can  do 
More  than  our  thoughts  or  wishes  know, 
Be  everlasting  honours  done. 

By  all  the  church,  through  Christ  his  Son. 

JOY. 

337  C  M 

Rejoicing  in  Christ. 

FROM  thee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall  rise, 
And  run  eternal  rounds. 
Beyond  the  limits  of  the  skies, 
And  all  created  bounds. 

2  The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul 

Shall  death  itself  outbrave. 
Leave  dull  mortality  behind. 
And  fly  beyond  the  grave. 

3  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  reigns, 

In  heaven's  unmeasured  space, 
I'll  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  pleasure  and  in  praise. 

4  Millions  of  years  my  wondering  eyes 

Shall  o'er  thy  beauties  rove. 
And  endless  ages  I'll  adore 
The  glories  of  thy  love. 


244  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

5  Sweet  Jesus,  every  smile  of  thine 

Shall  fresh  endearments  bring, 
And  thousand  tastes  of  new  delight 
From  all  thy  graces  spring. 

6  Haste,  my  Beloved,  fetch  my  soul 

Up  to  thy  blest  abode : 
Fly,  for  my  spirit  longs  to  see 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

338  C.  M. 

Rejoicing  in  Christ. 

0!  FOR  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 
My  dear  Redeemer's  praise; 
The  glories  of  my  God  and  King, 
The  triumphs  of  his  grace. 

2  My  gracious  Master,  and  my  God, 

Assist  me  to  proclaim. 
To  spread  through  all  the  earth  abroad. 
The  honours  of  thy  name. 

3  JESUS,  the  name  that  calms  our  fears, 

That  bids  our  sorrows  cease ; 
'Tis  music  in  the  sinner's  ears; 
'Tis  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  power  of  reigning  sin, 

He  sets  the  prisoner  free; 
His  blood  can  make  the  foulest  clean; 
His  blood  availed  for  me. 

5  Let  us  obey,  we  then  shall  know, 

Shall  feel  our  sins  forgiven : 
Anticipate  our  heaven  below. 
And  ow^n  that  love  is  heaven. 

339  7s. 

Rejoicing  in  the  Light. 

BOUNDLESS  glory.  Lord,  be  thine; 
Thou  hast  mad(3  the  darkness  shine; 


GRACES JOY.  245 

Thou  hast  sent  a  cheering  ray ; 
Thou  hast  turned  our  night  to  day. 

2  Darkness  long  inYolved  us  round, 
Till  we  knew  the  joyful  sound : 
Then  our  darkness  fled  away, 
Chased  by  truth's  effulgent  ray. 

3  They  are  blest,  and  none  beside, 
They,  who  in  the  truth  abide ; 
Clear  the  light  that  marks  their  way, 
Leading  to  eternal  day. 

4  Guide  us,  Saviour,  through  the  road. 
Till  we  reach  the  saints'  abode; 
Till  -we  see  thee  throned  above. 

As  thou  art,  the  God  of  love. 

340  L.  M. 

Hymn  of  Praise  to  Christ. 

JOIN,  all  who  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
To  sing  his  everlasting  fame ; 
Great  God,  prepare  each  heart  and  voice, 
In  Him  for  ever  to  rejoice. 

2  With  Him,  I  daily  love  to  walk; 
Of  Him,  my  soul  delights  to  talk; 
On  Him,  I  cast  my  every  care ; 
Like  Him,  one  day,  I  shall  appear. 

3  Bless  Him,  my  soul,  from  day  to  day, 
Trust  Him,  to  lead  thee  on  thy  way; 
Give  Him  thy  poor,  weak,  sinful  heart; 
With  Him,  O !  never,  never  part. 

4  Take  Him  for  strength  and  righteousness, 
Make  Him  thy  refuge  in  distress; 

Love  Him,  above  all  earthly  joy, 
And  Him  in  every  thing  employ. 

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246  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

5  Praise  Him  in  cheerful,  grateful  songs; 
To  Him  your  highest  praise  belongs : 
Bless  Him  who  does  your  heaven  prepare, 
And  makes  you  meet  his  joy  to  share. 

341  C.  M. 

The  Believer^s  Joy  in  Life  and  Death. 

JOY  is  a  fruit  that  will  not  grow 
In  nature's  barren  soil; 
All  we  can  boast,  till  Christ  we  know, 
Is  vanity  and  toil. 

2  But  where  the  Lord  has  planted  grace, 

And  made  his  glories  known; 
There  fruits  of  heavenly  joy  and  peace 
Are  found,  and  there  alone. 

3  A  bleeding  Saviour  seen  by  faith, 

A  sense  of  pardoning  love, 
A  hope  that  triumphs  over  death, 
Give  joys  like  those  above. 

4  To  take  a  glimpse  within  the  veil; 

To  know  that  God  is  mine ; 
Are  springs  of  joy,  that  never  fail, 
Unspeakable,  divine. 

5  These  are  the  joys  which  satisfy 

And  sanctify  the  mind: 
Which  make  the  spirit  mount  on  high, 
And  leave  the  world  behind. 

6  No  more,  believers,  mourn  your  lot; 

But  since  you  are  the  Lord's, 
Resign  to  them,  that  know  Him  not, 
Such  joys  as  earth  affords. 


GRACES — BROTHERLY  LOVE.      247 

BEOTHERLY  LOYE. 

342  S.  M. 

Christian  Fellowship. 

BLEST  be  the  tie  that  binds 
Our  hearts  in  Christian  love; 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds, 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 

We  pour  our  ardent  prayers : 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear, 
And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 

It  gives  us  inward  pain ; 
But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way; 
While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil  and  pain, 

And  sin  we  shall  be  free ; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign. 
Through  all  eternity. 

343  C.  M. 

Fellowship  with  the  Saints. 

COME,  let  US  join  our  friends  above, 
That  have  obtained  the  prize ; 
And  on  the  eagle  wings  of  love, 
To  joy  celestial  rise. 


248  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2  Let  saints  below  his  praises  sing, 

With  those  to  glory  gone; 
For  all  the  servants  of  our  King, 
In  heaven  and  earth,  are  one. 

3  One  family,  we  dwell  in  Him, 

One  church  above,  beneath : 
Though  now  divided  by  the  stream, 
The  narrow  stream  of  death. 

4  One  army  of  the  living  God, 

To  his  commands  we  bow ; 
Part  of  the  host  have  crossed  the  flood, 
And  part  are  crossing  now. 

5  How  many  to  their  endless  home, 

This  solemn  moment  fly; 
And  we  are  to  the  margin  come, 
And  soon  expect  to  die. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  be  our  constant  guide ; 

Then  when  the  word  is  given. 
Bid  the  cold  waves  of  death  divide, 
And  land  us  safe  in  heaven. 

344  .  .^•^' 

Christian  Fellowship. 

OUR  souls,  by  love  together  knit, 
Cemented,  mixed  in  one. 
One  hope,  one  heart,  one  mind,  one  voice 
'Tis  heaven  on  earth  begun. 

2  Our  hearts  have  often  burned  within. 

And  glowed  with  sacred  fire. 
While  Jesus  spoke,  and  fed  and  blessed, 
And  filled  the  enlarged  desire. 

3  The  little  cloud  increases  still. 

The  heavens  are  big  with  rain; 


GRACES — BROTHERLY  LOVE.      249 

We  haste  to  catch  the  teeming  shower, 
And  all  its  moisture  drain. 

4  A  rill,  a  stream,  a  torrent  flows; 

But  pour  a  mighty  flood ; 
O !  sweep  the  nations,  shake  the  earth, 
Till  all  proclaim  thee  God. 

5  And  when  thou  mak'st  thy  jewels  up, 

And  sett'st  thy  starry  crown ; 
When  all  thy  sparkling  gems  shall  shine, 
Proclaimed  by  thee  thine  own; 

6  May  we,  a  little  band  of  love, 

We  sinners,  saved  by  grace, 
From  glory  unto  glory  changed. 
Behold  thee  face  to  face. 

345  8s  &  7s. 

Prayer  for  the  Graces  of  the  Spirit. 

LOVE  divine,  all  love  excelling, 
Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down; 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling, 

All  thy  faithful  mercies  crown. 
Jesus,  thou  art  all  compassion. 

Pure,  unbounded  love  thou  art; 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation. 
Enter  every  longing  heart. 

2  Breathe,  O !  breathe  thy  loving  Spirit, 

Into  every  troubled  breast; 
Let  us  all  in  thee  inherit. 

Let  us  find  thy  promised  rest:    ' 
Take  away  the  love  of  sinning. 

Alpha  and  Omega  be. 
End  of  faith,  as  its  beginning. 

Set  our  hearts  at  liberty. 

3  Come,  almighty  to  deliver, 

Let  us  now  thy  life  receive, 


250  CHRISTIAN  EXrERIENCE. 

Suddenly  return,  and  never, 
Never  more  thy  temples  leave. 

Thee  we  would  be  always  blessing, 
Serve  thee  as  thine  hosts  above; 

Pray,  and  praise  thee  without  ceasing, 
Glory  in  thy  precious  love. 

4  Finish  then  thy  new  creation, 

Pure,  unspotted  may  we  be : 
Let  us  see  our  whole  salvation 

Perfectly  secured  by  thee: 
Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place ; 
Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love  and  praise. 

346  L  M. 

Brotherly  Love, 

NO  W  by  the  bowels  of  my  God, 
His  sharp  distress,  his  sore  complaints, 
By  his  last  groans,  his  dying  blood, 
I  charge  my  soul  to  love  the  saints. 

2  Clamour,  and  wrath  and  war  begone, 
Envy  and  spite  for  ever  cease ; 

Let  bitter  words  no  more  be  known 
Amongst  the  saints,  the  sons  of  peace. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  a  peaceful  dove, 

FHes  from  the  realms  of  noise  and  strife; 
Why  should  we  vex  and  grieve  his  love, 
Who  seals  our  souls  to  heavenly  life? 

4  Tender  and  kind  be  all  our  thoughts. 
Through  all  our  lives  let  mercy  run : 
So  God  forgives  our  numerous  faults, 
For  the  dear  sake  of  Christ  his  Son. 


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CONSISTENT  CONDUCT. 
347  L.  M. 

Conformity  to  Christ. 

JESUS,  my  Saviour,  let  me  be 
More  perfectly  conformed  to  thee; 
Implant  each  grace,  each  sin  dethrone, 
And  form  my  temper  like  thine  own. 

2  My  foe,  when  hungry,  let  me  feed, 
Share  in  his  grief,  supply  his  need ; 
The  haughty  frown  may  I  not  fear, 
But  with  a  lowly  meekness  bear. 

3  To  others  let  me  always  give, 
What  I  from  others  would  receive; 
Good  deeds  for  evil  ones  return, 

Noi^  when  provoked,  with  anger  burn. 

4  This  will  proclaim  hovv^  bright  and  fair 
The  precepts  of  the  gospel  are ; 

And  God  himself,  the  God  of  love, 
His  own  resemblance  will  approve. 

318  CM. 

Not  ashamed  of  Christ. 

I'M  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord, 
Nor  to  defend  his  cause, 
Maintain  the  honour  of  his  word, 
The  glory  of  his  cross. 

2  Jesus,  my  God,  I  know  his  name. 

His  name  is  all  my  trust; 
Nor  will  he  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne  his  promise  stands. 

And  He  can  well  secure 


252  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

What  I've  committed  to  his  hands, 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 

4  Then  will  He  own  my  worthless  name, 
Before  his  Father's  face, 
And  in  the  new  Jerusalem, 
Appoint  my  soul  a  place. 

349  L.  M. 

Christian  Consistency. 

SO  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  gospel  we  profess; 
So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

2  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  our  Saviour  God, 
When  his  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride; 
While  justice,  temperance,  truth  and  love, 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up, 
While  we  expect  that  blessed  hope, 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

350  C.  M. 

Christian  Characteristics. 

AS  new-born  babes  desire  the  breast, 
To  feed,  and  grow,  and  thrive, 
So  saints  with  joy  the  gospel  taste, 
And  by  the  gospel  live. 

2  Grace,  like  an  nncorrupted  seed, 
Abides  and  reiorns  within : 


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CONSISTENT   CONDUCT.  253 

Immortal  principles  forbid 
The  sons  of  God  to  sin. 

3  Not  by  tlie  terrors  of  a  slave 

Do  they  perform  his  will ; 
But  with  the  noblest  powers  they  have, 
His  sweet  commands  fulfil. 

4  They  find  access  at  every  hour 

To  God  within  the  veil ;  ^ 

Hence  they  derive  a  quickening  power, 
And  joys  that  never  fail. 

5  O  happy  souls,  O  glorious  state 

Of  overflowing  grace ; 
To  dwell  so  near  their  Father's  seat, 
And  see  his  lovely  face. 

6  Lord,  I  address  thy  heavenly. throne; 

Call  me  a  child  of  thine ; 
Send  down  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son, 
To  form  my  heart  divine. 

7  There  shed  thy  choicest  love  abroad. 

And  make  my  comforts  strong : 
Then  shall  I  say,  "  My  Father,  God/' 
With  an  unwavering  tongue. 

351  L.  M. 

Not  ashamed  of  Christ, 

JESUS,  and  shall  it  ever  be, 
A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  thee? 
Ashamed  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  shine  through  endless  days! 

2  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  sooner  far 
Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star; 
He  sheds  the  beams  of  light  divine. 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

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254  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  ashamed  of  noon ; 
'Tis  midnight  with  my  soul,  till  He, 
Bright  Morning  Star,  bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  that  dear  friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend ! 
No,  when  I  blush  be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

5  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  Yes,  I  may. 
When  I've  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

6  Till  then — nor  is  my  boasting  vain — 
Till  then,  I  boast  a  Saviour  slain : 
And  O !  may  this  my  glory  be. 
That  Christ  is  not  ashamed  of  me. 

352  L.  M. 

The  true  Glory  of  the  Christian. 

THE  righteous  Lord,  supremely  great, 
Maintains  his  universal  state : 
O'er  all  the  earth  his  power  extends, 
All  heaven  before  his  footstool  bends. 

2  Yet  justice  still  with  j)ower  presides, 
And  mercy  all  his  empire  guides; 
Mercy  and  truth  are  his  delight. 
And  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight. 

3  No  more,  ye  wise,  your  wisdom  boast, 
No  more,  ye  strong,  your  valour  trust; 
No  more,  ye  rich,  survey  your  store, 
Elate  with  heaps  of  shining  ore. 

4  Glory,  ye  saints,  in  this  alone, 

That  God,  your  God,  to  you  is  known; 
That  you  have  owned  his  sovereign  sway, 
That  you  have  felt  his  cheering  ray. 


CONSISTENT  CONDUCT.  255 

5  Our  wisdom,  wealth  and  power  we  find, 
In  our  Jehovah  all  combined ; 

On  Him  we  fix  our  roving  eyes, 
And  all  our  souls  in  raptures  rise. 

6  All  else,  which  we  our  treasure  call, 
May  in  one  fatal  moment  fall ; 

But  what  their  happiness  can  move,     ■ 
Whom  God,  the  blessed,  deigns  to  love? 

353  8s  &  7s. 

Sitting  at  the  Foot  of  the  Cross. 

SWEET  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing, 
Which  before  the  Cross  I  spend. 
Life,  and  health,  and  peace  possessing, 
From  the  sinner's  dying  Friend. 

2  Here  I'll  sit  for  ever  viewing 

Mercy  stream  in  streams  of  blood ; 
Precious  drops,  my  soul  bedewing, 
•     Plead  and  claim  my  peace  with  God. 

3  Truly  blessed  is  this  station, 

Low  before  his  Cross  to  lie; 

While  I  see  divine  compassion 

Floating  in  his  languid  eye. 

4  Here  it  is  I  find  my  heaven. 

While  upon  the  Cross  I  gaze ; 
Love  I  much?  I'm  much  forgiven; 
I'm  a  miracle  of  grace. 

5  Love  and  grief  my  heart  dividing, 

With  my  tears,  his  feet  I  bathe; 
Constant  still  in  faith  abiding. 
Life  deriving  from  his  death. 

354  C.  M. 

Christian  Liberality. 

EICH  are  the  joys  that  cannot  die, 
With  God  laid  up  in  store; 


256  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

Treasures  beyond  the  changing  sky, 
Brighter  than  golden  ore. 

2  The  seeds  which  piety  and  love, 

Have  scattered  here  below, 
In  the  fair,  fertile  fields  above. 
To  ample  harvest  grow. 

3  The  mite  my  willing  hands  can  give, 

At  Jesus'  feet  I  lay ; 
Grace  shall  the  humble  gift  receive, 
Abounding  grace  repay. 

PEIVILEGES  OF  BELIEVERS. 
355  S.  M. 

Union  with  Christ. 

DEAR  Saviour,  we  are  thine. 
By  everlasting  bands : 
Our  names,  our  hearts,  we  would  resign, 
And  souls,  into  thy  hands. 

2  Accepted  for  thy  sake. 

And  justified  by  faith. 
We  of  thy  righteousness  partake, 
And  find  in  thee  our  life. 

3  To  thee  we  still  would  cleave, 

With  ever  growing  zeal; 
If  millions  tempt  us  Christ  to  leave, 
0 !  let  them  ne'er  prevail. 

4  Thy  Spirit  shall  unite 

Our  souls  to  thee  our  head ; 
Shall  form  us  to  thy  image  bright. 
That  we  thy  paths  may  tread. 

5  Death  may  our  souls  divide 

From  these  abodes  of  clay; 
But  love  shall  keep  us  near  thy  side, 
Through  all  the  gloomy  way. 


PRIVILEGES  OF  BELIEVERS.  257 

6  Since  Christ  and  we  are  one, 

Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear? 
Since  He  in  heaven  has  fixed  his  throne, 
He'll  fix  his  members  there. 

356  C.  M. 

Access  to  God  by  Christ. 

COME,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes, 
Up  to  the  courts  above. 
And  smile  to  see  our  Father  there, 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

2  Once  'twas  a  seat  of  dreadful  wrath. 

And  shot  devouring  flame : 
Our  God  appeared  consuming  fire. 
And  Veng^eance  was  his  name. 

3  Rich  were  the  drops  of  Jesus'  blood 

That  calmed  his  frowning  face, 
That  sprinkled  o'er  the  burning  throne, 
And  turned  the  wrath  to  grace. 

4  Now  we  may  bow  before  his  feet, 

And  venture  near  the  Lord : 
No  fiery  cherub  guards  his  seat, 
Nor  double  flaming  sword. 

5  The  peaceful  gates  of  heavenly  bliss. 

Are  opened  by  the  Son; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise. 
And  reach  the  eternal  throne. 

6  To  thee  ten  thousand  thanks  we  bring. 

Great  Advocate  on  high; 
And  glory  to  the  almighty  King, 
That  lays  his  fury  by. 

357  C.  M. 

Commvnion  with  Christ. 

JESUS,  my  Saviour,  bind  me  fast, 
In  cords  of  heavenly  love ; 

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258  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

Then  sweetly  draw  me  to  thy  breast, 
Nor  let  me  thence  remove. 

2  Draw  me  from  all  created  good, 

From  self,  the  w^orld,  and  sin; 
To  the  dear  fountain  of  thy  blood, 
And  make  me  pure  within. 

3  O !  lead  me  to  thy  mercy  seat. 

Attract  me  nearer  still ; 
Draw  me,  like  Mary,  to  thy  feet, 
To  sit  and  learn  thy  will. 

4  O !  draw  me  by  thy  providence. 

Thy  Spirit  and  thy  word. 
From  all  the  things  of  time  and  sense, 
To  thee,  my  gracious  Lord. 

358  L.  M. 

Peace  of  Conscience. 

OWEET  peace  of  conscience,  heavenly 
^    guest, 

Corae  fix  thy  mansion  in  my  breast. 
Dispel  my  doubts,  my  fears  control. 
And  heal  the  anguish  of  my  soul. 

2  Come,  smiling  hope,  and  joy  sincere. 
Come,  make  your  constant  dwelling  here; 
Still  let  your  presence  cheer  my  heart, 
Nor  sin  compel  you  to  depart. 

3  Thou  God  of  hope,  and  peace  divine, 
O!  make  these  sacred  pleasures  mine; 
Forgive  my  sins,  my  fears  remove, 
And  send  the  tokens  of  thy  love. 

4  Then,  should  mine  eyes,  without  a  tear, 
See  death,  with  all  his  terrors  near; 
My  heart  should  then  in  death  rejoice, 
And  raptures  tune  my  faltering  voice. 


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PRIVlLEtiES  OF  BELIEVERS.  269 


359  78. 

Christians  have  all  in  Christ. 

JESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 
Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly. 
While  the  raging  billows  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high. 
Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour,  hide. 
Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide; 
0 1  receive  my  soul  at  last. 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none, 

Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee; 
Leave,  ah !  leave  me  not  alone, 

Still  support  and  comfort  me; 
All  my  trust  on  thee  is  staid. 

All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring; 
Cover  my  defenceless  head, 

W^ith  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

3  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want; 

All  in  all  in  thee  I  find ; 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint, 

Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind: 
Just  and  holy  is  thy  name, 

I  am  all  unrighteousness; 
Vile  and  full  of  sin  I  am, 

Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace. 

i  Plenteous  grace  with  thee  is  found, 

Grace  to  pardon  all  my  sin; 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound. 

Make  and  keep  me  pure  within. 
Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art, 

Freely  let  me  take  of  thee : 
Spring  thou  up  within  my  heart, 

Rise  to  all  eternity. 


260  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

360  C.  M. 

Confidence  in  the  Promises. 

rjUR  God,  how  firm  his  promise  stands! 
^    E'en  when  He  hides  his  face, 
He  trusts  in  our  Redeemer's  hands, 
His  glory  and  his  grace. 

2  Then  why,  my  soul,  these  sad  complaints, 

Since  Christ  and  we  are  one? 
Thy  God  is  faithful  to  his  saints, 
Is  faithful  to  his  Son. 

3  Beneath  his  smiles  my  heart  has  lived, 

And  part  of  heaven  possessed ; 
I  praise  his  name  for  grace  received, 
And  trust  Him  for  the  rest.  ^ 

361  L.  M. 

The  Blessedness  of  the  Righteous, 

BLEST  are  the  humble  souls  that  see 
Their  emptiness  and  poverty ; 
Treasures  of  grace  to  them  are  given, 
And  crowns  of  joy  laid  up  in  heaven. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  of  broken  heart. 
Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart; 
The  blood  of  Christ  divinely  flows, 

A  healing  balm  for  all  their  woes. 

3  Blest  are  the  meek  who  stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war; 
God  will  secure  their  happy  state. 
And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great. 

4  Blest  are  the  souls  that  thirst  for  grace, 
Hunger  and  long  for  righteousness; 
They  shall  be  well  supplied  and  fed. 
With  living  streams  and  living  bread. 

5  Blest  are  the  men  whose  bowels  move, 
And  melt  with  sympathy  and  love; 


PRIVILEGES  OF  BELIEVERS.  261 

From  Christ  the  Lord  shall  they  obtain 
Like  sympathy  and  love  again. 

6  Blest  are  the  pure  whose  hearts  are  clean 
From  the  defiling  power  of  sin : 

With  endless  pleasure  they  shall  see 
A  God  of  spotless  purity. 

7  Blest  are  the  men  of  peaceful  life, 
Who  quench  the  coals  of  growing  strife; 
They  shall  be  called  the  heirs  of  bliss, 
The  sons  of  God,  the  God  of  peace. 

8  Blest  are  the  sufferers,  who  partake 
Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake : 
Their  souls  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord; 
Glory  and  joy  are  their  reward. 

362  L.  M. 

Safety  in  the  Cross. 

WHY  droops  my  soul  with  grief  oppressed  ? 
Why  these  wild  tumults  in  my  breast? 
Is  there  no  balm  to  heal  my  wound, 
No  kind  physician  to  be  found? 

2  Yes,  in  the  gospel's  faithful  lines, 
Jehovah's  boundless  mercy  shines; 
There,  dressed  in  love,  the  Saviour  stands, 
With  pitying  heart,  and  bleeding  hands. 

3  Raise  to  the  cross  thy  weeping  eyes ; 
Behold  the  Prince  of  glory  dies : 
He  dies,  extended  on  the  tree; 
Thence  sheds  a  sovereign  balm  for  me. 

4  Dear  Saviour,  at  thy  feet  I  lie, 
Here  to  receive  a  cure  or  die; 
But  grace  forbids  that  painful  fear, 
Infinite  grace,  which  triumphs  here. 

5  Expand,  my  soul,  with  holy  joy, 
Hosannas  be  thy  blest  employ, 


262  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

Salvation  thy  eternal  theme; 

And  swell  the  song  with  Jesns'  name. 

363  L.  M. 

The  Humble  enlightened. 

THERE  was  an  hour  when  Christ  rejoiced, 
And  spoke  his  joy  in  words  of  praise ; 
''  Father,  I  thank  thee,  mighty  God, 
Lord  of  the  earth,  and  heavens,  and  seas. 

2  *'  I  thank  thy  sovereign  power  and  love, 
That  crowns  my  doctrine  with  success : 
And  makes  the  babes  in  knowledge  learn 
The  heights,  and  breadths,  and  lengths  of 

grace. 

3  "  But  all  this  glory  lies  concealed 
From  men  of  prudence  and  of  wit; 
The  prince  of  darkness  blinds  their  eyes, 
And  their  own  pride  resists  the  light. 

4  ''  Father,  'tis  thus,  because  thy  will 
Chose  and  ordained  it  should  be  so; 
'Tis  thy  delight  to  abase  the  proud. 
And  lay  the  haughty  scorner  low. 

5  There's  none  can  know  the  Father  right, 
But  those  that  learn  it  from  the  Son; 
Nor  can  the  Son  be  w^ell  received. 

But  where  the  Father  makes  Him  known." 

6  Then  let  our  souls  adore  our  God, 
That  deals  his  graces  as  He  please; 
Nor  gives  to  mortals  an  account, 
Or  of  his  actions,  or  decrees. 

364  C.  M. 

God  the  Believer^s  Happiness. 

MY  God,  my  Portion,  and  my  Love, 
My  everlasting  All, 


PRIVILEGES  OF  BELIEVERS.  2G3 

I've  none  but  thee  in  heaven  above, 
Or  on  this  earthly  ball. 

2  What  empty  things  are  all  the  skies, 

And  this  inferior  clod ! 
There's  nothing  here  deserves  my  joys, 
There's  nothing  like  my  God. 

3  In  vain  the  briorht,  the  biirninor  sun 

Scatters  his  feeble  light; 
'Tis  thy  sweet  beams  create  my  noon; 
If  thou  withdraw,  'tis  night. 

4  To  thee  we  owe  our  wealth  and  friends. 

And  health,  and  safe  abode : 
Thanks  to  thy  name  for  meaner  things; 
But  they  are  not  my  God. 

5  Were  I  possessor  of  the  earth, 

And  called  the  stars  my  own; 
Without  thy  graces  and  thyself, 
I  w^ere  a  wretch  undone. 

6  Let  others  stretch  their  arms  like  seas. 

And  grasp  in  all  the  shore ; 
Grant  me  the  visits  of  thy  face, 
And  I  desire  no  more. 

365  L.  M. 

The  Pleasures  of  a  good  Conscience. 

LORD,  how^  secure  and  blest  are  they 
Who  feel  the  joys  of  pardoned  sin ! 
Should  storms  of  wrath  shake  earth  and  sea, 
Their  minds  have  heaven  and  peace  within. 

2  The  day  glides  swiftly  o'er  their  heads. 
Made  up  of  innocence  and  love ; 

And  soft  and  silent  as  the  shades, 
Their  nightly  minutes  gently  move. 

3  Quick  as  their  thoughts  their  joys  come  on, 
But  fly  not  half  so  swift  away; 


2G4  CIIRTSTUN    EXPERIENCE. 

Their  souls  are  ever  bright  as  noon, 
And  calm  as  summer  evenings  be. 

4  How  oft  they  look  to  th'  heavenly  hills, 
Where  groves  of  living  pleasure  grow, 
And  longing  hopes  and  cheerful  smiles, 
Sit  undisturbed  upon  their  brow. 

5  They  scorn  to  seek  our  golden  toys, 
But  spend  the  day  and  share  the  night, 
In  numbering  o'er  the  richer  joys, 
That  heaven  prepares  for  their  delight. 

6  While  wretched  we,  like  worms  and  moles, 
Lie  grovelling  in  the  dust  below : 
Almighty  grace,  renew  our  souls, 

And  we'll  aspire  to  glory  too. 

366  7S&6S. 

Divi7ie  Light  breaking  into  the  Soul, 

O  OMETIMES  a  light  surprises 
^    The  Christian  while  he  sings; 
It  is  the  Lord  who  rises, 

With  healing  in  his  wings ; 
When  comforts  are  declining. 

He  grants  the  soul  again 
A  season  of  clear  shining. 

To  cheer  it  after  rain. 

2  In  holy  contemplation. 

We  sweetly  tlien  pursue 
The  theme  of  God's  salvation, 

And  find  it  ever  new : 
Set  free  from  present  sorrow. 

We  cheerfully  can  say. 
Let  the  unknown  to-morrow 

Bring  with  it  what  it  may. 

3  It  can  bring  with  it  nothing, 

But  He  will  bear  us  through; 


GRATITUDE  AND  PRAISE.  265 

Who  gives  the  lilies  clothing, 

Will  clothe  his  people  too : 
Beneath  the  spreading  heavens, 

No  creature  but  is  fed ; 
And  He  who  fee(Js  the  ravens, 

Will  give  his  children  bread. 

4  Though  vine  nor  fig-tree  neither. 

Their  wonted  fruit  should  bear. 
Though  all  the  fields  should  wither, 

Nor  flocks  nor  herds  be  there; 
Yet  God  the  same  abiding, 

His  praise  shall  tune  my  voice; 
For  while  in  Him  confiding, 

I  cannot  but  rejoice. 

GRATITUDE  AND  PRAISE. 
367  L.  M. 

Praise  to  God, 

ALL  people  that  on  earth  do  dwell. 
Sing  to  the  Lord  with  cheerful  voice. 
Him  serve  with  mirth,  his  praise  forth  tell; 
Come  ye  before  Him  and  rejoice. 

2  Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  indeed, 
Without  our  aid  He  did  us  make : 
We  are  his  flock,  He  doth  us  feed. 
And  for  his  sheep  He  doth  us  take. 

3  O !  enter  then  his  gates  with  praise, 
Approach  with  joy  his  courts  unto; 
Praise,  laud  and  bless  his  name  always, 
For  it  is  seemly  so  to  do. 

4  Because  the  Lord  our  God  is  good. 
His  mercy  is  for  ever  sure : 

His  truth  at  all  times  firmly  stood. 
And  shall  from  age  to  age  endure. 

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266  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

368  C.  M. 

Praise  for  Creation  and  Redemption, 

LET  them  neglect  thy  glory,  Lord, 
Who  never  knew  thy  grace; 
But  our  loud  songs  shall  still  record 
The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

2  We  raise  our  shouts,  O  God,  to  thee, 

And  send  them  to  thy  throne ; 
All  glory  to  the  United  Three, 
The  undivided  One. 

3  'Twas  He,  and  we'll  adore  his  name. 

That  formed  us  by  a  word ; 
'Tis  He  restores  our  ruined  frame : 
Salvation  to  the  Lord! 

4  Hosanna !  let  the  earth  and  skies 

Repeat  the  joyful  sound ; 
Rocks,  hills  and  vales  reflect  the  voice, 
In  one  eternal  round. 

369  C.  M. 

Praise  to  God. 

YE  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 
With  songs  of  sacred  praise ; 
For  He  is  good,  supremely  good," 
And  kind  are  all  his  ways. 

2  All  nature  owns  his  guardian  care, 

In  Him  we  live  and  move ; 
But  nobler  benefits  declare 
The  wonders  of  his  love. 

3  He  gave  his  Son,  his  only  Son, 

To  ransom  rebel  worms; 
'Tis  here  He  makes  his  goodness  known, 
In  its  diviner  forms. 


GRATITUDE  AND  PRAISE.  267 

4  To  this  dear  refuge,  Lord,  we  come, 

'Tis  here  our  hope  relies; 
A  safe  defence,  a  peaceful  home, 
When  storms  of  trouble  rise. 

5  Thine  eye  beholds,  with  kind  regard, 

The  souls  who  trust  in  thee; 
Their  humble  hope  thou  wilt  reward 
With  bliss  divinely  free. 

6  Great  God,  to  thine  almighty  love, 

What  honours  shall  we  raise ! 
Not  all  the  angelic  songs  above 
Can  render  equal  praise. 

370  C.  M. 

Christian  Confidence  and  Gratitude, 

HOW  can  I  sink  with  such  a  prop, 
As  my  eternal  God, 
Who  bears  the  earth's  huge  pillars  up, 
And  spreads  the  heavens  abroad? 

2  How  can  I  die  while  Jesus  lives, 

Who  rose  and  left  the  dead? 
Pardon  and  grace  my  soul  receives 
From  my  exalted  Head. 

3  All  that  I  am,  and  all  I  have, 

Shall  be  for  ever  thine ; 
Whate'er  my  duty  bids  me  give, 
My  cheerful  hands  resign. 

371  C  M 

A  Thankful  Heart. 

FATHER,  whate'er  of  earthly  blis? 
Thy  sovereign  will  denies. 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace. 
Let  this  petition  rise : 


268  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

2  Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  every  murmur  free; 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  me  live  to  thee. 

3  Let  the  sweet  hope  that  thou  art  mine, 

My  life  and  death  attend ; 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine, 
And  crown  my  journey's  end. 

372  L.  M. 

Praise  for  Redemption. 

BLEST  Jesus,  when  thy  cross  I  view. 
That  mystery  to  th'  angelic  host, 
I  gaze  with  grief  and  rapture  too. 
And  all  my  soul 's  in  wonder  lost. 

2  What  strange  compassion  filled  thy  breast, 

That  brought  thee  from  thy  throne  on  high, 
To  woes  that  cannot  be  expressed, 
To  be  despised,  to  groan  and  die ! 

3  Was  it  for  man,  rebellious  man,  ^ 

Sunk  by  his  crimes  below  the  grave, 
Who,  justly  doomed  to  endless  pain, 
Found  none  to  pity  or  to  save? 

4  For  man  didst  thou  forsake  the  sky, 

To  bleed  upon  the  accursed  tree? 
And  didst  thou  taste  of  death,  to  buy 
Immortal  life  and  bliss  for  me? 

5  Had  I  a  voice  to  praise  thy  name. 

Loud  as  the  trump  that  wakes  the  dead, 
Had  I  the  raptured  seraph's  flame. 
My  debt  of  love  could  ne'er  be  paid. 

6  Yet,  Lord,  a  sinner's  heart  receive. 

This  burdened  contrite  heart  of  mine; 
Thou  knowest  I've  nought  beside  to  give; 
And  let  it  be  for  ever  thine. 


GRATITUDE  AND   PRAISE.  269 

373  S.  M. 

Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 

AWAKE,  and  sing  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb; 
Wake  every  heart,  and  every  tongue, 
To  praise  the  Saviour's  name. 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love, 

Sing  of  his  rising  power; 
Sing  how  He  intercedes  above 
For  those  whose  sins  He  bore. 

3  Sing  on  your  heavenly  way, 

Ye  ransomed  sinners,  sing; 
Sing  on,  rejoicing  every  day. 
In  Christ  the  eternal  King. 

4  Soon  shall  we  hear  Him  say, 

"  Ye  blessed  children,  come!" 
Soon  will  He  call  us  hence  away, 
And  take  his  wanderers  home. 

374  10s  &  lis. 

Praise  to  the  Most  High. 

YE  servants  of  God,  your  Master  proclaim, 
And  publish  abroad  his  wonderful  name; 
The  name  all-victorious  of  Jesus  extol; 
His  kingdom  is  glorious.  He  rules  over  all. 

2  God  ruleth  on  high,  almighty  to  save; 
And  still  He  is  nigh — his  presence  we  have : 
The  great  congregation  his  triumphs  shall 

sing. 
Ascribing  salvation  to  Jesus  our  King. 

3  Salvation  to  God,  who  sits  on  the  throne. 
Let  all  cry  aloud,  and  honour  the  Son : 
The  praises  of  Jesus  the  angels  proclaim. 
Fall  down  on  their  faces,  and  worship  the 

Lamb. 

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270  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


4  Then  let  us  adore,  and  give  Him  his  right, 
All  glory  and  power,  and  wisdom  and  might; 
All  honour  and  blessing,  with  angels  above, 
And  thanks  never  ceasing,  for  infinite  love. 

375  8s  &  7s. 

Grateful  Recollections. 

COME,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing, 
Tune  my  heart  to  sing  thy  grace ; 
Streams  of  mercy  never  ceasing, 
Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 
Teach  me  some  melodious  sonnet, 
Sung  by  flaming  tongues  above; 
Praise  the  mount — O !  fix  me  on  it. 
Mount  of  God's  unchanging  love. 

2  Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer, 

Hither  by  thy  help  I'm  come; 
And  I  hope  by  thy  good  pleasure, 

Safely  to  arrive  at  home. 
Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 

Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God;  -^ 

He,  to  rescue  me  from  danger. 

Interposed,  with  precious  blood. 

3  O !  to  grace  how  great  a  debtor 

Daily  I'm  constrained  to  be! 
Let  that  grace.  Lord,  like  a  fetter, 

Bind  my  wandering  heart  to  thee. 
Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it; 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  I  love; 
Here's  my  heart.  Lord,  take  and  seal  it, 

Seal  it  from  thy  courts  above. 

376  C.  M. 

Praise  for  Mercies. 

WHEN  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God. 
My  rising  soul  surveys. 


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GRATITUDE    AND  PRAISE.  271 

Transported  with  the  view  I'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love  and  praise. 

2  Unnumbered  comforts  to  my  sonl 

Thy  tender  care  bestowed, 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceived. 
From  whom  those  comforts  flowed. 

3  When  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth, 

With  heedless  steps  I  ran ; 
Thine  arm,  unseen,  conveyed  me  safe, 
And  led  me  up  to  man. 

4  When  worn  by  sickness,  oft  hast  thou 

With  health  renewed  my  face; 
And  when  in  sin  and  sorrow  sunk, 
Revived  my  soul  with  grace. 

5  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 

My  daily  thanks  employ; 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart. 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

6  Through  every  period  of  my  life. 

Thy  goodness  I'll  pursue; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 

7  Through  all  eternity  to  thee, 

A  joyful  song  I'll  raise : 

But  O !  eternity  's  too  short. 

To  utter  all  thy  praise. 

377  CM. 

Exhortation  to  praise  Christ. 

pOME,  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
^     And  joy  to  make  it  known; 
The  sovereign  of  your  heart  proclaim, 
And  bow  before  his  throne. 


272  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

2  Behold  your  King,  your  Saviour  crowned 

With  glories  all  divine; 
And  tell  the  wondering  nations  round, 
How  bright  these  glories  shine. 

3  Infinite  power  and  boundless  grace 

In  Him  unite  their  rays : 
Ye  that  have  e'er  beheld  his  face, 
Can  ye  forbear  his  praise? 

4  When  in  his  earthly  courts  we  view 

The  orlories  of  our  Kinof, 
We  long  to  love  as  angels  do, 
And  wish  like  them  to  sing. 

5  And  shall  we  long  and  wish  in  vain? 

Lord,  teach  our  songs  to  rise : 
Thy  love  can  animate  the  strain, 
And  bid  it  reach  the  skies. 

6  O  happy  period !  glorious  day ! 

When  heaven  and  earth  shall  raise. 
With  all  their  powers,  the  raptured  lay, 
To  celebrate  thy  praise. 

378  C.  M. 

Jesus,  Lord  of  All. 

ALL  hail  the  powder  of  Jesus'  name! 
Let  angels  prostrate  fall; 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

2  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

Ye  ransomed  from  the  fall; 
Hail  Him,  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall; 
Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet. 
And  crow^n  Him  Lord  of  all. 


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4  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe, 

On  this  terrestrial  ball, 
To  Him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

5  O !  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng, 

We  at  his  feet  may  fall ; 
We'll  join  the  everlasting  song, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

379  O.  M. 

Gratitude  for  Providential  Care. 

A  LMIGHTY  Father,  gracious  Lord, 
-^i-     Kind  Guardian  of  my  days, 
Thy  mercies  let  my  heart  record, 
In  songs  of  grateful  praise. 

2  In  life's  first  dawn,  my  tender  frame 

Was  thy  indulgent  care; 
Long  ere  I  could  pronounce  thy  name, 
Or  breathe  the  infant  prayer. 

3  Around  my  path  what  dangers  rose ! 

What  snares  spread  all  my  road ! 
No  power  could  guard  me  from  my  foes, 
But  my  preserver,  God. 

4  How  many  blessings  round  me  shone, 

Where'er  I  turned  mine  eye ! 
How  many  passed  almost  unknown. 
Or  unregarded,  by ! 

5  Each  rolling  year  new  favours  brought 

From  thy  exhaustless  store; 
But  ah !  in  vain  my  labouring  thought 
Would  count  thy  mercies  o'er. 

6  While  sweet  reflection,  through  my  days. 

Thy  bounteous  hand  w^ould  trace ; 
Still  dearer  blessings  claim  my  praise, 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 


274  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

7  Yes,  I  adore  thee,  gracious  Lord, 

For  favours  more  divine ; 
That  I  have  known  thy  sacred  word, 
Where  all  thy  glories  shine. 

8  Lord,  when  this  mortal  frame  decays, 

And  every  weakness  dies. 
Complete  the  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
And  raise  me  to  the  skies. 

380  .  C.  M. 

Gratitude  for  Redeeming  Grace. 

AWAKE,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongue, 
Prepare  a  tuneful  voice; 
In  God,  the  life  of  all  my  joys, 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

'2  'Tis  He  adorned  my  naked  soul. 
And  made  salvation  mine ; 
Upon  a  poor,  polluted  w^orm, 
He  makes  his  graces  shine. 

3  And  lest  the  shadow  of  a  spot 

Should  on  my  soul  be  found, 
He  took  the  robe  the  Saviour  wrought. 
And  cast  it  all  around. 

4  How  far  the  heavenly  robe  excels 

What  earthly  princes  wear ! 
These  ornaments  how  bright  they  shine! 
How  w^hite  the  garments  are ! 

5  The  Spirit  wrought  my  faith  and  love, 

And  hope  and  every  grace; 

But  Jesus  spent  his  life  to  work 

The  robe  of  righteousness. 

6  Strangely,  my  soul,  art  thou  arrayed. 

By  the  great  sacred  Three ; 
In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise, 
Let  all  thy  powers  agree. 


GRATITUDE   AND  PRAISE.  275 

381  L.  M. 

Praise  for  Loving  Kindness. 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays. 
And  sing  thy  great  Redeemer's  praise; 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  thee; 
His  loving-kindness,  O !  how  free ! 

2  He  saw  me  ruined  in  the  fall, 
Yet  loved  me  notv.ithstanding  all ; 
He  saved  me  from  my  lost  estate ; 
His  loving-kindness,  0 !  how  great ! 

3  Though  numerous  hosts  of  mighty  foes, 
Though  earth  and  hell  my  way  oppose, 
He  safely  leads  my  soul  along; 

His  loving-kindness,  O !  how  strong ! 

4  When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud. 
Has  gathered  thick,  and  thundered  loud, 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood ;, 
His  lovinor-kindness,  O !  how  orood ! 

5  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart. 
Prone  from  my  Saviour  to  depart; 
But  thouoh  I  oft  have  Him  foro^ot, 
His  lo\ing-kindness  changes  not. 

6  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale, 
Soon  all  my  mortal  powers  must  fail ; 
O !  may  my  last  expiring  breath. 
His  loving-kindness  sing  in  death. 

7  Then  let  me  mount  and  soar  away, 
To  the  bright  world  of  endless  day ; 
And  sing,  with  rapture  and  surprise, 
His  loving-kindness  in  the  skies. 

382  C.  M. 

Praise  for  the  Love  of  Christ. 

pOME,  let  our  hearts  and  voices  joln^ 
^     To  praise  the  Saviour's  name ; 


276  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

Whose  truth  and  kindness  are  divine, 
Whose  love  's  a  constant  flame. 

2  When  most  we  need  his  gracious  hand, 

This  Friend  is  always  near; 
With  heaven  and  earth  at  his  command, 
He  waits  to  answer  prayer. 

3  His  love  no  end  nor  measure  knows. 

No  change  can  turn  its  course; 
Immutably  the  same  it  flows, 
From  one  eternal  source. 

4  When  frowns  appear  to  veil  his  face. 

And  clouds  surround  his  throne; 
He  hides  the  purpose  of  his  grace, 
To  make  it  better  known. 

5  And  when  our  dearest  comforts  fall, 

Before  his  sovereign  will, 
He  never  takes  away  our  all ; 
Himself  He  gives  us  still. 

383  C.  M. 

Perpetual  Praise, 

YES,  I  will  bless  thee,  O  my  God 
Through  all  my  mortal  days ; 
And  to  eternity  prolong 

Thy  vast,  thy  boundless  praise. 

2  Nor  shall  my  tongue  alone  proclaim 

The  honours  of  my  God ; 
My  life,  with  all  its  active  powers. 
Shall  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

3  Not  death  itself  shall  stop  my  song, 

Though  death  will  close  my  eyes; 
My  thoughts  shall  then  to  nobler  heights, 
And  sweeter  raptures  rise. 

4  There  shall  my  lips  in  endless  praise, 

Their  grateful  tribute  pay ; 


GRATITUDE  AND  PRAISE.  277 

The  theme  demands  an  angel's  tongue, 
And  an  eternal  day. 

384  C.  M. 

Hosanna  to  Christ. 

HOSANNA  to  the  royal  Son 
Of  David's  ancient  line ! 
His  natures  two,  his  person  one, 
Mysterious  and  divine. 

2  The  root  of  David,  here  we  find, 

And  offspring  is  the  same; 

Eternity  and  time  are  joined 

In  our  Immanuel's  name.- 

3  Blest  He  that  comes  to  wretched  men, 

With  peaceful  news  from  heaven; 
Hosannas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  given. 

4  Let  mortals  ne'er  refuse  to  take 

The  hosanna  on  their  tongues, 
Lest  rocks  and  stones  should  rise  and  break 
Their  silence  into  songs. 

385  S.  M. 

Ingratitude  deplored, 

IS  this  the  kind  return, 
And  these  the  thanks  we  owe? 
Thus  to  abuse  eternal  love, 
Whence  all  our  blessings  flow! 

2  To  what  a  stubborn  frame 

Has  sin  reduced  our  mind; 
What  strange  rebellious  wretches  we, 
And  God  as  strangely  kind. 

3  On  us  He  bids  the  sun 

Shed  his  reviving  rays; 
For  us  the  skies  their  circles  run, 
To  lengthen  out  our  days. 

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278  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4  The  brutes  obey  their  God, 

And  bow  their  necks  to  men; 
But  we,  more  base,  more  brutish  things, 
Reject  his  easy  reign. 

5  Turn,  turn  us,  mighty  God, 

And  mould  our  souls  afresh; 
Break,  sovereign  grace,  these  hearts  of  stone 
And  give  us  hearts  of  flesh. 

6  Let  past  ingratitude 

Provoke  our  weeping  eyes, 
And  hourly  as  new  mercies  fall, 
Let  hourly  thanks  arise. 

386  C.  M. 

Triumph  in  Christ. 

IN  every  trouble,  sharp  and  strong, 
My  soul  to  Jesus  flies; 
My  anchor-hold  is  firm  in  Him, 
When  swelling  billows  rise. 

2  His  comforts  bear  my  spirits  up, 

I  trust  a  faithful  God ; 
The  sure  foundation  of  my  hope 
Is  in  a  Saviour's  blood. 

3  Loud  hallelujahs  sing,  my  soul, 

To  thy  Redeemer's  name : 
In  joy,  in  sorrow,  life  and  death, 
His  love  is  still  the  same. 

387  C.  M. 

Gratitude  for  returning  Health. 

OPPRESSED  with  fear,  oppressed  with 
grief, 
To  God  I  breathed  my  cry; 
His  mercy  brought  divine  relief. 
And  wiped  my  tearful  eye. 


GRATITUDE  AND  PRAISE.  279 

2  His  mercy  chased  the  shades  of  death, 

And  snatched  me  from  the  grave : 
O !  may  his  praise  employ  that  breath 
Which  mercy  deigns  to  save. 

3  Come,  O  ye  saints,  your  voices  raise 

To  God  in  grateful  songs; 
And  let  the  memory  of  his  grace 
Inspire  your  hearts  and  tongues. 

4  Its  deepest  gloom  when  sorrow  spreads, 

And  light  and  hope  depart; 
His  smile  celestial  morning  sheds, 
And  joy  revives  the  heart. 

5  Then  let  my  utmost  glory  be, 

To  raise  thy  honours  high; 
Nor  let  my  gratitude  to  thee, 
In  guilty  silence  die. 

6  To  thee,  my  gracious  God,  I  raise 

IVIy  thankful  heart  and  tongue ; 
O !  be  thy  goodness  and  thy  praise 
My  everlasting  song. 

388  C.  M. 

Praise  for  Salvation, 

OALVATION!  0  the  joyful  sound; 
^    'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears; 
A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin. 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay ; 
But  we  arise  by  grace  divine. 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 

3  Salvation !  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around; 

While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 

Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 


280  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 


VICISSITUDES  AKD  CONFLICTS. 

389  L.  M. 

Christian  Warfare. 

STAND  up,  my  soul,  shake  off  thy  fears, 
And  gird  the  gospel  armour  on; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 

Where  Jesus  thy  great  Captain  's  gone. 

2  Hell  iind  thy  sins  resist  thy  course, 

But  hell  and  sin  are  vanquished  foes ; 
Thy  Jesus  nailed  them  to  the  cross. 
And  sung  the  triumph  when  He  rose. 

3  What  though  the  prince  of  darkness  rage, 

And  waste  the  fury  of  his  spite ; 
Eternal  chains  confine  him  down, 
To  fiery  deeps  and  endless  night. 

4  What  though  thy  inward  lusts  rebel; 

'Tis  but  a  struggling  gasp  for  life: 
The  weapons  of  victorious  grace 

Shall  slay  thy  sins  and  end  the  strife. 

5  Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  on, 

Press  forward  to  the  heavenly  gate ; 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign, 

And  glittering  robes  for  conquerors  wait. 

6  There  shall  I  wear  a  starry  crown. 

And  triumph  in  almighty  grace; 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  skies 
Join  in  my  glorious  Leader's  praise. 

390  C.  M. 

The  Christian  Soldier, 

AM  T  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 
A  follower  of  the  Lamb, 


VICISSn  JDES  AND  CONFLICTS.  281 

And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, 
Or  blush  to  speak  his  name? 

2  Must  Ibe  carried  to  the  skies, 

On  flowery  beds  of  ease ; 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize. 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face? 

Must  I  not  stem  the  flood? 
Is  this  dark  world  a  friend  to  grace. 
To  help  me  on  to  God? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign; 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord; 
I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

5  Thy  saints  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer,  though  they  die; 
They  see  the  triumph  from  afar. 
With  faith's  discerning  eye. 

6  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise. 

And  all  thine  armies  shine. 
In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine. 

391  L-  M. 

Strvggling  against  Doubts  and  Fears. 

WHEN  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mind, 
And  smiling  day  once  more  appears, 
Then,  my  Redeemer,  then  I  find 
The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 

2  Straight  I  upbraid  my  wandering  heart. 

And  blush  that  I  should  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  so  base  a  part, 

Or  harbour  one  hard  thought  of  thee. 

3  0 !  let  me  then  at  length  be  taught, 

What  I  am  still  so  slow  to  learn, 

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•-J82  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

That  God  is  love  and  changes  not, 
Nor  knows  the  shadow  of  a  turn. 

4  Sweet  truth,  and  easy  to  repeat; 

But  when  my  faith  is  sharply  tried, 
I  find  myself  a  learner  yet, 

Unskilful,  weak,  and  apt  to  slide. 

5  But,  O  my  Lord,  one  look  from  thee 

Subdues  the  disobedient  will; 
Drives  doubt  and  discontent  away, 
And  thy  rebellious  w^orm  is  still. 

6  Thou  art  as  ready  to  forgive. 

As  I  am  ready  to  repine : 
Thou,  therefore,  all  the  praise  receive; 
Be  shame  and  self-abhorrence  mine. 

392  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Retvrn  of  the  Spirit. 

0!  FOR  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
A  calm  and  heavenly  frame; 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

2  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew 

When  first  I  saw  the  Lord? 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus  and  his  word? 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoyed; 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  they  have  left  an  aching  void, 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return, 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest ; 
I  hate  the  sins  that  made  thee  mourn, 
And  drove  thee  from  my  breast. 

5  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

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VICISSITUDES  AND  CONFLICTS.  283 

Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

6  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 
Calm  and  serene  my  frame; 
So  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

393  L.  M. 

Strength  equal  to  the  Day. 

AFFLICTED  saint,  to  Christ  draw  near, 
Thy  Saviour's  gracious  promise  hear; 
His  faithful  word  declares  to  thee, 
That  "  as  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

2  Thy  faith  is  weak,  thy  foes  are  strong; 
And  if  the  conflict  should  be  long, 
Thy  Lord  will  make  the  tempter  flee; 
For  "  as  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

3  Should  persecution  rage  and  flame, 
Still  trust  in  thy  Redeemer's  name : 
In  fiery  trials  thou  shalt  see. 

That  *'  as  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

4  When  called  by  Him  to  bear  the  cross. 
Reproach,  affliction,  pain,  or  loss, 

Or  deep  distress,  and  poverty; 

Still  "  as  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

5  When  death  at  length  appears  in  view, 
Christ's  presence  shall  thy  fears  subdue: 
He  comes  to  set  thy  spirit  free; 

And  ''  as  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

394  C.  M. 

Fears  dismissed. 

YE  trembling  souls,  dismiss  your  fears, 
Be  mercy  all  your  theme; 
Mercy,  which  like  a  river  flows 
In  one  perpetual  stream. 


284  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2  Fear  not  the  powers  of  earth  and  hell; 

God  will  those  powers  restrain; 
His  arm  shall  all  their  rage  repel, 
And  make  their  efforts  vain. 

3  Fear  not  the  want  of  outward  good ; 

For  his  He  will  provide; 
Grant  them  supplies  of  daily  food, 
And  give  them  heaven  beside. 

4  Fear  not  that  He  will  e'er  forsake, 

Or  leave  his  work  undone; 
He  's  faithful  to  his  promises, 
And  faithful  to  his  Son. 

5  Fear  not  the  terrors  of  the  grave, 

Or  death's  tremendous  sting; 
He  will  from  endless  wrath  preserve, 
To  endless  glory  bring. 

395  S.  M. 

The  MoJirner  comforted. 

YOUR  harps,  ye  trembling  saints, 
Down  from  the  willows  take; 
Loud  to  the  praise  of  love  divine, 
Bid  every  string  awake. 

2  Though  in  a  foreign  land, 

We  are  not  far  from  home, 
And  nearer  to  our  house  above 
We  every  moment  come. 

3  His  grace  will,  to  the  end, 

Stronger  and  brighter  shine ; 
Nor  present  things,  nor  things  to  come, 
Shall  quench  the  love  divine. 

4  When  we  in  darkness  walk. 

Nor  feel  the  heavenly  flame ; 
Then  is  the  time  to  trust  our  God. 
And  rest  upon  his  name. 


VICISSITUDES  AND   CONFLICTS.  285 

5  Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears 

Subside,  at  his  control : 
His  loving-kindness  shall  break  through 
The  midnight  of  the  soul. 

6  Blest  is  the  man,  O  God, 

That  stays  himself  on  thee ; 
Who  waits  for  thy  salvation,  Lord, 
Shall  thy  salvation  see. 

396  C.  M. 

The  Power  of  Sin  deplored. 

AND  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend 
To  visit  sinful  worms? 
Thus  at  the  door  shall  mercy  stand, 
In  all  her  winning  forms? 

2  Surprising  grace ! — and  shall  my  heart 

Unmoved  and  cold  remain? 
Has  this  hard  rock  no  tender  part? 
Must  mercy  plead  in  vain? 

3  Shall  Jesus  for  admission  sue, 

His  charming  voice  unheard? 
And  this  vile  heart,  his  rightful  due, 
Remain  for  ever  barred? 

4  'Tis  sin,  alas !  with  tyrant  power, 

The  lodging  has  possessed; 
And  crowds  of  traitors  bar  the  door 
Against  the  heavenly  guest. 

5  Ye  dangerous  inmates,  hence  depart; 

Dear  Saviour,  enter  in. 
And  guard  the  passage  to  my  heart. 
And  keep  out  every  sin. 

397  C.  M. 

Backslider  returning. 
TTOW  oft,  alas!  this  wretched  heart 
J-L     Has  wandered  from  the  Lord ! 


286  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

How  oft  my  roving  thoughts  depart, 
Forgetful  of  his  word ! 

2  Yet  sovereign  mercy  calls,  "Return:" 

Dear  Lord,  and  may  I  come? 
My  vile  ingratitude  I  mourn; 
O !  take  the  wanderer  home. 

3  And  canst  thou,  wilt  thou,  yet  forgive, 

And  bid  my  crimes  remove? 
And  shall  a  pardoned  rebel  live 
To  speak  thy  wondrous  love? 

4  Almighty  grace,  thy  healing  power, 

How  glorious,  how  divine ! 
That  can  to  life  and  bliss  restore 
So  vile  a  heart  as  mine. 

5  Thy  pardoning  love,  so  free,  so  sweet, 

Dear  Saviour,  I  adore; 
O !  keep  me  at  thy  sacred  feet, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 

398  C.  M. 

Looking  to  God  in  Trouble. 

DEAR  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul, 
On  thee,  when  sorrows  rise, 
On  thee,  when  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
My  fainting  hope  relies. 

2  To  thee  I  tell  each  rising  grief. 

For  thou  alone  canst  heal; 
Thy  word  can  bring  a  sweet  relief. 
For  every  pain  I  feel. 

3  But  O !  when  gloomy  doubts  prevail, 

I  fear  to  call  thee  mine; 
The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail. 
And  all  my  hopes  decline. 

4  Yet,  gracious  God,  where  shall  I  flee? 

Thou  art  my  only  trust; 


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VICISSITUDES  AND  CONFLICTS.  287 

And  still  my  soul  would  cleave  to  thee, 
Though  prostrate  in  the  dust. 

5  Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face? 

And  shall  I  seek  in  vain? 
And  can  the  ear  of  sovereign  grace 
Be  deaf  when  I  complain  ? 

6  No,  still  the  ear  of  sovereign  grace 

Attends  the  mourner's  prayer : 
O !  may  I  ever  find  access, 
To  breathe  my  sorrows  there. 

7  Thy  mercy  seat  is  open  still, 

Here  let  my  soul  retreat : 
With  humble  hope  attend  thy  will, 
And  wait  beneath  thy  feet. 

399  C.  M. 

Inconstancy  lamented. 

ETERNAL  Source  of  hght  and  grace, 
We  hail  thy  sacred  name ; 
Through  every  year's  revolving  round, 
Thy  goodness  is  the  same. 

2  On  us,  all  worthless  as  we  are, 

It  wondrous  mercy  pours ; 
Sure  as  the  heavens'  estabhshed  course, 
And  plenteous  as  the  showers. 

3  Inconstant  service  we  repay, 

And  treacherous  vows  renew; 
False  as  the  morning's  fleeting  cloud. 
And  transient  as  the  dew. 

4  In  flowing  tears  our  guilt  we  mourn, 

And  loud  implore  thy  grace, 
To  bear  our  feeble  footsteps  on. 
In  all  thy  righteous  ways. 


28S  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

5  Armed  with  this  energy  divine, 

Our  souls  shall  steadfast  move ; 
And  with  increasing  transports  press 
On  to  thy  courts  above. 

6  So  by  thy  power  the  morning  sun 

Pursues  his  radiant  way; 
Brightens  each  moment  in  his  race, 
And  shines  to  perfect  day. 

400  .  .         C.  M. 

Spiritual  Declension  lamented. 

SWEET  was  the  time,  when  first  I  felt 
The  Saviour's  pardoning  blood, 
Applied  to  cleanse  my  soul  from  guilt. 
And  bring  me  home  to  God. 

2  Soon  as  the  morn  the  light  revealed. 

His  praises  tuned  my  tongue; 
And  when  the  evening  shades  prevailed, 
His  love  was  all  my  song. 

3  In  prayer  my  soul  drew  near  the  Lord, 

And  saw^  his  glory  shine; 
And  when  I  read  his  holy  word, 
I  called  each  promise  mine. 

4  But  now,  w^hen  evening  shade  prevails. 

My  soul  in  darkness  mourns : 
And  when  the  morn  the  light  reveals. 
No  light  to  me  returns. 

5  Rise,  Lord,  and  help  me  t(\ prevail, 

O !  make  my  soul  thy  care ; 
I  know  thy  mercy  cannot  fail, 
Let  me  that  mercy  share. 

401  ^-  ^-   .  . 

Trials  of  the  Christian. 

THUS  far  my  God  has  led  me  on, 
And  made  his  truth  and  mercy  known ; 


VICISSITUDES  AND  CONFLICTS.  2S9 

My  hopes  and  fears  alternate  rise, 
And  comforts  mingle  with  my  sighs. 

2  Through  this  wide  wilderness  I  roam, 
Far  distant  from  my  blissful  home; 
Lord,  let  thy  presence  be  my  stay, 
And  guard  me  in  this  dangerous  way. 

3  Temptations  every  where  annoy, 
And  sins  and  snares  my  peace  destroy; 
My  earthly  joys  are  from  me  torn, 
And  oft  an  absent  God  I  mourn. 

4  My  soul  with  various  tempests  tossed. 
Her  hopes  o'erturned,  her  projects  crossed, 
Sees  every  day  new  straits  attend, 

And  wonders  where  the  scene  will  end. 

5  Is  this,  dear  Lord,  that  thorny  road, 
Which  leads  us  to  the  mount  of  God? 
Are  these  the  toils  thy  people  know, 
While  in  this  wilderness  below? 

6  'Tis  even  so;  thy  faithful  love 
Doth  all  thy  children's  graces  prove; 
'Tis  thus  our  pride  and  self  must  fall. 
That  Jesus  may  be  All  in  all. 

402  L.  M. 

God  our  Reliance  in  Changes. 

BENEATH  a  numerous  train  of  ills. 
Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail; 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  our  God, 
O'er  every  gloomy  fear  prevail. 

2  Parent  and  Husband,  Guard  and  Guide, 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one ; 

On  thee  we  cast  our  heavy  cares. 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 

3  Our  Father,  God,  to  thee  we  look, 

Our  Rock,  our  Portion,  and  our  Friend; 

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290  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

And  on  thy  covenant  love  and  truth, 
Our  sinking  souls  shall  still  depend. 

403  S.  M. 

Warning  against  Self-confidence. 

BEWARE  of  Peter's  word, 
Nor  confidently  say, 
"  I  never  will  deny  the  Lord," 
But  ''  grant  I  never  may." 

2  Man's  wisdom  is  to  seek 

His  strength  in  God  alone; 
And  e'en  an  angel  would  be  w^eak, 
Who  trusted  in  his  own. 

3  Retreat  beneath  his  wings, 

And  in  his  grace  confide ; 
This  more  exalts  the  King  of  kings, 
Than  all  your  works  beside. 

4  In  Jesus  is  our  store ; 

Grace  issues  from  his  throne; 
Whoever  says,  ""  I  want  no  more," 
Confesses  he  has  none. 

404  C.  M. 

Light  in  Darkness. 

OTHOU  who  driest  the  mourner's  tear, 
How  dark  this  world  would  be, 
If,  pierced  by  sins  and  sorrows  here, 
We  could  not  fly  to  thee ! 

2  The  friends,  who  in  our  sunshine  live, 

When  winter  comes,  are  flown; 
And  he  who  has  but  tears  to  give, 
Must  weep  those  tears  alone. 

3  But  thou  wilt  heal  that  broken  heart. 

Which,  like  the  plants  that  throw 
Their  fragrance  from  the  wounded  part, 
Breathes  sv^etness  out  of  wo. 


VICISSITUDES  AND  CONFLICTS.  291 

4  When  joy  no  longer  soothes  or  cheers, 

And  e'en  the  hope  that  threw 

A  moment's  sparkle  o'er  our  tears, 

Is  dimmed  and  vanished  too : 

5  O !  who  could  bear  life's  stormy  doom, 

Did  not  thy  wing  of  love 
Come  brightly  wafting  through  the  gloom 
Our  peace-branch  from  above? 

6  Then  sorrow,  touched  by  thee,  grows  bright, 

With  more  than  rapture's  ray; 
As  darkness  shows  us  worlds  of  light, 
We  never  saw  by  day. 

405  8s  &  7s. 
The  Pilgrim. 

n  ENTL  Y,  Lord,  O !  gently  lead  us, 
^  Through  this  lonely  vale  of  tears ; 
Through  the  changes  thou'st  decreed  us, 

Till  our  last  great  change  appears. 
When  temptation's  darts  assail  us. 

When  in  devious  paths  we  stray, 
Let  thy  goodness  never  fail  us. 

Lead  us  in  thy  perfect  way. 

2  In  the  hour  of  pain  and  anguish. 

In  the  hour  when  death  draws  near, 
Suffer  not  our  hearts  to  languish, 

Suffer  not  our  souls  to  fear. 
And  when  mortal  life  is  ended. 

Bid  us  in  thine  arms  to  rest. 
Till  by  angel  bands  attended. 

We  awake  among  the  blest. 

406  C.  M. 

Ill  Distress  pleading  with  God. 

0!  THAT  I  knew  the  secret  place, 
Where  I  might  find  my  God! 


292  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

I'd  spread  my  wants  "before  his  face, 
And  pour  my  woes  abroad. 

2  I'd  tell  Him  how  my  sins  arise, 

What  sorrows  I  sustain; 
How  grace  decays,  and  comfort  dies, 
And  leaves  my  heart  in  pain. 

3  He  knows  what  arguments  I'd  take 

To  wrestle  with  my  God; 
I'd  plead  for  his  own  mercy's  sake, 

And  for  my  Saviour's  blood. 

• 

4  My  God  will  pity  my  complaints, 

And  heal  my  broken  bones; 
He  takes  the  meaning  of  his  saints, 
The  language  of  their  groans. 

5  Arise,  my  soul,  from  deep  distress, 

And  banish  every  fear ; 
He  calls  thee  to  his  throne  of  grace. 
To  spread  thy  sorrows  there. 

407  C.  M. 

Mourning  under  Desertion. 

\  PRESENT  God  is  all  our  strength, 
■^     And  all  our  joy  and  hope ; 
When  He  withdraws,  our  comforts  die. 
And  every  grace  must  droop. 

2  But  flattering  trifles  .charm  our  hearts, 

To  court  their  false  embrace, 
Till  justly  this  neglected  Friend 
Averts  his  angry  face. 

3  He  leaves  us,  and  we  miss  Him  not, 

But  go  presumptuous  on; 
Till  baffled,  wounded  and  enslaved, 
We  learn,  that  God  is  gone. 


VICISSITUDES  AND  CONFLICTS.  293 

4  And  what,  my  soul,  can  then  remain 

One  ray  of  light  to  give? 
Severed  from  Him,  their  better  life, 
How  can  his  children  live? 

5  Hence,  all  je  painted  forms  of  joy, 

And  leave  my  heart  to  mourn : 
I  would  devote  these  eyes  to  tears, 
Till  cheered  by  his  return. 

408  8s. 

Prayer  in  Despondency. 

ENCOMPASSED  with  clouds  of  distress, 
Just  ready  all  hope  to  resign, 
I  pant  for  the  light  of  thy  face. 

And  fear  it  will  never  be  mine : 
Disheartened  with  waiting  so  long, 
I  sink  at  thy  feet  with  my  load; 
All  plaintive  I  pour  out  my  song. 

And  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  God. 

2  If  sometimes  I  strive,  as  I  mourn. 

My  hold  on  thy  promise  to  keep ; 
The  billow  s  more  fiercely  return. 

And  plunge  me  again  in  the  deep : 
O'erwhelrned  and  cast  out  from  thy  sight, 

The  tempter  suggests  in  that  hour, 
The  Lord  has  forgotten  me  quite, 

My  God  will  be  gracious  no  more. 

3  Shine,  Lord,  and  my  terrors  shall  cease ; 

The  blood  of  atonement  apply; 
And  lead  me  to  Jesus  for  peace. 

The  rock  that  is  higher  than  L 
Almighty  to  rescue  thou  art; 

Thy  grace  is  my  shield  and  my  tower: 
O!  gladden  my  desolate  heart; 

Let  this  be  the  day  of  thy  power. 

25* 


294  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

409  7s. 

Vicissitudes. 

ONCE  I  thought  my  moTintain  strong, 
Fh'mly  fixed  no  more  to  move: 
Then  my  Savionr  was  my  song, 

Then  my  soul  was  filled  ^\ith  love : 
Those  were  happy,  golden  days. 
Sweetly  spent  in  prayer  and  praise. 

2  Little  then  myself  I  knew, 

Little  thought  of  Satan's  power'; 
Now  I  feel  my  sins  renew. 

Now  I  feel  the  stormy  hour: 
Sin  has  put  my  joys  to  flight. 
Sin  has  turned  my  day  to  night. 

3  Saviour,  shine  and  cheer  my  soul, 

Bid  my  dying  hopes  revive, 
Make  my  wounded  spirit  whole, 

Far  away  the  tempter  drive : 
Speak  the  word  and  set  me  free, 
Let  me  live  alone  to  thee. 

410  8s  &  7s. 

Light  shining  in  Darkness. 

SAVIOUR,  hast  thou  fled  for  ever, 
From  my  tempest-riven  breast? 
Will  thy  gracious  Spirit  never 

Come  and  cheer  and  make  me  blest? 
Long,  dear  Lord,  in  silent  sorrow, 
I  have  sighed  to  taste  thy  love; 
Hoping,  on  some  sweet  to-morrow, 
Thou  wouldst  all  my  guilt  remove. 

2  Peace,  my  soul,  the  Saviour  hears  thee, 
He  will  chase  thy  fears  away; 
'Tis  his  gracious  presence  cheers  thee, 
Turning  darkness  into  day. 


VICISSITUDES  AND  CONFLICTS.  295 

Precious  Saviour,  have  I  found  thee? 

Wilt  thou  then  my  portion  be? 
Spread  thy  sheltering  arm  around  me, 

Let  me  lean  alone  on  thee. 

3  Through  this  world,  so  dark  and  dreary, 

Be  my  constant  friend  and  guide; 
Hungry,  thirsty,  faint  and  weary, 

Keep  me  ever  near  thy  side. 
Blessed  be  his  name  for  ever. 

For  his  pardoning  grace  to  me; 
Sinners,  doubt  his  promise  never, 

Jesus'  love  is  full  and  free. 

411  10s  &  lis. 

The  Disconsolate  comforted, 

COME,  ye  disconsolate,  where'er  ye  lan- 
guish. 
Come  to  the  mercy-seat,  fervently  kneel; 
Here  bring  your  wounded  hearts,  here  tell 
your  anguish, 
Earth  has  no  sorrows  that  heaven  cannot 
heal. 

2  Joy  of  the  desolate.  Light  of  the  straying, 

Hope  of  the  penitent,  fadeless  and  pure, 
Here  speaks  the  Comforter,  in  mercy  saying, 
Earth  has  no  sorrows  that  heaven  cannot 
cure. 

3  Here  see  the  bread  of  life;  see  waters  flowing 

Forth  from  the  throne  of  God,  boundless 
in  love : 
Come  to  the  feast  prepared;   come,   ever 
knowing 
Earth  has  no  sorrows,  but  heaven  can 
remove. 


296  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

412  C.  M. 

Mourning  over  spiritual  Declension, 

WHY  is  my  heart  so  far  from  thee, 
My  God,  my  chief  dehght? 
Why  are  my  thoughts  no  more  by  day 
With  thee — no  more  by  night? 

2  Why  should  my  foohsh  passions  rove? 

Where  can  such  sweetness  be, 
As  I  have  tasted  in  thy  love, 
As  I  have  found  in  thee? 

3  When  my  forgetful  soul  renews 

The  savour  of  thy  grace, 
My  heart  presumes  I  cannot  lose 
The  relish  all  my  days. 

4  But  ere  one  fleeting  hour  is  past, 

The  flattering  world  employs 
Some  sensual  bait  to  seize  my  taste, 
And  to  pollute  my  joys. 

5  Trifles  of  nature  or  of  art, 

With  fair  deceitful  charms, 
Intrude  into  my  thoughtless  heart. 
And  thrust  me  from  thy  arms. 

6  Then  I  repent  and  vex  my  soul. 

That  I  should  leave  thee  so : 
Where  will  those  wild  affections  roll, 
That  let  a  Saviour  go? 

7  Sin's  promised  joys  are  turned  to  pain. 

And  I  am  drowned  in  grief; 
But  my  dear  Lord  returns  again. 
He  flies  to  my  relief 

8  Seizing  my  soul  with  sw^eet  surprise, 

He  drawls  with  loving  bands; 
Divine  compassion  in  his  eyes, 
And  pardon  in  his  hands. 


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9  Wretch  that  I  am,  to  wander  thus 

In  chase  of  false  delight! 
Let  me  be  fastened  to  thy  cross, 
Rather  than  lose  thy  sight. 

10  Make  haste,  my  days,  to  reach  the  goal, 

And  bring  my  heart  to  rest 
On  the  dear  centre  of  my  soul, 
My  God,  my  Saviour's  breast. 

413  C.  M. 

Slothfulness  lamented. 

MY  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  so? 
Awake,  my  sluggish  soul; 
Nothing  has  half  thy  work  to  do, 
-^Yet  nothing  's  half  so  dull. 

2  The  little  ants,  for  one  poor  grain. 

Labour  and  toil  and  strive; 
Yet  we  who  have  a  heaven  to  obtain. 
How  necrlio^ent  we  hve ! 

3  We,  for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands, 

And  stars  their  courses  move ; 
We,  for  whose  gTiard  the  angel  bands 
Come  flying  from  above : 

4  We,  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  down, 

And  laboured  for  our  good. 
How  careless  to  secure  that  crown 
He  purchased  with  his  blood ! 

5  Lord,  shall  we  lie  so  sluggish  still, 

And  never  act  our  parts? 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come  and  fill, 
And  wake,  and  v/arm  our  hearts. 

6  Then  shall  our  active  spirits  move. 

Upward  our  souls  shall  rise; 
With  hands  of  faith  and  wings  of  love, 
We'll  fly  and  take  the  prize. 


298  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

414  L.  M. 

The  Darkness  of  Providence. 

LORD,  we  adore  thy  vast  designs, 
The  obscure  abyss  of  Providence ; 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  hues, 
Too  dark  to  view  with  feeble  sense. 

2  Now  thou  array  est  thine  awful  face 

In  angry  frowns,  without  a  smile : 
We,  through  the  cloud,  believe  thy  grace, 
Secure  of  thy  compassion  still. 

3  Through  seas  and  storms  of  deep  distress, 

We  sail  by  faith,  and  not  by  sight; 
Faith  guides  us  in  the  wilderness, 
Through  all  the  briers,  and  the  night. 

4  Dear  Father,  if  thy  lifted  rod 

Resolve  to  scourge  us  here  below. 
Still  we  must  lean  upon  our  God, 

Thine  arm  shall  bear  us  safely  through. 

415  L.  M. 

Prayer  in  Affliction. 

GOD  of  my  life,  to  thee  I  call, 
Afflicted,  at  thy  feet  I  fall; 
O !  while  the  swelling  floods  prevail, 
Leave  not  my  trembling  heart  to  fail. 

2  Friend  of  the  friendless  and  the  faint. 
Where  shall  I  lodge  my  deep  complaint? 
Where  l)ut  with  thee,  whose  open  door 
Invites  the  helpless  and  the  poor? 

3  Did  ever  mourner  plead  with  thee, 
And  thou  refuse  the  humble  plea? 
Does  not  the  word  still  fixed  remain. 
That  none  shall  seek  thy  face  in  vain? 


VICISSITUDES  AND   CONFLICTS.  299 

4  That  were  a  grief  I  could  not  bear, 
Didst  thou  not  hear  and  answer  prayer : 
The  promise  of  a  faithful  God, 
Supports  me  under  every  load. 

5  Fair  is  the  lot  that  's  cast  for  me, 
I  have  an  Advocate  with  thee; 
They  whom  the  world  caresses  most. 
Have  no  such  privilege  to  boast. 

6  Poor  though  I  am,  despised,  forgot. 
Yet  God,  my  God,  forgets  me  not; 
That  man  is  safe,  and  must  succeed, 
For  whom  the  Lord  vouchsafes  to  plead. 

416  C.  M. 

Temptation. 

I  HATE  the  tempter  and  his  charms, 
I  hate  his  flattering  breath ; 
The  serpent  takes  a  thousand  forms. 
To  cheat  our  souls  to  death. 

2  He  feeds  our  hopes  with  airy  dreams, 

Or  kills  with  slavish  fear; 
And  holds  us  still  in  wide  extremes, 
Presumption  or  despair. 

3  Now  he  persuades,  how  easy  'tis 

To  walk  the  road  to  heaven : 
Anon  he  swells  our  sins,  and  cries, 
The  J  cannot  be  forgiven. 

4  He  bids  young  sinners  yet  forbear 

To  think  of  God  or  death ; 
For  prayer  and  devotion  are 
But  melancholy  breath. 

5  He  tells  the  aged,  they  must  die, 

And  'tis  too  late  to  pray; 
In  vain  for  mercy  now  they  cry, 
For  they  have  lost  their  day. 


300  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

6  Thus  he  supports  his  cruel  throne 

By  mischief  and  deceit, 
And  drags  the  sons  of  Adam  down 
To  darkness  and  the  pit. 

7  Ahnighty  God,  cut  short  his  power, 

Let  him  in  darkness  dwell; 
And  that  he  vex  the  earth  no  more, 
Confine  him  down  to  hell. 

417  C.  M. 

The  World's  three  chief  Temptations. 

WHEN  in  the  light  of  faith  divine 
We  look  on  things  below, 
Honour,  and  gold  and  sensual  joy. 
How  vain  and  dangerous  too! 

2  Honour  's  a  puff  of  noisy  breath ; 

Yet  men  expose  their  blood, 
And  venture  everlasting  death, 
To  gain  that  airy  good. 

3  Whilst  others  starve  the  nobler  mind, 

And  feed  on  shining  dust, 
They  rob  the  serpent  of  his  food. 
To  indulge  a  sordid  lust. 

4  The  pleasures  that  allure  our  sense, 

Are  dangerous  snares  to  souls; 
There  's  but  a  drop  of  flattering  sweet, 
And  dashed  with  bitter  bowls. 

5  God  is  my  all-sufficient  good. 

My  portion  and  my  choice; 
In  Him  my  vast  desires  are  filled. 
And  all  my  powers  rejoice. 

G  In  vain  the  world  accosts  my  ear, 
And  tempts  my  heart  anew ; 
I  cannot  buy  your  bliss  so  dear. 
Nor  part  with  heaven  for  you. 


301 


SUBMISSION  UNDER  TRIALS. 

418  7s. 

Welcome  to  the  Cross. 
^T^IS  my  happiness  below, 
-L     Not  to  live  without  the  cross; 
But  the  Saviour's  power  to  know, 

Sanctifying  every  loss. 
Trials  must  and  will  befall; 

But  with  humble  faith  to  see 
Love  inscribed  upon  them  all, 
This  is  happiness  to  me. 

2  God,  in  Israel,  sows  the  seeds 

Of  affliction,  pain  and  toil; 
These  spring  up,  and  choke  the  w^eeds 

Which  would  else  o'er  spread  the  sou. 
Trials  make  the  promise  sweet. 

Trials  give  new  life  to  prayer ; 
Trials  brino^  me  to  his  feet. 

Lay  me  low,  and  keep  me  there. 

3  Did  I  meet  no  trials  here. 

No  chastisement  by  the  way ;    . 
Might  I  not,  with  reason,  fear 

I  should  prove  a  cast-away? 
Aliens  may  escape  the  rod, 

Sunk  in  earthl}^  vain  delight ; 
But  the  true-born  child  of  God, 

Must  not,  would  not,  if  he  might. 

419  C.  M. 

Resignation  to  the  Will  of  God. 

IT  is  the  Lord — enthroned  in  light, 
Whose  claims  are  all  divine ; 
Who  has  an  undisputed  right 
To  govern  me  and  mine. 

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302  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

2  It  is  the  Lord — should  I  distrust, 

Or  contradict  his  will, 
Who  cannot  do  but  what  is  just, 
And  must  be  righteous  still? 

3  It  is  the  Lord — w^ho  gives  me  all 

My  wealth,  my  friends,  my  ease; 
And  of  his  bounties  may  recall 
Whatever  part  He  please. 

4  It  is  the  Lord — who  can  sustain 

Beneath  the  heaviest  load, 
From  whom  assistance  I  obtain, 
To  tread  the  thorny  road. 

5  It  is  the  Lord — my  covenant  God, 

Thrice  blessed  be  his  name ; 
Whose  gracious  promise,  sealed  with  blood, 
Must  ever  be  the  same. 

6  His  covenant  will  my  soul  defend, 

Should  nature's  self  expire, 
And  the  great  Judge  of  all  descend 
In  awful  flames  of  fire. 

7  And  can  my  soul,  with  hopes  like  these, 

Be  sullen,  or  repine? 
No,  gracious  God,  take  what  thou  please, 
I'll  cheerfully  resign. 

420  C.  M. 

Submission  under  variovs  Ills  of  Life, 

THROUGH  all  the  downward  tracts  of 
time, 
God's  watchful  eye  surveys ; 
O !  who  so  w^ise  to  choose  our  lot. 
And  regulate  our  ways? 

2  I  cannot  doubt  his  bounteous  love, 
Unmeasurably  kind; 


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To  his  unerring,  gracious  will, 
Be  every  wish  resigned. 

3  Good  when  He  gives,  supremely  good, 
Nor  less,  when  He  denies; 
E'en  crosses,  from  his  sovereign  hand, 
Are  blessings  in  disguise. 

In  thy  fair  book  of  life  divine, 

]\Iy  God,  inscribe  my  name; 
There  let  it  fill  som^e  humble  place, 

Beneath  my  Lord,  the  Lamb. 

CM. 

Submission  under  dark  Dispensations. 

PEACE,  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand, 
That  blasts  our  joys  in  death; 
Changes  the  visage  once  so  dear, 
And  gathers  back  our  breath. 

'Tis  He,  the  Potentate  supreme 

Of  all  the  worlds  above, 
Whose  steady  counsels  wisely  rule, 

Nor  from  their  purpose  move. 

'Tis  He,  whose  justice  might  demand 

Our  souls  a  sacrifice. 
Yet  scatters,  with  unwearied  hand, 

A  thousand  rich  supplies. 

Our  covenant  God  and  Father,  He, 

In  Christ,  our  bleeding  Lord; 
Whose  grace  can  heal  the  bursting  heart. 

With  one  revivino^  word. 

Silent  we  own  Jehovah's  name, 

We  kiss  his  scourging  hand; 
And  yield  our  comforts,  and  our  life, 

To  his  supreme  command. 


304  CHPISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


1 


422  C.  M. 

Trusting  in  God  in  Affliction, 

NOT  from  the  dust  affliction  grows 
Nor  troubles  rise  by  chance; 
Yet  we  are  born  to  cares  and  woes, 
A  sad  inheritance. 

2  As  sparks  break  out  from  burning  coals, 

And  still  are  upwards  borne; 
So  grief  is  rooted  in  our  souls, 
And  man  grows  up  to  mourn. 

3  Yet  with  my  God  I  leave  my  cause, 

And  trust  his  promised  grace ; 
He  rules  me  by  his  well  known  laws 
Of  love  and  ris^hteousness. 

4  Not  all  the  pains  that  e'er  I  bore, 

Shall  spoil  my  future  peace, 
For  death  and  hell  can  do  no  more. 
Than  what  my  Father  please. 

423  C.  M. 

Svhmission  and  Hope  of  Heaven. 

0  OVEREIGN  of  life,  I  own  thy  hand, 
^    In  every  chastening  stroke; 

And  while  I  smart  beneath  thy  rod. 
Thy  presence  I  invoke. 

2  To  thee  in  my  distress  I  cried. 

And  thou  hast  bowed  thine  ear; 
Thy  powerful  word  my  life  prolonged, 
And  brought  salvation  near. 

3  Unfold,  ye  gates  of  righteousness. 

That,  with  the  pious  throng, 

1  may  record  my  solemn  vows, 

And  tune  my  grateful  song. 

4  Praise  to  the  Lord,  whose  gentle  hand 

Renews  our  labouring  breath; 


SUBMISSION  UNDER  TRIALS.  305 

Praise  to  the  Lord,  who  makes  his  saints 
Triumphant  e'en  in  death. 

5  My  God,  in  thme  appointed  hour, 

Those  heavenly  gates  display. 
Where  pain  and  sin,  and  fear  and  death, 
For  ever  flee  away. 

6  There,  while  the  nations  of  the  blest, 

With  raptures  bow  around, 
My  anthems  to  delivering  grace. 
In  sweeter  strains  shall  sound. 

424  .  .        L.  M. 

Submission  under  dark  Dispensations, 

WAIT,  O  my  soul,  thy  Maker's  will, 
Tumultuous  passions,  all  be  still; 
Nor  let  a  murmurino^  thouo^ht  arise : 
His  ways  are  just,  his  counsels  wise. 

2  He  in  the  thickest  darkness  dwells. 
Performs  his  work,  the  cause  conceals; 
And  though  his  footsteps  are  unknown, 
Judgment  and  truth  support  his  throne. 

3  In  heaven  and  earth,  in  air  and  seas, 
He  executes  his  wise  decrees; 

And  by  his  saints  it  stands  confessed, 
That  what  he  does  is  ever  best. 

4  Then,  O  my  soul,  submissive  wait, 
With  reverence  bow  before  his  seat; 
And  midst  the  terrors  of  his  rod. 
Trust  in  a  wise  and  gracious  God. 

425  C.  M. 

Christian  Submission. 

0  LORD,  I  would  delight  in  thee, 
And  on  thy  care  depend ; 
To  thee  in  every  trouble  flee, 
My  best,  my  only  friend. 

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306  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2  When  all  created  streams  are  dried, 

Thy  fulness  is  the  same; 
May  I  with  this  be  satisfied, 
And  glory  in  thy  name. 

3  Why  should  the  soul  a  drop  bemoan, 

Who  has  a  fountain  near, 
A  fountain  which  shall  ever  run, 
With  waters  sweet  and  clear? 

4  No  good  in  creatures  can  be  found, 

But  may  be  found  in  thee : 
I  must  have  all  things,  and  abound, 
While  God  is  God  to  me. 

5  O !  that  I  had  a  stronger  faith 

To  look  within  the  veil, 
To  credit  what  my  Saviour  saith, 
Whose  word  can  never  fail. 

6  He  who  has  made  my  heaven  secure, 

Will  here  all  good  provide : 
While  Christ  is  rich  can  I  be  poor? 
What  can  I  want  beside? 

7  O  Lord,  I  cast  my  care  on  thee, 

I  triumph  and  adore; 
Henceforth  my  great  concern  shall  be, 
To  love  and  praise  thee  more. 

426  .  .  ^-  ^- 

Submission  under  Affliction. 

MY  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy, 
Great  God,  are  in  thy  hand; 
All  my  enjoyments  come  from  thee. 
And  go  at  thy  command. 

2  O  Lord,  shouldst  thou  withhold  them  all, 
Yet  would  I  not  repine ; 
Before  they  were  hj  me  possessed. 
They  were  entirely  thine. 


SUBMISSION  UXDER  TRIALS.  307 

3  Nor  would  I  drop  a  murmuring  word, 
If  all  the  world  were  gone, 
But  seek  substantial  happiness 
In  thee,  and  thee  alone. 

427  L-  M. 

Christian  Sub?nission. 

SAINTS,  at  your  heavenly  Father's  word, 
Give  up  your  comforts  to  the  Lord; 
He  shall  restore  what  you  resign, 
Or  grant  you  blessings  more  divine. 

2  So  Abraham,  with  obedient  hand. 
Led  forth  his  son  at  God's  command; 
The  wood,  the  fire,  the  knife  he  took, 
His  arm  prepared  the  dreadful  stroke. 

3  "Abraham,  forbear,"  the  angel  cried, 

"  Thy  faith  is  known,  thy  love  is  tried: 
Thy  son  shall  live,  and  in  thy  Seed 
Shall  the  whole  earth  be  blessed  indeed." 

4  Just  in  the  last  distressing  hour, 
The  Lord  displays  delivering  power : 
The  mount  of  danger  is  the  place, 
Where  we  shall  see  surprising  grace. 

428  C.M. 

Submission. 

OUBMISSIVE  to  thy  will,  my  God, 
^    I  all  to  thee  resign, 
And  bow  before  thy  chastening  rod; 
I  mourn,  but  not  repine. 

2  Why  should  my  foolish  heart  complain. 

When  wisdom,  truth  and  love 
Direct  the  stroke,  inflict  the  pain. 
And  point  to  joys  above? 

3  How  short  are  all  my  sufferings  here, 

How  needful  every  cross ! 


308  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

Away,  my  unbelieving  fear, 
Nor  call  my  gain,  my  loss. 

4  Then  give,  dear  Lord,  or  take  away, 
I'll  bless  thy  sacred  name; 
My  Jesus,  yesterday,  to-day. 
For  ever  is  the  same ! 

429  L.  M. 

Casting  our  Care  on  the  Lord. 

WHEN  struggling  on  the  bed  of  pain, 
And  earth  and  all  its  joys  are  vain, 
How  sweet,  my  God,  to  know  thy  power 
Sustains  me  in  this  trying  hour ! 

2  How  rich  and  precious  sounds  that  love. 
That  tells  of  rest  and  joys  above, 

And  lulls  my  troubled  heart  to  rest 
Upon  my  blessed  Saviour's  breast. 

3  There,  still,  while  life's  warm  currents  rush, 
My  soul  would  all  her  sorrows  hush, 

Nor  ever  yield  to  dark  despair, 

For  light,  and  life,  and  peace  are  there. 

4  Helper  and  Hope  thou  ever  art. 

To  heal  the  wounded,  broken  heart; 
O !  let  me  hear  thy  pardoning  voice. 
And  bid  my  broken  bones  rejoice. 

5  Then  shall  my  cheerful,  grateful  tongue 
In  rapturous  strains  thy  praise  prolong; 
My  ransomed  soul  adore  thy  grace. 
And  swifter  run  the  heavenly  race. 

430  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  Submission. . 

OLORD,  my  best  desires  fulfil. 
And  help  me  to  resign 
Life,  health  and  comfort  to  thy  will, 
And  make  thy  pleasure  mine. 


SUBMISSION  UNDER  TRIALS.  309 

2  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  command, 

Whose  love  forbids  my  fears? 
Or  tremble  at  the  gracious  hand 
That  wipes  away  my  tears? 

3  No,  rather  let  me  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize,  to  thee, 
Who  never  hast  a  good  withheld, 
Or  wilt  withhold  from  me. 

4  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  my  way, 

Shall  I  resist  them  both? 
A  poor  blind  creature  of  a  day, 
And  crushed  before  the  moth! 

5  But  ah !  my  inward  spirit  cries, 

Still  bind  me  to  thy  sway ; 
Else  the  next  cloud  that  veils  my  skies, 
Drives  all  these  thoughts  away. 

431  C.  M. 

Consolations  in  Sickness. 

WHEN  languor  and  disease  invade 
This  trembling  house  of  clay, 
'Tis  sweet  to  look  beyond  my  pains. 
And  long  to  fly  away. 

2  Sweet  to  look  inward,  and  attend 

The  whispers  of  his  love ; 
Sweet  to  look  upward,  to  the  place 
W^here  Jesus  pleads  above. 

3  Sweet  to  look  back,  and  see  my  name 

In  life's  fair  book  set  down; 
Sweet  to  look  forw^ard,  and  behold 
Eternal  joys  my  own. 

4  Sweet  to  reflect  how  grace  divine 

My  sins  on  Jesus  laid ; 
Sweet  to  remember  that  his  blood 
My  debt  of  suff'ering  paid. 


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5  Sweet  in  his  righteousness  to  stand, 

Which  saves  from  second  death ; 
Sweet  to  experience,  day  by  day, 
His  Spirit's  quickening  breath. 

6  Sweet  on  his  faithfulness  to  rest, 

Whose  love  can  never  end; 
Sweet  on  his  covenant  of  grace, 
For  all  things  to  depend. 

7  Sweet  in  the  confidence  of  faith, 

To  trust  his  firm  decrees; 
Sweet  to  lie  passive  in  his  hands, 
And  know  no  will  but  his. 

8  If  such  the  sweetness  of  the  streams. 

What  must  the  fountain  be; 
Where  saints  and  angels  draw  their  bliss 
Immediately  from  thee ! 

432  C.  M. 

It  is  well. 

IT  shall  be  well,  let  sinners  know. 
With  those  who  love  the  Lord ; 
His  saints  have  always  found  it  so, 
When  resting  on  his  word. 

2  Peace,  then,  ye  chastened  sons  of  God, 

Why  let  your  sorrows  swell? 
Wisdom  directs  your  Father's  rod. 
His  word  says,  It  is  well. 

3  Though  you  may  trials  sharp  endure. 

From  sin  or  death  or  hell; 
Your  heavenly  Father's  love  is  sure. 
And  therefore,  k  is  well. 

4  Soon  will  your  sorrows  all  be  o'er, 

And  you  shall  sweetly  tell, 
On  Canaan's  calm  and  pleasant  shore, 
That  all  at  last  is  well. 


311  4^ 

WOESHHFo 
TRIYATE  AND  FAMILY  WORSHIP 

433  CM. 

Sincerity  in  Worship. 

GOD  is  a  Spirit,  just  and  wise, 
He  sees  our  inmost  mind ; 
In  vain  to  heaven  we  raise  our  cries, 
And  leave  our  souls  behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

With  honour  can  appear; 
The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  Hfted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

Their  bending  knees  the  ground; 
But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice. 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4  Lord,  search  my  thoughts,  and  try  my  ways, 

And  make  my  soul  sincere; 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 

434  L.  M. 

Morning  Hymn. 

GOD  of  the  morning,  at  thy  voice 
The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise. 
And  like  a  giant  doth  rejoice 

Tci  run  his  journey  through  the  skies. 

2  From  the  fair  chambers  of  the  east 

The  circuit  of  his  race  begins; 
And,  without  weariness  or  rest. 

Round  the  whole  earth  he  flies  and  shines. 

3  0 !  like  the  sun,  may  I  fulfil 

The  appoi:.ted  duties  of  the  day, 


312  ^     WORSHIP. 

With  ready  mind  and  active  will, 

March  on,  and  keep  my  heavenly  way. 

4  But  I  shall  rove  and  lose  the  race. 

If  God,  my  sun,  should  disappear, 
And  leave  me  in  this  world's  wide  maze,  - 
To  follow  every  w^andering  star. 

5  Lord,  thy  commands  are  clean  and  pure, 

Enlightening  our  beclouded  eyes; 
Thy  threatenings  just,  thy  promise  sure, 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise. 

6  Give  me  thy  counsel  for  my  guide. 

And  then  receive  me  to  thy  bliss; 
All  my  desires  and  hopes  beside. 

Are  faint  and  cold  compared  with  this. 

435  L.  M. 

Evening  Hymn. 

THUS  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on. 
Thus  far  his  powder  prolongs  my  days; 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  his  grace. 

2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste, 

And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home; 
But  He  forgives  my  follies  past. 

He  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come. 

3  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep. 

Peace  is  the  pillow  for  my  head ; 
While  well  appointed  angels  keep 

Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed. 

4  In  vain  the  sons  of  earth  or  hell 

Tell  me  a  thousand  frightful  things; 
My  God  in  safety  makes  me  dwell 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  hi.  wings. 


PRIVATE    AND   FAMILY.  313 

5  Thus  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come, 
My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath  the  ground, 
And  wait  thy  voice  to  rouse  the  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation  in  the  sound. 

436  C.  M. 

Morning  Hymn. 

ONCE  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 
Salutes  thy  waking  eyes; 
Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To  Him  that  rules  the  skies. 

2  Night  unto  night  his  name  repeats, 

The  day  renews  the  sound. 
Wide  as  the  heaven  on  which  He  sits, 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 

3  'Tis  He  supports  my  mortal  frame; 

My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise ; 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame, 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

4  On  a  poor  worm  thy  power  might  tread. 

And  I  could  ne'er  withstand; 
Thy  justice  might  have  crushed  me  dead, 
But  mercy  held  thy  hand. 

5  How  many  wretched  souls  are  fled 

Since  the  last  setting  sun ! 
And  yet  thou  lengthenest  out  my  thread, 
And  yet  my  moments  run. 

6  Great  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  thine, 

Whilst  I  enjoy  the  light; 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline, 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night. 

437  C.  M. 

Evening  Hymn. 

"rvREAD  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song 
^     Like  holy  incense  rise; 

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314  JtjL    WORSHIP. 

Assist  the  offerings  of  my  tongue,     ^ 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day, 

Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard; 
And  still  to  drive  my  wants  away, 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepared. 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above, 

Encompassed  me  around; 
But  O !  how  few  returns  of  love 
Has  my  Creator  found ! 

4  What  have  I  done  for  Him  who  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul? 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll ! 

5  Lord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine, 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign. 
To  be  renewal  by  thee. 

6  Sprinkled  afresh  with  pardoning  blood, 

I'll  lay  me  down  to  rest, 
As  in  the  embraces  of  my  God, 
Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 

438  L-  M. 

Morning  Hymn. 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun, 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run : 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise, 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  Redeem  thy  misspent  time  that 's  past; 
Live  this  day  as  if  'twere  thy  last; 
To  improve  thy  talents  take  due  care, 
'Gainst  the  great  day  thyself  prepare. 


PRIVATE  AND  FAMILY.  315 

3  Let  all  thy  converse  be  sincere, 

Thy  conscience  as  the  noon-day  clear; 
Think  how  the  all-seeing  God,  thy  ways 
And  all  thy  secret  thoughts  surveys. 

4  Wake  and  lift  up  thyself,  my  heart, 
And  ^\ith  the  angels  bear  thy  part; 
Who  all  night  long  unwearied  sing 
Glory  to  the  eternal  King. 

5  I  wake,  I  wake,  ye  heavenly  choir, 

May  your  devotions  me  inspire ; 
That  I  Uke  you  my  age  may  spend, 
Like  you  may  on  my  God  attend. 

6  May  I  like  you  in  God  delight, 
Have  all  day  long  my  God  in  sight; 
Perform  like  you  my  Maker's  will : 
O !  may  I  never  more  do  ill. 

7  Lord,  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew, 
Scatter  my  sins  as  morning  dew : 

Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will, 
And  with  thyself  my  spirit  fill. 

8  Direct,  control,  suggest  this  day,^ 
All  I  design  or  do  or  say; 

That  all  my  powers  with  all  my  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

9  All  praise  to  thee  who  safe  hast  kept, 
And  hast  refreshed  me  while  I  slept : 
Grant,  Lord,  when  I  from  death  shall  wake, 
I  may  of  endless  life  partake. 

439  C.  M. 

A?i  Evening  Song. 

NOW  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts 
Let  flames  of  love  arise; 


316  WORSHIP. 

Assist  us,  Lord,  to  offer  up 
Our  evening  sacrifice. 

2  Minutes  and  mercies  multiplied 

Have  made  up  all  this  day ; 
Minutes  came  quick,  but  mercies  were 
More  swift  and  free  than  they. 

3  New  time,  new  favour,  and  new  joys, 

Do  a  new  song  require : 
Till  w^e  shall  praise  thee  as  we  would, 
Accept  our  heart's  desire. 

4  Lord  of  our  days  whose  hand  hath  set 

New  time  upon  our  score; 
Thee  may  we  praise  for  all  our  time. 
When  time  shall  be  no  more. 

440  C.  M. 

Morning  Hymn. 

GOD  of  my  life,  my  morning  song 
To  thee  I  cheerful  raise; 
Thy  acts  of  love  'tis  good  to  sing, 
And  pleasant  'tis  to  praise. 

2  Preserved  by  thy  almighty  arm, 

I  passed  the  shades  of  night, 
Serene  and  safe  from  every  harm, 
To  see  the  morninor  liaht. 

3  While  numbers  spent  the  night  in  sighs, 

And  restless  pains  and  woes; 

In  gentle  sleep  I  closed  my  eyes, 

And  rose  from  sweet  repose. 

4  When  sleep,  death's  image,  o'er  me  spread, 

And  I  unconscious  lay. 
Thy  watchful  care  w^as  round  my  bed. 
To  guard  my  feeble  clay. 


PRIVATE  AND  FAMILY.  317 

5  0 !  let  the  same  almighty  care 

Through  all  this  day  attend : 
From  every  danger,  every  snare, 
My  heedless  steps  defend. 

6  Smile  on  my  minutes  as  they  roll, 

And  guide  my  future  days; 
And  let  thy  goodness  fill  my  soul 
With  gratitude  and  praise. 

441  C.  M. 

Evening  Worship. 

OLORD,  another  day  is  flown, 
And  we,  a  little  band, 
Are  met  once  more  before  thy  throne, 
To  bless  thy  fostering  hand. 

2  And  wilt  thou  bend  a  listening  ear, 

To  praises  low  as  ours? 
Thou  wilt,  for  thou  dost  deign  to  hear 
The  song  that  meekness  pours. 

3  And  Jesus,  thou  thy  smiles  wilt  deign, 

As  we  before  thee  pray; 
For  thou  didst  bless  the  infant  train, 
And  we  are  less  than  they. 

4  O !  let  thy  grace  perform  its  part; 

Let  sin's  dominion  cease; 
And  shed  abroad  in  every  heart. 
Thine  everlasting  peace. 

442  S.  M. 

On  going  to  Rest. 

THE  day  is  past  and  gone, 
The  evening  shades  appear; 
O !  may  we  all  remember  well, 
The  night  of  death  draws  near. 

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318  WORSHIP. 

2  We  lay  our  garments  by, 

Upon  our  beds  to  rest; 
So  death  will  soon  disrobe  us  all 
Of  what  is  here  possessed. 

3  Lord,  keep  us  safe  this  night, 

Secure  from  all  our  fears; 
May  angels  guard  us,  while  we  sleep, 
Till  morning  light  appears. 

4  And  when  we  early  rise, 

And  view  the  unwearied  sun, 
May  we  set  out  to  win  the  prize, 
And  after  glory  run. 

5  And  when  our  days  are  past, 

And  we  from  time  remove, 
O !  may  we  in  thy  bosom  rest, 
The  bosom  of  thy  love. 

443  S.  M. 

A  Morning  Hymn. 

SEE  how  the  rising  sun  • 

Pursues  his  shining  way; 
And  wide  proclaims  his  Maker's  praise, 
With  every  brightening  ray. 

2  Thus  would  my  rising  soul 

Its  heavenly  Parent  sing : 
And  to  its  great  Original 
The  humble  tribute  bring. 

3  Serene  I  laid  me  down, 

Beneath  his  guardian  care; 
I  slept,  and  I  awoke  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near. 

4  Thus  does  thine  arm  support 

This  weak  defenceless  frame ; 
But  whence  these  favours.  Lord,  to  me, 
All  worthless  as  I  am? 


PRIVATE    AND   FAMILY.  319 

5  O !  how  shall  I  repay 

The  bounties  of  my  God? 

This  feeble  spirit  pants  beneath 

The  pleasing,  painful  load. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  to  thy  cross 

I  bring  my  sacrifice ; 
Tinged  with  thy  blood,  it  shall  ascend, 
With  fragrance  to  the  skies. 

7  My  life  I  would  anew 

Devote,  0  Lord,  to  thee; 
And  in  thy  service  I  would  spend 
A  long  eternity. 

444  8s  &  7s. 

Evening  Song. 

SAVIOUR,  breathe  an  evening  blessing, 
Ere  repose  our  spirits  seal : 
Sin  and  want  we  come  confessing, 

Thou  canst  save  and  thou  canst  heal. 
Though  destruction  walk  around  us, 

Though  the  arrow  near  us  fly, 
Angel-guards  from  thee  surround  us, 
We  are  safe  if  thou  art  nigh. 

2  Though  the  night  be  dark  and  dreary, 

Darkness  cannot  hide  from  thee ; 
Thou  art  He  who,  never  weary, 

Watchest  where  thy  people  be. 
Should  swift  death  this  night  o'ertake  us, 

And  our  couch  become  our  tomb; 
May  the  morn,  in  heaven  awake  us, 

Clad  in  light  and  deathless  bloom. 

445  C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening  Hymn. 

TTOSANNA  with  a  cheerful  sound, 
J- J-    To  God's  upholding  hand; 


320  WORSHIP. 

Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round, 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

2  That  was  a  most  amazing  Power, 

That  raised  us  with  a  w^ord ; 
And  every  day,  and  every  hour, 
We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  evening  rests  our  weary  head, 

And  angels  guard  the  room; 
We  w^ake,  and  we  admire  the  bed, 
That  was  not  made  our  tomb. 

4  The  rising  morning  can't  assure 

That  we  shall  end  the  day  ; 
For  death  stands  ready  at  the  door. 
To  take  our  lives  away. 

5  Our  lives  are  forfeited  by  sin, 

To  God's  avenging  law; 
We  own  thy  grace,  immortal  King, 
In  every  breath  we  draw. 

6  God  is  our  Sun,  whose  daily  light 

Our  joy  and  safety  brings; 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night. 
Beneath  his  spreading  wings. 

446  L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening  Hymn. 

MY  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love ! 
Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above, 
Gently  distil  like  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spreadest  the  curtain  of  the  night. 

Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours; 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light; 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  my  powers  to  thy  command. 

To  thee  I  consecrate  my  days; 


PRIVATE  AND  FAMILY.  321 

Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand, 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

447  L.  M. 

Retiremtnt  and  Meditation. 

MY  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee; 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

2  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 

And  thus  debase  my  heavenly  birth? 
Why  should  I  cleave  to  things  below, 
And  let  my  God,  my  Saviour,  go? 

3  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense; 
One  sovereign  word  can  draw  me  thence; 
I  would  obey  the  voice  divine, 

And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

4  Be  earth,  with  all  her  scenes,  withdrawn; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone; 

In  secret  silence  of  the  mind. 

My  heaven,  and  there  my  God,  I  find. 

448  L.  M. 

Longing  for  God  in  Retirement. 

RETURN,  my  roving  heart,  return, 
And  chase  these  shadowy  forms  no  more; 
Seek  out  some  solitude  to  mourn. 
And  thy  forsaken  God  implore. 

2  O  thou  great  God,  whose  piercing  eye 

Distinctly  marks  each  deep  recess, 
In  these  sequestered  hours  draw  nigh, 
And  with  thy  presence  fill  the  place. 

3  Through  all  the  windings  of  my  heart, 

My  search  let  heavenly  wisdom  guide, 
And  still  its  radiant  beams  impart, 
Till  all  be  searched  and  purified. 


322  WORSHIP. 

4  Then,  with  the  visits  of  thy  love, 

Vouchsafe  my  inmost  soul  to  cheer; 
'Till  every  grace  shall  join  to  prove, 
That  God  has  fixed  his  dw^elling  there. 

449  C.  M. 

Twilight  Meditation. 

I  LOVE  to  steal  awhile  away 
From  every  cumbering  care; 
And  spend  the  hours  of  setting  day, 
In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 

2  I  love  in  solitude  to  shed 

The  penitential  tear. 
And  all  his  promises  to  plead. 
Where  none  but  God  can  hear. 

3  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 

And  future  good  implore. 
And  all  my  cares  and  sorrows  cast 
On  Him  whom  I  adore. 

4  I  love  by  faith  to  take  a  view 

Of  brighter  scenes  in  heaven; 
The  prospect  does  my  strength  renew, 
While  here  by  tempests  driven. 

5  Thus,  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'er, 

May  its  departing  ray 
Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour. 
And  lead  to  endless  day. 

450  L.  M. 

An  Evening  Hymn. 

GLORY  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night. 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light; 
Keep  me,  O !  keep  me.  King  of  kings, 
Beneath  thine  own  almighty  wings. 

2  Forgive  me.  Lord,  for  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ill  that  I  this  day  have  done; 


PRIVATE  AND  FAMILY.  323 

That  with  the  world,  myself  and  thee, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3  Teach  me  to  live  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed : 
Teach  me  to  die,  that  so  I  may 
Rise,  glorious,  at  the  awful  day. 

4  O !  let  my  soul  on  thee  repose, 

And  may  sweet  sleep  my  eyelids  close : 
Sleep  that  shall  me  more  vigorous  make, 
To  serve  my  God,  when  I  awake. 

5  If  in  the  night  I  sleepless  lie. 

My  soul  with  heavenly  thoughts  supply; 
Let  no  ill  dreams  disturb  my  rest, 
No  powers  of  darkness  me  molest. 

6  O !  when  shall  I^  in  endless  day, 
For  ever  chase  dark  sleep  away; 
And  hymns  divine  with  angels  sing, 
Glory  to  thee,  eternal  King? 

7  Praise  God  from  whom  all  blessings  flow, 
Praise  Him  all  creatures  here  below; 
Praise  Him  above,  ye  heavenly  host, 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

451  L.  M. 

Parting, 

COME,  Christian  brethren,  ere  w^e  part, 
Join  every  voice  and  every  heart: 
One  solemn  hymn  to  God  we  raise, 
One  final  song  of  grateful  praise. 

2  Christians,  we  here  may  meet  no  more; 
But  there  is  yet  a  happier  shore; 
And  there  released  from  toil  and  pain. 
Dear  brethren,  we  shall  meet  again. 


324  WORSHIP. 


SOCIAL  AND  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

452  .    7s. 
Sabbath  Worship. 

SAFELY  through  another  week, 
God  has  brought  us  on  our  way; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  .seek, 
Waiting  in  his  courts  to-day; 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest. 

2  While  we  seek  supplies  of  grace, 
Through  the  dear  Redeemer's  name, 
Show  thy  reconciling  face, 

Take  away  our  sin  and  shame : 
From  our  worldly  cares  set  free, 
May  we  rest  this  day  in  thee. 

3  Here  we're  come  thy  name  to  praise; 
Let  us  feel  thy  presence  near; 

]\Iay  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes. 
While  we  in  thy  house  appear : 
Here  afford  us,  Lord,  a  taste 
Of  our  everlasting  feast. 

4  May  the  gospel's  joyful  sound 
Conquer  sinners,  comfort  saints; 
Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound, 
Bring  relief  for  all  complaints : 
Such  let  all  our  sabbaths  prove, 
Till  we  join  the  church  above. 

453  L.  M. 

Delight  in  Ordinances. 

FAR  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  begone. 
Let  my  religious  hours  alone; 
Fain  woukl  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see, 
I  wait  a  visit.  Lord,  from  thee. 


SOCIAL  AND  PUBLIC.  325 

2  0  warm  my  heart  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindle  there  a  pure  desire : 
Come,  my  dear  Jesus,  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

3  Blest  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare, 
How  sweet  thy  entertainments  are ! 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace  and  dying  love. 

454  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Divine  Presence. 

COME,  gracious  Lord,  descend  and  dwell, 
By  faith  and  love  in  every  breast; 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  taste,  and  feel 
The  joys  that  cannot  be  expressed. 

2  Come,  fill  our  hearts  with  inward  strength, 

Make  our  enlarged  souls  possess, 
And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and  length 
Of  thine  immeasurable  grace. 

3  Now.  to  the  God  whose  power  can  do 

More  than  our  thoughts  or  wishes  know. 
Be  everlasting  honours  done. 

By  all  the  church,  through  Christ  his  Son. 

455  C.  M. 

Invitation  to  Sion. 

INQUIRE,  ye  pilgrims,  for  the  way 
That  leads  to  Sion's  hill. 
And  thither  set  your  steady  face, 
With  a  determined  will. 

2  Invite  the  strangers  all  around, 

Your  pious  march  to  join ; 
And  spread  the  sentiments  you  feel, 
Of  faith  and  love  divine. 

3  O !  come,  and  to  his  temple  haste. 

And  seek  his  favour  there ; 

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326  WORSHIP. 

Before  his  footstool  humbly  bow, 
And  pour  your  fervent  prayer. 

4  O !  come,  and  join  your  souls  to  God, 
In  everlasting  bands; 
Accept  the  blessings  He  bestows, 
With  thankful  hearts  and  hands. 

456  7s. 

Delights  of  public  Worsldjp. 

LORD  of  hosts,  how  lovely  fair, 
E'en  on  earth  thy  temples  are; 
Here  thy  waiting  people  see 
Much  of  heaven,  and  much  of  thee. 

1  From  thy  gracious  presence  flows 
Bhss  that  softens  all  our  woes; 
While  thy  Spirit's  holy  fire 
Warms  our  hearts  with  pure  desire. 

3  Here  we  supplicate  thy  throne, 
Here  thou  makest  thy  glories  known ; 
Here  we  learn  thy  righteous  ways, 
Taste  thy  love  and  sing  thy  praise. 

4  Thus  wnth  sacred  songs  of  joy, 
We  our  happy  lives  employ ; 
Love,  and  lonor  to  love  thee  more. 
Till  from  earth  to  heaven  we  soar. 

457  S.  M. 

Joy  in  public  Worship. 

HOW  charming  is  the  place, 
Where  my  Redeemer  God, 
Unveils  the  beauties  of  his  face, 
And  sheds  his  love  abroad ! 

2  Not  the  fair  palaces 

To  which  the  great  resort, 


SOCIAL  AND  PUBLIC.  32' 

Are  once  to  be  compared  with  this, 
^\^lere  Jesus  holds  his  court. 

3  Here  on  the  mercy  seat. 

^Vith  radiant  glory  crowned, 
Our  joyful  eyes  behold  Him  sit, 
And  smile  on  all  around. 

4  To  Him  their  prayers  and  cries 

All  humbled  souls  present : 
He  listens  to  the  broken  sighs, 
And  grants  them  all  they  want. 

5  To  them  his  sovereign  will 

He  graciously  imparts; 
And  in  return  ac-cepts  ^vith  smiles, 

The  tribute  of  their  hearts. 

6  Give  me.  0  Lord,  a  place 

^^"ithin  thy  blest  abode, 
Amonof  the  children  of  thv  orrace, 
The  servants  of  my  God. 

458  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  Divine  Instruction. 

COME,  Jesus,  heavenly  Teacher,  come, 
Convey  thine  o\vn  mstructions  home ; 

While  men  thy  sacred  truth  impart, 
'Tis  thine  alone  to  reach  the  heart. 

2  ^Mlene"er  I  read  or  hear  thy  word, 
Thine  inward  teachings,  Lord,  afford : 

To  me  thy  holy  will  reveal, 
I'nfold  the  book,  and  loose  the  seal. 

3  Call  me.  0 !  call  me  to  thy  feet, 
And  there  transported  may  I  sit; 
"With  joy  thy  heavenly  features  trace, 
And  feast  upon  thy  richest  grace. 


328  WORSHIP. 

459  C.  M. 

Divine  Presence  in  Worship. 

NOW,  gracious  Lord,  thine  arm  reveal, 
And  make  thy  glory  known; 
Now  let  us  all  thy  presence  feel, 
And  soften  hearts  of  stone. 

2  Help  us  to  venture  near  thy  throne, 

And  plead  a  Saviour's  name; 
For  all  that  we  can  call  our  own. 
Is  vanity  and  shame. 

3  Send  down  thy  Spirit  from  above, 

That  saints  may  love  thee  more; 
That  sinners  now  may  learn  to  love, 
Who  never  loved  before. 

4  And  when  before  thee  w^e  appear, 

In  our  eternal  home, 
May  growing  numbers  worship  here, 
And  praise  thee  in  our  room. 

460  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  Sincerity  in  Worship, 

LORD,  when  we  bend  before  thy  throne, 
And  ^ur  confessions  pour, 
0 !  may  we  feel  the  sins  we  own, 
And  hate  what  we  deplore. 

2  Our  contrite  spirits  pitying  see; 

True  penitence  impart : 
And  let  a  healing  ray  from  thee 
Beam  hope  on  every  heart. 

3  When  our  responsive  tongues  essay 

Their  grateful  songs  to  raise, 
Grant  that  our  souls  may  join  the  lay, 
And  rise  to  thee  in  praise. 

4  When  we  disclose  our  wants  in  prayer, 

0 !  let  our  wills  resign; 


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SOCIAL  AND  PUBLIC.  329 

And  not  a  thought  our  bosom  share, 
Which  is  not  wholly  thine. 

5  Let  faith  each  meek  petition  fill, 
And  waft  it  to  the  skies; 
And  teach  our  hearts,  'tis  goodness  still 
That  grants  it  or  denies. 

461  C.  M. 

ChrisVs  Presence  invoiced. 

COME,  thou  Desire  of  all  thy  saints, 
Our  humble  strains  attend; 
While  with  our  praises  and  complaints, 
Low  at  thy  feet  we  bend. 

2  When  we  thy  wondrous  glories  hear. 

And  all  thy  sufferings  trace, 
What  sweetly  awful  scenes  appear. 
What  rich  unbounded  grace ! 

3  How  should  our  songs  like  those  above. 

With  warm  devotion  rise ! 
How  should  our  souls,  on  wings  of  love, 
Mount  upward  to  the  skies ! 

4  Come,  Lord,  thy  love  alone  can  raise 

In  us  the  heavenly  flame ; 
Then  shall  our  lips  resound  thy  praise, 
Our  hearts  adore  thy  name. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  glory  shine. 

And  fill  thy  dwellings  here, 
Till  life,  and  love  and  joy  divine, 
And  heaven  on  earth  appear. 

462  L.  M. 

Joys  of  Worship. 

JESUS,  thou  everlasting  King, 
Accept  the  tribute  which  we  bring; 

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330  WORSHIP. 

Accept  the  well-cleserved  renown, 
And  wear  our  praises  as  thy  crown. 

2  Let  every  act  of  worship  be 
Like  our  espousals,  Lord,  to  thee; 
Like  the  dear  hour,  when  from  above, 
We  first  received  thy  pledge  of  love. 

3  The  gladness  of  that  happy  day. 

Our  hearts  w^ould  wish  it  long  to  stay: 
Nor  let  our  faith  forsake  its  hold. 
Nor  comforts  sink,  nor  love  grow  cold. 

4  Each  following  minute,  as  it  flies, 
Increase  thy  praise,  improve  our  joys; 
Till  we  are  raised  to  sing  thy  name 
At  the  great  supper  of  the  Lamb. 

5  O !  that  the  months  would  roll  away, 
And  bring  that  coronation  day ! 

The  King  of  grace  shall  fill  the  throne, 
With  all  his  Father's  glories  on. 

463  C.  M. 

Unfruitfulness  lamented. 

LONG  have  I  sat  beneath  the  sound 
Of  thy  salvation,  Lord; 
But  still  how  weak  my  faith  is  found, 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word ! 

2  Oft  I  frequent  thy  holy  place, 

And  hear  almost  in  vain : 
How  small  a  portion  of  thy  grace 
Can  my  false  heart  retain ! 

3  How  cold  and  feeble  is  my  love ! 

How  negligent  my  fear ! 
How  low  my  hope  of  joys  above! 
How  few  ufiections  there ! 


SOCIAL  AND  PUBLIC.  331 

4  Great  God,  tliy  sovereign  power  impart, 

To  give  thy  word  success; 
Write  thy  salvation  in  my  heart, 
And  make  me  learn  thy  grace. 

5  Show  my  forgetful  feet  the  way 

That  leads  to  joys  on  high; 
There  knowledge  grows  without  decay, 
And  love  shall  never  die. 

464  S.  M. 

Reasons  for  Praise. 

COME,  we  that  love  the  Lord, 
And  let  our  joys  be  known ; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 
And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

2  The  God  that  rules  on  high, 

And  thunders  when  He  please, 
That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
And  manages  the  seas : 

3  This  awful  God  is  ours. 

Our  Father  and  our  love; 
He  shall  send  do^\^l  his  heavenly  powers, 
To  carry  us  above. 

4  There  shall  w^e  see  his  face, 

And  never,  never  sin ; 
There  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace. 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in. 

5  The  men  of  grace  have  found 

Glory  begun  below : 
Celestial  fruits  on  earthly  ground. 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow. 

6  The  hill  of  Sion  yields 

A  thousand  sacred  sweets, 
Before  we  reach  the  heavenly  fields, 
Or  walk  the  sfolden  streets. 


332  WORSHIP. 

7  Then  let  our  songs  abound 
And  every  tear  be  dry ; 
We  're  marching  through  Immanu el's  ground, 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

465  C.  M. 

Exhortation  to  Praise, 

COME,  happy  souls,  approach  your  God, 
With  new  melodious  songs, 
Come,  render  to  almighty  grace, 
The  tribute  of  your  tongues. 

2  So  strange,  so  boundless  was  the  love 

That  pitied  dying  men. 
The  Father  sent  his  equal  Son 
To  give  them  life  again. 

3  Thy  hands,  dear  Jesus,  w^ere  not  armed 

With  a  revenging  rod. 
No  hard  commission  to  perform, 
The  vengeance  of  a  God. 

4  But  all  was  mercy,  all  was  mild, 

And  wrath  forsook  the  throne, 
When  Christ  on  the  kind  errand  came, 
And  brought  salvation  down. 

5  Here,  sinners,  you  may  heal  your  wounds, 

And  wipe  your  sorrows  dry ; 
Trust  in  the  mighty  Saviour's  name, 
And  you  shall  never  die. 

466  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  Protection, 

OGOD  of  Bethel,  by  whose  hand 
Thy  people  still  are  fed : 
Who  through  this  weary  pilgrimage 
Hast  all  our  fathers  led ; 

2  Our  vows,  our  prayers,  we  now  present 
Before  thy  throne  of  grace : 


SOCIAL  AND  PUBLIC.  333 

God  of  our  fathers,  be  the  God 
Of  their  succeeding  race. 

3  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  Hfe 

Our  wandering  footsteps  guide; 
Give  us  each  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 

4  0 !  spread  thy  covering  wings  around, 

Till  all  our  wanderings  cease, 
And  at  our  Father's  loved  abode 
Our  souls  arrive  in  peace. 

5  Such  blessings  from  thy  gracious  hand 

Our  humble  prayers  implore; 
And  thou  shalt  be  our  chosen  God, 
And  portion  evermore. 

467  6s  &  4s. 

A  Hymn  to  Christ. 

GLORY  to  God  on  high! 
Let  earth  and  skies  reply, 
Praise  ye  his  name ; 

His  love  and  grace  adore, 
"Who  all  our  sorrows  bore : 
Sing  loud  for  evermore. 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 

2  Jesus  our  Lord  and  God, 

Bore  sin's  tremendous  load,  ^  ^ 

Praise  ye  his  name; 

Tell  what  his  arm  has  done. 
What  spoils  from  death  He  won: 
Sing  his  great  name  alone. 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

3  While  they  around  the  throne, 
Cheerfully  join  in  one, 

Praising  his  name ; 


334  WORSHIP. 

Those  who  have  felt  his  blood 
Sealing  their  peace  with  God, 
Sound  his  dear  fame  abroad, 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 

4  Join,  all  ye  ransomed  race, 

Our  holy  Lord  to  bless; 

Praise  ye  his  name; 

Li  Him  we  will  rejoice, 
And  make  a  joyful  noise. 
Shouting  with  heart  and  voice, 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 

468  L.  P.  M. 

A  Song  of  Praise. 

,     TNFINITE  God,  to  thee  we  raise 

J-    Our  hearts  in  solemn  songs  of  praise, 
By  all  thy  works  on  earth  adored, 
We  worship  thee,  the  common  Lord, 
The  everlasting  Father  own, 
And  bow  our  souls  before  thy  throne. 

2  Thee  all  the  choir  of  angels  sings, 
The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  King  of  kings. 
Cherubs  proclaim  thy  praise  aloud, 
And  seraphs  shout  the  Triune  God, 
And  holy,  holy,  holy,  cry ; 

Thy  glory  fills  both  earth  and  sky. 

3  Father  of  endless  majesty. 

All  might  and  love  they  render  thee ; 
Thy  true  and  only  Son  adore. 
The  same  in  dignity  and  power. 
And  God  the  Holy  Ghost  declare, 
The  saints'  eternal  Comforter. 

4  Messiah,  joy  of  every  heart. 
Thou,  thou,  llic  King  of  glory  art; 


SOCIAL  AND  PUBLIC.  335 

With  daily  triumph  we  proclaim, 
And  bless  and  magnify  thy  name, 
And  wait  thy  greatness  to  adore, 
When  time  and  death  shall  be  no  more. 

469  C.  M. 

Blessing  on  public  Worship. 

OLORD,  our  languid  souls  inspire, 
For  here,  we  trust,  thou  art: 
Kindle  a  flame  of  heavenly  fire, 
In  every  waiting  heart. 

2  Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  hear; 

Thy  presence  now  display ; 
As  thou  hast  given  a  place  for  prayer, 
So  give  us  hearts  to  pray. 

3  Show  us  some  token  of  thy  love, 

Our  fainting  hope  to  raise; 
And  pour  thy  blessing  from  above, 
That  we  may  render  praise. 

4  Within  these  walls  let  holy  peace. 

And  love  and  concord  dwell; 
Here  give  the  troubled  conscience  ease, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

5  The  feeling  heart,  the  melting  eye, 

The  humbled  mind  bestow; 
And  shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 
To  make  our  graces  grow. 

6  May  we  in  faith  receive  thy  word. 

In  faith  present  our  prayers; 
And,  in  the  presence  of  our  Lord, 
Unbosom  all  our  cares. 

7  And  may  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 

Enforced  by  mighty  grace. 

Awaken  many  sinners  round. 

To  come  and  fill  the  place. 


33G  WORSHIP. 

470  L.  M. 

The  Mercy  Seat. 

FROM  every  stormy  wind  that  blows, 
From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 
There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat, 
'Tis  found  beneath  the  mercy  seat. 

2  There  is  a  place,  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads ; 
A  place  than  all  besides  more  sweet, 
It  is  the  blood-bought  mercy  seat. 

^  There  is  a  scene,  w^here  spirits  blend, 
Where  friend  holds  fellowship  with  friend^ 
Though  sundered  far,  by  faith  they  meet. 
Around  one  common  mercy  seat. 

4  Ah !  whither  could  we  flee  for  aid. 
When  tempted,  desolate,  dismayed? 
Or  how  the  hosts  of  hell  defeat, 
Had  suffering  saints  no  mercy  seat? 

5  There,  there  on  eagles'  wings  we  soar. 
And  sin  and  sense  seem  all  no  more ; 

And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to  greet. 
And  glory  crowns  the  mercy  seat. 

6  O !  let  my  hand  forget  her  skill. 
My  tongue  be  silent,  cold  and  still. 
This  bounding  heart  forget  to  beat, 
If  I  forget  thy  mercy  seat. 

471  L.  M. 

The  benefit  of  jmblic  Ordinances, 

AWAY  from  every  mortal  care. 
Away  from  earth  our  souls  retreat; 
We  leave  this  worthless  world  afar, 
And  wait  and  worship  near  thy  seat. 

2  Lord,  in  the  temple  of  thy  grace, 
We  see  thy  feet,  and  we  adore; 


BEFORE  AND  AFTER  SERMON.      337 

We  gaze  upon  thy  lovely  face, 

And  learn  the  wonders  of  thy  power. 

3  While  here  our  various  wants  we  mourn, 

United  groans  ascend  on  high; 
And  prayer  brings  down  a  quick  return 
Of  blessings  in  variety. 

4  If  Satan  rage  and  sin  grow  strong, 

Here  we  receive  some  cheering  word; 
We  gird  the  gospel  armour  on, 
To  fight  the  battles  of  the  Lord. 

5  Or  if  our  spirit  faints  and  dies, 

Our  conscience  galled  with  inward  stings, 
Here  doth  the  righteous  Sun  arise. 

With  healing  beams  beneath  his  wings. 

6  Father,  my  soul  would  still  abide 

Within  thy  temple,  near  thy  side; 
But  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart. 
Still  keep  thy  dwelling  in  my  heart. 

warn  BEFORE  AND  AFTER  SERMON. 
472  LM. 

Before  Sermon. 

WITHIN  thy  house,  O  Lord,  our  God, 
In  glorious  majesty  appear; 
Make  this  a  place  of  thine  abode. 

And  shed  thy  choicest  blessings  here. 

2  When  we  thy  mercy  seat  surround, 

Thy  Spirit,  Lord,  to  us  impart: 
And  let  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound, 

With  power  divine  reach  every  heart. 

3  Here  let  the  blind  their  sight  obtain, 

Here  give  the  broken  spirit  rest; 
Let  Jesus  here  triumphant  reign, 
Enthroned  in  every  yielding  breast. 

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338  WORSHIP. 

4  Here  let  the  voice  of  sacred  joy 
And  humble  supplication  rise, 
Till  higher  strains  our  tongues  employ, 
In  realms  of  bliss  beyond  the  skies. 

473  L.  M. 

Before  Sermon. 

'T^HY  presence,  gracious  God,  afford; 
-L     Prepare  us  to  receive  thy  word; 
Now  let  thy  voice  engage  our  ear. 
And  faith  be  mixed  with  what  we  hear. 

2  Distracting  thoughts  and  cares  remove, 
And  fix  our  hearts  and  hopes  above ; 
With  food  divine  may  we  be  fed, 
And  satisfied  with  living  bread. 

3  To  us  thy  sacred  word  apply, 
With  sovereign  power  and  energy; 
And  may  w^e  in  true  faith  and  fear, 
Reduce  to  practice  what  we  hear. 

474  7s. 

Before  Sermon. 

LORD,  we  come  before  thee  now, 
At  thy  feet  we  humbly  bow; 
O !  do  not  our  suit  disdain ; 
Shall  w^e  seek  thee.  Lord,  in  vain? 

2  Lord,  on  thee  our  souls  depend; 
In  compassion,  now  descend ; 

Fill  our  hearts  with  thy  rich  grace; 
Tune  our  lips  to  sing  thy  praise. 

3  In  thine  own  appointed  way. 
Now  we  seek  thee,  here  we  stay; 
Lord,  we  know  not  how  to  go, 
Till  a  blessing  thou  bestow^ 


BEFORE  AND  AFTER  SERMON.  339 

4  Send  some  message  from  thy  word, 
That  may  joy  and  peace  afford ; 
Let  thy  Spirit  now  impart, 

Full  salvation  to  each  heart. 

5  Comfort  those  who  weep  and  mourn, 
Let  the  time  of  joy  return; 

Those  who  are  cast  down,  lift  up, 
Make  them  strong  in  faith  and  hope. 

6  Grant  that  all  may  seek  and  find 
Thee  a  God  supremely  kind : 
Heal  the  sick,  the  captive  free; 
Let  us  all  rejoice  in  thee. 

475  C.  M. 

A  Hymn  before  Sermon, 

IN  thy  great  name,  O  Lord,  we  come 
To  worship  at  thy  feet ; 
O !  pour  thy  Holy  Spirit  down 
On  all  that  now  shall  meet. 

2  We  come  to  hear  Jehovah  speak, 

To  hear  the  Saviour's  voice; 
Thy  face  and  favour,  Lord,  we  seek, 
Now  make  our  hearts  rejoice. 

3  Teach  us  to  pray,  and  praise — to  hear 

And  understand  thy  word; 
To  feel  thy  blissful  presence  near, 
And  trust  our  living  Lord. 

4  Let  sinners  now  thy  goodness  prove, 

And  saints  rejoice  in  thee; 
Let  rebels  be  subdued  by  love, 
And  to  the  Saviour  flee. 

476  C.  M. 

Before  Sermon. 

K  LMIGHTY  God,  eternal  Lord, 
-l1-    Thy  gracious  power  make  known; 


340  WORSHIP. 

Touch,  by  the  virtue  of  thy  word, 
And  melt  the  heart  of  stone. 

2  Speak  with  the  voice  that  wakes  the  dead, 

And  bid  the  sleeper  rise; 
And  let  his  guilty  conscience  dread 
The  death  that  never  dies. 

3  Let  us  receive  the  word  we  hear, 

Each  in  an  honest  heart; 
Lay  up  the  precious  treasures  there, 
And  never  with  it  part. 

4  Now  let  our  darkness  comprehend 

The  light  that  shines  so  clear; 
Thy  Spirit,  Lord,  in  mercy  send, 
And  give  us  ears  to  hear. 

477  8s,  7s  &  4s. 
Before  or  after  Sermon. 

COME,  thou  soul-transforming  Spirit, 
Bless  the  sower  and  the  seed : 
Let  each  heart  thy  grace  inherit, 
Raise  the  weak,  the  hungry  feed : 

From  the  gospel 
Now  supply  thy  people's  need. 

2  O !  may  all  enjoy  the  blessing, 

Which  thy  word  's  designed  to  give; 
Let  us  all,  thy  love  possessing. 
Joyfully  the  truth  receive ; 

And  for  ever 
To  thy  praise  and  glory  live. 

478  C.  M. 

Before  or  after  Sermon. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  thy  word  is  cast, 
Like  seed  into  the  ground ; 


BEFORE  AND  AFTER  SERMON.  341 

Now  let  the  dew  of  heaven  descend, 
And  righteous  fruits  abound. 

2  Let  not  the  foe  of  Christ  and  man 

This  holy  seed  remove ; 
But  give  it  root  in  every  heart, 
To  bring  forth  fruits  of  love. 

3  Let  not  the  world's  deceitful  cares 

The  rising  plant  destroy; 
But  let  it  yield,  a  hundred-fold. 
The  fruits  of  peace  and  joy. 

4  Oft  as  the  precious  seed  is  sown, 

Thy  quickening  grace  bestow, 
That  all,  whose  souls  the  truth  receive, 
Its  saving  power  may  know. 

479  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Close  of  Worship, 

LORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing, 
Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace; 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing. 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace; 

O !  refresh  us. 
Travelling  through  this  wilderness. 

2  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration. 

For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound; 

May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

3  So,  whene'er  the  signal 's  given, 

Us  from  earth  to  call  away ; 
Borne  on  angels'  wings  to  heaven. 
Glad  to  leave  our  cumbrous  clay, 

May  we,  ready, 
Kise  and  reign  in  endless  day. 

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342  THE  lord's  day. 

480  L    M. 

Close  of  Worship. 

DISMISS  US  with  thy  blessing,  Lord, 
Help  us  to  feed  upon  thy  word; 
All  that  has  been  amiss  forgive, 
And  let  thy  truth  within  us  live. 

2  Though  we  are  guilty,  thou  art  good; 
Wash  all  our  works  in  Jesus'  blood : 
Give  every  fettered  soul  release. 
And  bid  us  all  depart  in  peace. 

481  L.  M. 

Sabbath  Morning. 

COME,  dearest  Lord,  and  bless  this  day, 
Come,   bear  our  thoughts  from  earth 
away; 
Now,  let  our  noblest  passions  rise. 
With  ardour  to  their  native  skies. 

2  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  all  divine, 
With  rays  of  light  upon  us  shine; 
And  let  our  waiting  souls  be  blessed. 
On  this  sweet  day  of  sacred  rest. 

3  Then  when  our  Sabbaths  here  are  o'er, 
And  we  arrive  on  Canaan's  shore, 
With  all  the  ransomed  we  shall  spend 
A  Sabbath  which  shall  never  end. 

482  '         7s  &  6s. 

A  bright  Sabbath  Morning. 

THE  rosy  light  is  dawning 
Upon  the  mountain's  brow : 
It  is  the  Sabbath  morning. 
Arise  and  pay  thy  vow. 


THE  lord's  day.  343 

Lift  up  thy  voice  to  heaven 

In  sacred  praise  and  prayer, 
While  unto  thee  is  given 

The  hght  of  Hfe  to  share. 

2  The  landscape,  lately  shrouded, 

By  evening's  paler  ray, 
Smiles  beauteous  and  unclouded, 

Before  the  eye  of  day : 
So  let  our  souls,  benighted 

Too  long  in  folly's  shade, 
By  thy  kind  smiles  be  lighted 

To  joys  that  never  fade. 

3  0  [  see  those  waters  streaming 

In  crystal  purity; 
While  earth  with  verdure  teeming, 

Gives  rapture  to  the  eye. 
Let  rivers  of  salvation, 

In  larger  currents  flow, 
Till  every  tribe  and  nation 

Their  healing  virtues  know. 

483  C.  M. 

Christ  rising  on  the  Sabbath. 

BLEST  morning!  whose  first  dawning  light 
Beheld  our  rising  God; 
That  saw  Him  triumph  o'er  the  dust. 
And  leave  his  last  abode. 

2  To  thy  great  name,  almighty  Lord, 

These  sacred  hours  we  pay, 
And  loud  hosannas  shall  proclaim 
The  triumph  of  the  day. 

3  In  the  cold  prison  of  the  tomb. 

The  dear  Redeemer  lay. 
Till  the  revolving  skies  had  brought 
The  third,  the  appointed  day. 


344  THE  lord's  day. 

4  Hell  and  the  grave  unite  their  force, 

To  hold  our  God,  in  vain; 
The  sleeping  Conqueror  arose, 
And  burst  their  feeble  chain. 

5  Salvation  and  immortal  praise 

To  our  victorious  King ; 
Let  heaven  and  earth,  and  rocks  and  seas, 
With  glad  hosannas  ring. 

484  C.  M. 

LortTs  Day  Morning. 

THIS  is  the  day  when  Christ  arose 
So  early  from  the  dead ; 
"Why  should  I  keep  my  eyelids  closed, 
And  w^aste  my  hours  in  bed? 

2  This  is  the  day  when  Jesus  broke 

The  powers  of  death  and  hell ; 
And  shall  I  still  wear  Satan's  yoke, 
And  love  my  sins  so  well? 

3  To-day  with  pleasure  Christians  meet 

To  pray,  and  read  thy  word; 
And  I  would  go,  with  cheerful  feet, 
To  learn  thy  will,  O  Lord. 

4  I'll  leave  the  world,  to  read  and  pray, 

And  so  prepare  for  heaven; 
O !  may  I  love  this  blessed  day. 
The  best  of  all  the  seven. 

485  S.  M. 

The  Sabbath  a  Delight. 

WELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 
That  saw  the  Lord  arise ; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast. 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes. 

2  The  King  himself  comes  near. 
And  feasts  his  saints  to-day; 


THE  lord's  day.  346 

Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  Him  here, 

And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day  amidst  the  place 

Where  my  dear  God  hath  been, 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasurable  sin. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this, 
And  sit  and  sing  herself  away 
To  everlasting  bliss. 

486  L.  M. 

Enjoyment  of  the  Sabbath. 

ANOTHER  six  days'  work  is  done, 
Another  Sabbath  is  begun; 
Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  thy  rest. 
Improve  the  day  thy  God  hath  blessed. 

2  0 !  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise, 
As  grateful  incense  to  the  skies; 

And  draw  from  heaven  that  sweet  repose, 
Which  none  but  he  that  feels  it  knows. 

3  This  heavenly  calm  within  the  breast, 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  glorious  rest. 
Which  for  the  church  of  God  remains. 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

4  In  holy  duties  let  the  day. 

In  holy  pleasures,  pass  away; 

How  sweet  a  Sabbath  thus  to  spend, 

In  hope  of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end ! 

487  L.  M. 

The  Eternal  Sabbath. 

THINE  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love, 
But  there  's  a  nobler  rest  above ; 
To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire 
With  ardent  love  and  strong  desire. 


346  THE  lord's  day. 

2  In  thy  blest  kingdom  we  shall  be 
From  every  mortal  trouble  free; 

No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs, 
"Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues. 

3  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes, 
No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose, 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun, 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4  O !  long  expected  day  begin ; 
Dawn  on  this  world  of  wo  and  sin : 
Fain  would  we  leave  this  weary  road, 
And  sleep  in  death,  and  rest  in  God. 

488  S.  M. 

Resurrection  of  Christ  on  the  Sabbath. 

TO-DAY  the  Saviour  rose. 
Our  Jesus  left  the  dead ; 
He  conquered  our  malignant  foes. 
And  Satan  captive  led. 

2  He  left  his  glorious  throne, 

To  make  our  peace  with  God ;  ^ 
Blessings  for  ever  on  his  name. 
He  bought  us  with  his  blood. 

3  For  us,  his  life  He  paid. 

For  us  the  law  fulfilled ; 
On  Him  our  load  of  guilt  was  laid ; 
We  by  his  stripes  are  healed. 

4  Ve  saints  adore  his  name, 

Who  hath  such  mercy  shown; 
Ye  sinners,  love  the  bleeding  Lamb, 
And  make  his  praises  known. 

489  C.  M. 

Lord's  Day  Emning. 

FREQUENT  the  day  of  God  returns, 
To  shed  its  quickening  beams; 


THE  CHURCH.  347 

And  yet  how  slow  devotion  burns; 
How  languid  are  its  flames ! 

2  Accept  our  faint  attempts  to  love; 

Our  frailties,  Lord,  forgive : 
We  would  be  like  thy  saints  above, 
And  praise  thee  while  we  live. 

3  Increase,  O  Lord,  our  faith  and  hope, 

And  fit  us  to  ascend, 
Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up, 
The  Sabbath  ne'er  shall  end. 

4  W^here  we  shall  breathe  in  heavenly  air, 

With  heavenly  lustre  shine ; 
Before  the  throne  of  God  appear, 
And  feast  on  love  divine. 

Trnm  (DiEiDriEoiHio 

GLORY  A?sD  S.\FETY. 
490  C.  M. 

Glory  a'^'d  Safety  of  the  Church. 

HOW  glorious  is  the  sacred  place, 
Where  we  adoring  stand ; 
Sion,  the  joy  of  all  the  earth, 
The  beauty  of  the  land. 

2  Bulwarks  of  mighty  grace  defend 

The  city  where  we  dwell; 
The  walls,  of  strong  salvation  made, 
Defy  the  assaults  of  hell. 

3  Lift  up  the  everlasting  gates. 

The  doors  wide  open  fling ; 
Enter  ye  nations  that  obey 
The  statutes  of  our  King. 

4  Here  shall  you  taste  unmingled  joys, 

And  live  in  perfect  peace ; 


JUS  THE   CHUllCH. 

You  that  have  known  Jehovah's  name, 
And  ventured  on  his  grace. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord,  for  ever  trust, 
And  banish  all  your  fears : 
Strength  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  dwells, 
Eternal  as  his  years. 

491  C.  M. 

Glory  of  ChrisVs  Kingdom. 

LO !  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 
To  our  believing  eyes ! 
The  earth  and  seas  are  passed  away, 
And  the  old  rolling  skies. 

2  From  the  third  heaven,  where  God  resides, 

That  holy,  happy  place, 
The  new  Jerusalem  comes  down. 
Adorned  with  shining  grace. 

3  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy. 

And  the  bright  armies  sing; 
^'  Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 
Of  youi  descending  King. 

4  *'  The  God  of  glory  down  to  men 

Removes  his  blessed  abode; 
Men,  the  dear  objects  of  his  grace, 
And  He  the  loving  God. 

5  *'  His  own  soft  hand  shall  wipe  the  tears 

From  every  weeping  eye; 
And  pains  and  groans,  and  griefs  and  fears, 
And  death  itself  shall  die." 

6  How  lonof,  dear  Saviour,  O !  how  lonjr 

Shall  this  bright  hour  delay? 
Fly  swifter  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 
And  bring  the  welcome  day. 


GLORY  AND   SAFETY.  349 

492  C.  M. 

Glory  and  Safety  of  the  Church, 

DAUGHTER  of  Sion,  from  the  dust 
Exalt  thy  fallen  head; 
Again  in  thy  Redeemer  trust, 
He  calls  thee  from  the  dead. 

2  Awake,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength, 

Thy  beautiful  array ; 
The  day  of  freedom  dawns  at  length, 
The  Lord's  appointed  day. 

3  They  come,  they  come : — thine  exiled  bands, 

Where'er  they  rest  or  roam. 
Have  heard  thy  voice  in  distant  lands, 
And  hasten  to  their  home. 

4  Thus,  though  the  universe  shall  burn, 

And  God  his  works  destroy, 
With  songs  thy  ransomed  shall  return, 
And  everlasting  joy. 

493  L.  M. 

God  the  Defence  of  the  Church. 

HAPPY  the  church,  thou  sacred  place, 
The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  grace; 
Thy  holy  courts  are  his  abode. 
Thou  earthly  palace  of  our  God. 

2  Thy  walls  are  strength,  and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heavenly  warriors  waits; 
Nor  shall  thy  deep  foundations  move, 
Fixed  on  his  counsels  and  his  love. 

3  Thy  foes  in  vain  designs  engage; 
Against  his  throne  in  vain  they  rage ; 
Like  rising  waves,  with  angry  roar, 
That  dash  and  die  upon  the  shore. 

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350  THE  CHURCH. 

4  Then  let  our  souls  in  Sion  dwell, 
Nor  fear  the  wrath  of  earth  and  hell; 
His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground, 
Like  brazen  bulwarks  built  around. 

5  God  is  our  shield,  and  God  our  sun; 
Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run, 
On  US  He  sheds  new  beams  of  grace, 
And  we  reflect  his  brightest  praise. 

494  8s  &  7s. 

Sion^s  Security. 

GLORIOUS  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 
Sion,  city  of  our  God; 
He  whose  word  cannot  be  broken, 
Formed  thee  for  his  own  abode : 
On  the  Rock  of  ages  founded, 

What  can  shake  thy  sure  repose? 
With  salvation's  walls  surrounded. 
Thou  mayest  smile  at  all  thy  foes. 

2  See  the  streams  of  living  waters. 

Springing  from  eternal  love. 
Well  supply  thy  sons  and  daughters, 

And  all  fear  of  want  remove ; 
Who  can  faint,  while  such  a  river. 

Ever  flows  their  thirst  to  assuage? 
Grace,  which  like  the  Lord,  the  giver, 

Never  fails  from  age  to  age. 

3  Round  each  habitation  hovering. 

See  the  cloud  and  fire  appear. 
For  a  glory  and  a  covering. 

Showing  that  the  Lord  is  near : 
Thus  deriving  from  their  banner. 

Light  by  night,  and  shade  by  day; 
Safe  they  feed  upon  the  manna, 

Which  He  gives  them,  when  they  pray. 


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GLORY  AND  SAFETY.  351 

495  '         L.  M. 

Christ  bearing  the  Keys. 

WITH  what  delight  I  raise  my  eyes, 
And  view  the  courts  where  Jesus  dwells ! 
Jesus,  who  reigns  above  the  skies, 
And  here  below  his  grace  reveals. 

2  Of  God's  own  house  the  sacred  key 

Is  borne  by  that  majestic  hand ; 

Mansions  and  treasures  there  I  see, 

Subjected  all  to  his  command. 

3  He  shuts,  and  worlds  might  strive  in  vain 

The  mighty  obstacle  to  move; 
He  opens  all  their  bars  again. 

And  who  shall  shut  the  gates  of  love? 

4  Fixed  in  omnipotence,  He  bears 

The  glories  of  his  Father's  name; 
Sustains  his  people's  w^eighty  cares, 
Through  every  changing  age  the  same. 

5  My  little  all  I  here  suspend, 

Where  the  whole  weight  of  heaven  is 
hung; 
Secure  I  rest  on  such  a  Friend, 

And  into  raptures  wake  my  tongue. 

496  C.  M. 

God's  tender  Care  of  his  Church. 

NOW  shall  my  inward  joys  arise, 
And  burst  into  a  song ; 
Almighty  love  inspires  my  heart. 
And  pleasure  tunes  my  tongue. 

2  God  on  his  thirsty  Sion  hill 

Some  mercy  drops  has  thrown, 


352  THE  CHURCH. 

And  solemn  oaths  have  bound  his  love, 
To  shower  salvation  down. 

3  Why  do  we  then  indulge  our  fears, 

Suspicions  and  complaints? 
Is  He  a  God,  and  shall  his  grace 
Grow  weary  of  his  saints? 

4  Can  a  kind  woman  e'er  forget 

The  infant  of  her  womb, 
And  'mongst  a  thousand  tender  thoughts, 
Her  suckling  have  no  room? 

5  ^'  Yet,"    saith    the   Lord,    "  should   nature 

change. 
And  mothers  monsters  prove, 
Sion  still  dwells  upon  the  heart 
Of  everlasting  Love. 

6  *'  Deep  on  the  palms  of  both  my  hands, 

I  have  engraved  her  name; 
My  hand  shall  raise  her  ruined  w^alls. 
And  build  her  broken  frame." 

497  S.  M 

Beliener''s  Safety  in  the  Church. 

0!  CEASE,  my  wandering  soul, 
On  restless  wing  to  roam; 
All  the  wide  world  to  either  pole, 
Has  not  for  thee  a  home. 

2  Behold  the  ark  of  God, 

Behold  the  open  door; 
Hasten  to  gain  that  dear  abode. 
And  rove,  my  soul,  no  more. 

3  There,  safe  thou  shalt  abide. 

There,  sw^eet  shall  be  thy  rest. 
And  every  longing  satisfied. 
With  full  salvation  blessed. 


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DEDICATION.  353 


498  lis  &  lOs. 

The  Church  victorious. 

DAUGHTER  of  Sion,  awake  from  thy 
sadness ; 
Awake,  for  thy  foes  shall  oppress  thee  no 
more; 
Bright  o'er  thy  hills  dawns  the  day-star  of 
gladness ; 
Arise,  for  the  night  of  thy  sorrow  is  o'er. 

2  Strong  were  thy  foes,  but  the  arm  that  sub- 

dued them, 
And  scattered  their  legions,  was  mightier 
far; 
They  fled,  like  the  chaff,  from  the  scourge 
that  pursued  them ; 
Vain  were  their  steeds  and  their  chariots 
of  war. 

3  Daughter  of  Sion,  the  Power  that  hath  saved 

thee, 
Extolled  with  the  harp  and  the  timbrel 

should  be; 
Shout,  for  the  foe  is  destroyed  that  enslaved 

thee, 
The  oppressor  is  vanquished,  and  Sion  is 

free. 

DEDICATION  OE  A  CHURCH. 

499  L.  M. 

Church  dedicated. 

AND  will  the  great,  eternal  God, 
On  earth  establish  his  abode? 
And  ^\ill  He,  from  his  radiant  throne, 
Accept  our  temples  for  his  own? 

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354  THE  CHURCH. 

2  These  walls  we  to  thy  honour  raise; 
Long  may  they  echo  with  thy  praise; 
And  thou,  descending,  fill  the  place 
With  choicest  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

3  Here  let  the  great  Redeemer  reign, 
With  all  the  graces  of  his  train; 
While  power  divine  his  word  attends, 
To  conquer  foes,  and  cheer  his  friends. 

4  And  in  the  great  decisive  day. 
When  God  the  nations  shall  survey, 
May  it  before  the  w^orld  appear. 
That  crowds  were  born  for  glory  here. 

500  C.  M. 

On  opening  a  neio  Place  of  Worship. 

DEAR  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  hear; 
Thy  presence  now  display ; 
As  thou  hast  given  a  place  for  prayer, 
So  give  us  hearts  to  pray. 

2  Show  us  some  token  of  thy  love. 

Our  fainting  hope  to  raise; 
And  pour  thy  blessings  from  above, 
That  we  may  render  praise. 

3  Within  these  walls  let  holy  peace. 

And  love  and  concord  dwell; 
Here  give  the  troubled  conscience  ease, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  And  may  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 

Enforced  by  mighty  grace. 

Awaken  many  sinners  round. 

To  come  and  fill  the  place. 

501  H.  M. 

On  opening  a  new  Place  of  Worship, 

IN  sweet  exalted  strains 
The  King  of  glory  praise; 


DEDICATION.  356 

O'er  heaven  and  earth  He  reigns, 

Through  everlasting  days; 
He  with  a  nod  the  world  controls, 
Sustains  or  sinks  the  distant  poles. 

2  To  earth  He  bends  his  throne. 

His  throne  of  grace  divine : 
Wide  is  his  bounty  known, 

And  wide  his  glories  shine; 
Fair  Salem,  still  his  chosen  rest, 
Is  with  his  smiles  and  presence  blessed. 

3  Then,  King  of  glory,  come, 

And  with  thy  favour  crown 
This  temple  as  thy  dome, 

This  people  as  thy  own : 
Beneath  this  roof,  O !  deign  to  show 
How  God  can  dwell  with  men  below. 

4  Here  may  thine  ea;  s  attend 

Our  interceding  ^.ries, 
And  grateful  praise  ascend. 

All  fragrant  to  the  skies : 
Here  may  thy  word  melodious  sound, 
And  spread  celestial  joys  around. 

5  Here  may  the  attentive  throng 

Imbibe  thy  truth  and  love, 
And  converts  join  the  song 

Of  seraphim  above; 
And  willing  crowds  surround  thy  board, 
With  sacred  joy  and  sweet  accord. 

6  Here  may  our  unborn  sons 

And  daughters  sound  thy  praise, 
And  shine  like  polished  stones. 

Through  long  succeeding  days : 
Here,  Lord,  display  thy  saving  power. 
While  temples  stand  and  men  adore. 


356  THE   CHURCH. 

502  C.  M. 

Dedication  of  a  Church. 

ETERNAL  source  of  every  good, 
Before  thy  throne  we  bow, 
And  bless  thee  for  thy  gifts  bestowed 
On  pilgrims  here  below. 

2  Our  hearts  and  hands  hast  thou  inclined 

To  raise  this  house  of  prayer, 
O !  may  we  seek  and  ever  find 
Thy  gracious  presence  here. 

3  Lord,  may  thy  heralds  long  proclaim 

The  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
And  sinners  taught  to  fear  thy  name. 
Abundantly  increase. 

4  Here  may  thy  children  sweetly  feed 

On  manna  sent  from  heaven, 
Drink  freely  at  the  fountain-head. 
Whence  living  streams  are  given. 

5  Here  let  our  offspring  and  their  sons 

Be  of  the  Saviour  blessed ; 
And  thus  while  time  its  circuit  runs, 
Find  here  a  settled  rest. 

6  To  the  eternal,  sacred  Three, 

The  great  mysterious  One, 
Now  may  this  house  devoted  be, 
To  thee,  and  thee  alone. 

503  L.  M. 

On  Opening  a  House  of  Worship. 

HERE,  in  thy  name,  eternal  God, 
We  build  this  earthly  house  for  thee 
O !  malie  it  now  thy  fixed  abode, 
And  f]^uard  it  lono^  from  error  free. 


DEDICATION.  357 

2  Here,  v^hen  thy  people  seek  thy  face, 

And  dying  sinners  pray  to  Hve; 
Hear  thou  m  heaven,  thy  dwelUng  place, 
And  when  thou  hearest,  Lord,  forgive. 

3  Here,  when  thy  messengers  proclaim 

The  blessed  gospel  of  thy  Son ; 
Still  by  the  power  of  his  great  name, 
Be  mighty  signs  and  wonders  done. 

4  When  children's  voices  raise  the  song, 

Hosanna  to  their  heavenly  King; 
Let  heaven,  with  earth,  the  strain  prolong, 
Hosanna  let  the  anorels  sinor. 

5  But  will,  indeed,  Jehovah  deign 

Here  to  abide,  no  transient  guest? 
Here  will  our  great  Redeemer  reign. 
And  here  the  Holy  Spirit  rest? 

6  Thy  glory  never  hence  depart : 

Yet  choose  not.  Lord,  this  house  alone; 
Thy  kingdom  come  in  every  heart. 
In  every  bosom  fix  thy  throne. 

504  L-  M. 

On  Opening  a  Place  of  Worship, 

JESUS,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 
There  they  behold  thy  mercy  seat; 
Where'er  they  seek  thee,  thou  art  found. 
And  every  place  is  hallowed  ground. 

2  For  thou,  within  no  walls  confined, 
Inhabitest  the  humble  mind ; 

Such  ever  bring  thee,  where  they  come, 
And  ofoino^,  take  thee  to  their  home. 

3  Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  chosen  few, 
Thy  former  mercies  here  renew ; 


358  THE  CHURCH. 

Here,  to  our  waiting  hearts,  proclaim 
The  sweetness  of  thy  saving  name. 
4  Here  may  we  prove  the  power  of  prayer, 
To  strengthen  faith,  and  sweeten  care; 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise. 
And  bring  all  heaven  before  our  eyes. 

6  Behold  at  thy  commanding  word. 
We  stretch  the  curtain  and  the  cord; 
Come  thou,  and  fill  this  wider  space, 
And  bless  us  with  a  large  increase. 

6  Lord,  we  are  few,  but  thou  art  near; 
Nor  short  thine  arm,  nor  deaf  thine  ear; 
O !  rend  the  heavens,  come  quickly  down. 
And  make  a  thousand  hearts  thine  own. 

ORDINATIONS  AND  INSTALLATIONS. 
505  L-  M. 

The  great  Commission. 

"P  O,  preach  my  gospel,"  saith  the  Lord, 
^  "Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive, 
He  shall  be  saved  who  trusts  my  word ; 
He  shall  be  damned  that  wont  believe. 

2  "  I'll  make  your  great  commission  known. 

And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true. 
By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 
By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3  "  Go,  heal  the  sick,  go,  raise  the  dead. 

Go,  cast  out  devils  in  my  name : 
Nor  let  my  prophets  be  afraid, 

Though  Greeks  reproach,  and  Jews  blas- 
pheme. 

4  "  Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands; 

I'm  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end : 


ORDINATIONS  AND  INSTALLATIONS.        359 

All  power  is  trusted  to  my  hands, 
I  can  destroy,  and  can  defend.'' 

5  He  spake,  and  light  shone  round  his  head; 
On  a  bright  cloud  to  heaven  He  rode; 
They  to  the  farthest  nations  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God. 

506  L.  M. 

At  the  Settlement  of  a  Minister. 

OHEPHERD  of  Israel,  thou  dost  keep, 
^    With  constant  care,  thy  humble  sheep; 
By  thee  inferior  pastors  rise, 
To  feed  oar  souls,  and  bless  our  eyes. 

2  To  all  thy  churches  such  impart, 
Resembling  thy  own  gracious  heart; 
Whose  courage,  watchfulness  and  love, 
Men  may  attest,  and  God  approve. 

3  Fed  by  their  active,  tender  care. 
Healthful  may  all  thy  sheep  appear; 
And,  by  their  fair  example  led. 
The  way  to  Sion's  pasture  tread. 

4  Here  hast  thou  listened  to  our  vows, 
And  scattered  blessings  on  thy  house : 
Thy  saints  are  succoured,  and  no  more 
As  sheep  without  a  guide,  deplore. 

5  Completely  heal  each  former  stroke, 
And  bless  the  shepherd  and  the  flock; 
Confirm  the  hopes  thy  mercies  raise, 
And  own  this  tribute  of  our  praise. 

507  L.  M. 

The  People^ s  Prayer  for  their  Pastor. 

WITH  heavenly  power,  O  Lord,  defend 
Him  whom  we  now  to  thee  commend; 
His  person  bless,  his  soul  secure. 
And  make  him  to  the  end  endure. 


360  THE  CHURCH. 

2  Gird  him  with  all  sufficient  grace, 
Direct  his  feet  in  paths  of  peace : 
Thy  truth  and  faithfulness  fulfil, 
And  help  him  to  obey  thy  will. 

3  Before  him  thy  protection  send, 

O !  love  him,  save  him  to  the  end : 
Nor  let  him,  as  thy  pilgrim  rove, 
"Without  the  convoy  of  thy  love. 

4  Enlarge,  inflame,  and  fill  his  heart; 
In  him  thy  mighty  power  exert; 
That  thousands  yet  unborn  may  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 

PASTORS. 

508  C.  M. 

The  Pastoral  Office, 

LET  Sion's  watchmen  all  awake, 
And  take  the  alarm  they  give ; 
Now  let  them  from  the  mouth  of  God, 
Their  solemn  charge  receive. 

2  'Tis  not  a  cause  of  small  import, 

The  pastor's  care  demands; 
But  what  might  fill  an  angel's  heart. 
And  filled  a  Saviour's  hands. 

3  They  watch  for  souls,  for  which  the  Lord 

Did  heavenly  bliss  forego; 
For  souls,  which  must  for  ever  live 
In  raptures,  or  in  wo. 

4  All  to  the  great  tribunal  haste. 

The  account  to  render  there; 
And  should st  thou  strictly  mark  oui  faults, 
Lord,  how  should  we  appear? 

5  May  they  that  Jesus,  whom  they  preach, 

Their  own  Redeemer  see : 


PASTORS.  361 

And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their  souls, 
That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 

509  S.  M. 

Blessedness  of  the  Gospel  Ministry. 

HOW  beauteous  are  their  feet, 
Who  stand  on  Sion's  hill, 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal ! 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice ! 

How  sweet  their  tidings  are ! 
*^  Sion,  behold  thy  Saviour  King, 
He  reigns  and  triumphs  here." 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound. 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found ! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes, 

That  see  this  heavenly  light ! 
Prophets  and  kings  desired  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  sight. 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ; 
Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 

Through  all  the  earth  abroad: 
Let  every  nation  nov/  behold 
Their  Saviour,  and  their  God. 

510  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  a  side  Pastor. 

OTHOU,  before  whose  gracious  throne. 
We  bow  our  suppliant  spirits  down, 
View  the  sad  breast,  the  streaming  eye. 
And  let  our  sorrows  pierce  the  sky. 

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362  THE  CHURCH. 

2  Thou  knowest  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell; 
Thou  only  canst  assuage  our  grief, 
And  give  our  aching  hearts  relief 

3  With  power  benign  thy  servant  spare, 
Nor  turn  aside  thy  people's  prayer; 
Avert  thy  swift  descending  stroke, 
Nor  smite  the  shepherd  of  the  flock. 

4  Restore  him  sinking  to  the  grave, 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save; 
Back  to  our  hopes  and  wishes  give, 

And  bid  our  friend  and  pastor  live. 

5  Bound  to  our  souls  by  tenderest  ties. 
In  many  breasts  his  image  lies; 
Thy  pitying  aid,  O  God,  impart. 

Nor  rend  him  from  each  bleeding  heart. 

6  Yet  if  our  supplications  fail. 

And  prayers  and  tears  can  nought  avail, 
Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  his  stay, 
And  guide  him  safe  to  endless  day. 

511  C.  M 

On  the  Death  of  a  Pastor. 

NOW  let  our  mourning  hearts  revive, 
And  all  our  tears  be  dry; 
Why  should  those  eyes  be  drowned  in  grief, 
Which  view  a  Saviour  nigh? 

2  What,  though  the  arm  of  conquering  deatli 

Does  God's  own  house  invade? 
What,  though  the  prophet  and  the  priest, 
Be  numbered  with  the  dead? 

3  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust, 

The  aged  and  the  young, 
The  watchful  eye,  in  darkness  closed, 
And  mute  the  instructive  tongue; 


PASTORS. 


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4  The  eternal  Shepherd  still  survives, 

New  comfort  to  impart; 
His  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

5  ''  Lo,  I  am  with  you!"  saith  the  Lord; 

"  My  church  shall  safe  abide: 
For  I  will  ne'er  forsake  my  own, 
Whose  souls  in  me  confide." 

6  Through  every  scene  of  life  and  death, 

This  promise  is  our  trust; 
And  this  shall  be  our  children's  song, 
When  we  are  cold  in  dust. 

512  C.  M. 

On  the  Death  of  a  Pastor. 

EN  WRAPT  in  thickest  shades  of  night, 
O  Lord,  thy  ways  appear; 
But  yet  we  own  they  all  are  right, 
Though  seemingly  severe. 

2  Now  we  lament  our  errors  past. 

With  sighs,  and  groans  and  tears; 
The  numerous  moments  run  to  waste, 
Amidst  perplexing  cares. 

3  The  labours  of  thy  servant.  Lord, 

How  oft  we  misimproved;  . 
Too  little  have  we  read  thy  word, 
Too  much  the  world  have  loved. 

4  Thy  visitation  now  is  come, 

Our  pastor  is  no  more; 
We  meet  within  thy  sacred  dome, 
And  here  our  loss  deplore. 

5  Great  God,  while  in  our  widowed  state, 

O !  leave  us  not  alone ; 
Help  us  to  watch  and  pray  and  wait, 
Till  thou  in  love  return. 


364  THE  CHURCH. 

6  Let  not  the  candlestick  remove 

From  this  thine  own  abode; 
But  let  our  supplications  prove 
That  we  prevail  with  God. 

7  O !  send  a  messenger  of  peace, 

A  pastor  of  thy  choice ; 
Bid  all  our  sighs  and  sorrows  cease, 
And  cause  us  to  rejoice. 

513  C.  M. 

On  the  Death  of  Ministers. 

"TirHY  should  our  tears  in  sorrow  flow 

'V     When  God  recalls  his  own; 
And  bids  them  leave  a  world  of  wo 
For  an  immortal  crown? 

2  Is  not  e'en  death  a  gain  to  those 

Whose  life  to  God  w^as  given? 
Gladly  to  earth  their  eyes  they  close, 
To  open  them  in  heaven. 

3  Their  toils  are  past,  their  work  is  done, 

And  they  are  fully  blessed ; 
They  fought  the  fight,  the  victory  won, 
And  entered  into  rest. 

4  The  flock  must  feel  the  shepherd's  loss, 

And  miss  his  tender  care ; 
But  they  who  bear  with  joy  the  cross, 
The  crown  shall  soonest  w^ear. 

5  And  is  not  He  who  called  them  home, 

Still  to  his  church  most  nigh ; 
To  bid  yet  other  labourers  come. 
And  all  her  need  supply? 

6  Then  let  our  sorrows  cease  to  flow; 

God  has  recalled  his  own : 
But  let  our  hearts,  in  every  wo, 
Still  say,  ''Thy  will  be  done!'' 


365  * 

BAPTISM. 

514  0.  M. 

The  Sacraments. 

"V/FY  Saviour  God,  my  sovereign  Prince 
-^^     Reigns  far  above  the  skies; 
But  brings  his  graces  down  to  sense, 
And  helps  my  faith  to  rise. 

2  My  eyes  and  ears  shall  bless  his  name; 

They  read  and  hear  his  word : 
My  touch  and  taste  shall  do  the  same, 
When  they  receive  the  Lord. 

3  Baptismal  water  is  designed 

To  seal  his  cleansing  grace ; 
While  at  his  feast  of  bread  and  wine, 
He  gives  his  saints  a  place. 

4  But  not  the  waters  of  a  flood 

Can  make  my  flesh  so  clean, 
As  by  his  Spirit  and  his  blood 
He  '11  wash  my  soul  from  sin. 

5  Not  choicest  meats,  nor  noblest  wines, 

So  much  my  heart  refresh ; 
As  when  my  faith  goes  through  the  signs, 
And  feeds  upon  his  flesh. 

6  I  love  the  Lord,  who  stoops  so  low. 

To  give  his  word  a  seal : 
But  the  rich  grace  his  hands  bestow, 
Exceeds  the  figures  still. 

515  L.  M. 

Baptism  instituted  instead  of  Circumcision. 

THUS  did  the  sons  of  Abraham  pass 
Under  the  bloody  seal  of  giace; 
The  young  disciples  bore  the  yoke, 
Till  Christ  the  painful  bondage  broke. 

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366  THE   CHURCH. 

2  By  milder  ways  doth  Jesus  prove 
His  Father's  covenant,  and  his  love; 
He  seals  to  saints  his  glorious  grace, 
Nor  does  forbid  their  infant  race. 

3  Their  seed  is  sprinkled  with  his  blood, 
Their  children  set  apart  for  God ; 
His  Spirit  on  their  offspring  shed. 
Like  water  poured  upon  the  head. 

4  Let  every  saint  with  cheerful  voice 
In  this  large  covenant  rejoice : 
Young  children,  in  their  early  days. 
Shall  give  the  God  of  Abraham  praise. 

516  L-  M. 

Baptism. 

jmwAS  the  commission  of  our  Lord, 
J-     "Go  teach  the  nations,  and  baptize:' 
The  nations  have  received  the  word, 
Since  He  ascended  to  the  skies. 

2  He  sits  upon  the  eternal  hills, 

With  grace  and  pardon  in  his  hands, 
And  sends  his  covenant  with  the  seals, 
To  bless  the  distant  Christian  lands. 

3  "  Repent  and  be  baptized,"  He  saith, 

"  For  the  remission  of  your  sins;" 
And  thus  our  sense  assists  our  faith. 
And  shows  us  what  the  gospel  means. 

4  Our  souls  He  washes  in  his  blood. 

As  water  makes  the  body  clean; 
And  the  good  Spirit  from  our  God 
Descends  like  purifying  rain. 

5  Thus  we  engage  ourselves  to  thee. 

And  seal  our  covenant  with  the  Lord; 
O !  may  the  great  eternal  Three 
In  heaven  our  solemn  vows  record. 


BAPTISM.  367 

517  C.  M. 

Children  included  in  the  Covenant  of  Grace, 

HOW  large  the  promise,  how  divine, 
To  Abraham  and  his  seed ! 
^'  I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  all  their  need." 

2  The  words  of  his  extensive  love, 

From  age  to  age  endure ; 
The  Angel  of  the  covenant  proves 
And  seals  the  blessings  sure. 

3  Jesus  the  ancient  faith  confirms 

To  our  great  father  given ; 
He  takes  young  children  to  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  Our  God!  how  faithful  are  his  ways! 

His  love  endures  the  same ; 
Nor  from  the  promise  of  his  grace. 
Blots  out  the  children's  name. 

518  C.  M. 

Children  included  in  the  Covenant  of  Grace, 

GENTILES  by  nature,  we  belong 
To  the  wild-olive  wood; 
Grace  takes  us  from  the  barren  tree, 
And  grafts  us  in  the  good. 

2  With  the  same  blessings  grace  endows 

The  Gentile  and  the  Jew : 

If  pure  and  holy  be  the  root, 

Such  are  the  branches  too. 

3  Now,  let  the  children  of  the  saints 

Be  dedicate  to  God; 
Pour  out  thy  Spirit  on  them.  Lord, . 
And  wash  them  in  thy  blood. 


368  THE  CHURCH. 

4  Thus  to  the  parents  and  their  seed 
Shall  thy  salvation  come; 
And  numerous  households  meet  at  last 
In  one  eternal  home. 

519  C.  M 

Children  devoted  to  God. 

THUS  saith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 
'Til  be  a  God  to  thee! 
I'll  bless  thy  numerous  race,  and  they 
Shall  be  a  seed  for  me." 

2  Abraham  believed  the  promised  grace, 

And  gave  his  son  to  God; 
But  water  seals  the  blessing  now, 
That  once  was  sealed  with  blood 

3  Thus  Lydia  sanctified  her  house. 

When  she  received  the  word; 
Thus  the  believing  jailer  gave 
His  household  to  the  Lord. 

4  Thus  later  saints,  eternal  King, 

Thine  ancient  truths  embrace : 
To  thee  their  infant  offspring  bring. 
And  humbly  claim  thy  grace. 

520  L.  P.  M. 

Prayer  for  Children  in  Baptism. 

COME,  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost, 
To  whom  we  for  our  children  cry ; 
The  good  desired  and  wanted  most, 
Out  of  thy  richest  grace  supply. 
The  sacred  discipline  be  given. 
To  train  and  bring  them  up  for  heaven. 

2  Error  and  ignorance  remove, 

Their  blindness  both  of  heart  and  mind; 


BAPTISM.  369 

Give  them  the  wisdom  from  above, 

Spotless,  and  peaceable,  and  kind; 
In  knowledge  pure  their  minds  renew, 
And  store  with  thoughts  divinely  true. 

3  Father,  accept  them  through  thy  Son, 

And  ever  by  thy  Spirit  guide; 

Thy  wisdom  in  their  lives  be  shown, 

Thy  name  confessed  and  glorified; 

Thy  power  and  love  diffused  abroad, 

Till  all  the  earth  be  filled  with  God. 

521  _     ^    S.  M. 

God^s  Blessing  invoiced  on  baptized  Children, 

GREAT  God,  now  condescend 
To  bless  our  rising  race ; 
Soon  may  their  mlling  spirits  bend. 
The  subjects  of  thy  grace. 

2  O !  what  a  pure  delight 

Their  happiness  to  see ! 
Our  warmest  wishes  all  unite. 
To  lead  their  souls  to  thee. 

3  Now  bless,  thou  God  of  love, 

Tliis  ordinance  divine ; 
Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  above. 
And  make  these  children  thine. 

522  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  baptized  Children. 

r\  RE  AT  Saviour,  who  didst  condescend 
^  Young  children  in  thine  arms  to  embrace, 

Still  prove  thyself  the  infant's  friend. 
Baptize  them  with  thy  cleansing  grace. 

2  Whilst  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth, 
Be  thou  their  Guardian  and  their  Guide, 
That  they,  directed  by  thy  truth, 
May  never  from  thy  precepts  slide. 


'370  THE  CHURCH. 

3  To  love  thy  word  their  hearts  incUne, 
To  understand  it,  hght  impart; 
O  Saviour,  consecrate  them  thine, 
Take  full  possession  of  their  heart. 

523  C  M 

Chrisfs  Love  to  Children. 

BEHOLD,  what  matchless,  tender  love 
Doth  Christ  to  babes  display ; 
He  bids  each  parent  bring  them  near, 
Nor  turns  the  least  away. 

2  See  how  He  takes  them  in  his  arms, 

With  smiles  upon  his  face; 
And  says  his  kingdom  is  of  such, 
By  free  and  sovereign  grace. 

3  *'  Forbid  them  not,"  whom  Jesus  calls, 

Nor  dare  the  claim  resist, 
Since  his  own  lips  to  us  declare, 
Heaven  will  of  such  consist. 

4  With  flowing  tears,  and  thankful  hearts, 

We  give  them  up  to  thee; 
Receive  them.  Lord,  into  thine  arms. 
Thine  may  they  ever  be. 

524  C.  M. 

Jesus  receimng  little  Children. 

BEHOLD,  what  condescending  love, 
Jesus  on  earth  displays; 
To  babes  and  suckUngs  He  extends 
The  riches  of  his  grace. 

2  He  still  the  ancient  promise  keeps, 
To  our  forefathers  given ; 
Young  children  in  his  arms  He  takes. 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 


BAPTISM.  371 

3  "  Permit  them  to  approach/'  He  cries 

''  Nor  scorn  their  humble  name; 
For  'twas  to  bless  such  souls  as  these, 
The  Lord  of  angels  came." 

4  We  bring  them,  Lord,  with  thankful  hearts, 

And  yield  them  up  to  thee; 
Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 
Thine,  let  our  offspring  be. 

5  Kindly  receive  this  tender  branch, 

And  form  his  soul  for  God; 
Baptize  him  with  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 
And  wash  him  in  thy  blood. 

6  Thus  to  the  parents  and  their  seed, 

Let  thy  salvation  come; 
And  numerous  households  meet  at  last, 
In  one  eternal  home. 

525  .  C.  M. 

Infant  Baptism. 

THE  Saviour,  with  inviting  voice, 
Says,  "  Let  your  children  come; 
For  them  there  's  love  within  my  breast. 
And  in  my  kingdom  room." 

2  Lord,  at  thy  call  we  bring  our  babes. 

And  give  them  up  to  thee ; 
Let  angels,  and  let  men  behold, 
And  all  our  witness  be. 

3  Now  our  dear  offspring  are  baptized, 

According  to  his  word ; 
As  Abraham  his  did  circumcise, 
Obedient  to  the  Lord. 

4  This  water,  sprinkled  on  the  child, 

Doth  a  rich  emblem  show, 
Of  pouring  out  the  Spirit's  grace, 
To  form  the  heart  anew. 


372  THE  CHURCH. 

526  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  a  Blessing  on  Baptism. 

COME,  Holy  Ghost,  descend  from  liigh, 
Baptizer  of  our  spirits,  Thou! 
The  sacramental  seal  apply, 
And  witness  with  the  w^ater  now. 

2  Exert  thy  energy  divine. 

And  sprinkle  the  atoning  blood ; 
May  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  join 
To  seal  this  child,  a  child  of  God. 

LORD'S  SUPPER. 

527  7s. 

Come  and  Welcome. 

FROM  the  cross  uplifted  high, 
Where  the  Saviour  deigns  to  die, 
What  melodious  sounds  I  hear, 
Bursting  on  my  ravished  ear! 
Love's  redeeming  work  is  done, 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

2  Sprinkled  now  with  blood  the  throne, 
Why  beneath  thy  burdens  groan? 
On  my  pierced  body  laid. 

Justice  owns  the  ransom  paid; 
Bow  the  knee  and  kiss  the  Son, 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

3  Spread  for  thee  the  festal  board, 
See  with  richest  dainties  stored ; 
To  thy  Father's  bosom  pressed, 
Yet  again  a  child  confessed, 
Never  from  his  house  to  roam, 
Come  and  w^elcome,  sinner,  come. 

4  Soon  the  days  of  life  shall  end, 
Lo!  I  come,  your  Saviour,  Friend! 


lord's  supper.  373 

Safe  your  spirits  to  convey 

To  the  realms  of  endless  day : 

Up  to  my  eternal  home, 

Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come/* 

528  L.  M. 

Christian  Dedication. 

HERE  at  thy  cross,  incarnate  God, 
I  lay  my  soul  beneath  thy  love. 
Beneath  the  droppings  of  thy  blood, 
Jesus,  nor  shall  it  e'er  remove. 

2  Not  all  that  tyrants  think  or  say, 

With  rage  and  lightning  in  their  eyes ; 
Nor  hell  shall  fright  my  heart  away. 
Should  hell  with  all  its  legions  rise. 

3  Should  worlds  conspire  to  drive  me  thence, 

Moveless  and  firm  this  heart  should  lie; 
Resolved,  for  that 's  my  last  defence, 
If  I  must  perish,  there  to  die. 

4  But  speak,  my  Lord,  and  calm  my  fear; 

Am  I  not  safe  beneath  thy  shade? 
Thy  vengeance  will  not  strike  me  here, 
Nor  Satan  dare  my  soul  invade. 

5  Yes,  I  'm  secure  beneath  thy  blood, 

And  all  my  foes  shall  lose  their  aim ; 
Hosanna  to  my  Saviour  God, 

And  my  best  honours  to  his  name. 

529  CM. 

Praise  for  redeeming  Love. 

JESUS,  with  all  thy  saints  above. 
My  tongue  would  bear  her  part, 
Would  sound  aloud  thy  saving  love, 
And  sing  thy  bleeding  heart. 

2  Blest  be  the  Lamb,  my  dearest  Lord, 
Who  bought  me  with  his  blood, 

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374  THE    CHURCH. 

And  quenched  his  Father's  flaming  sword, 
In  his  own  vital  flood. 

3  All  glory  to  the  dying  Lamb, 
And  never  ceasing  praise ; 
While  angels  live  to  know  his  name, 
Or  saints,  to  feel  his  grace. 

530  L.  M. 

Lord's  Supper  instituted. 

J'pWAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night, 
-i-     When  powers  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight. 
And  friends  betrayed  him  to  his  foes. 

2  Before  the  moiirnfal  scene  began. 

He  took  the  bread,  and  blessed  and  brake; 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran ! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  He  spake ! 

3  "  This  is  my  body  broke  for  sin; 

Receive  and  eat  the  living  food;" 
Then  took  the  cup  and  blessed  the  wine; 
"  'Tis  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood." 

4  "Do  this,  (He  cried,)  'till  time  shall  end, 

In  memory  of  your  dying  Friend ; 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 

The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 

5  Jesus,  thy  feast  we  celebrate. 

We  show  thy  death,  we  sing  thy  name, 
'Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb. 

531  L  M 

Memorial  of  our  absent  Lord. 

JESUS  is  gone  above  the  skies. 
Where  our  weak  senses  reach  Him  not; 
And  carnal  objects  court  our  eyes, 

To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought. 


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LORP'*^    SUPPER.  375 

2  He  knows  what  wandering  hearts  we  have, 

Apt  to  forget  his  glorious  face; 
And  to  refresh  our  minds,  He  gave, 
These  kind  memorials  of  his  grace. 

3  The  Lord  of  Hfe  this  table  spread, 

With  his  own  flesh  and  dying  blood; 
We  on  the  rich  provision  feed, 

We  taste  the  wine,  and  bless  our  God. 

4  Let  sinful  sweets  be  all  forgot. 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought, 
And  faith  and  hope  be  fixed  on  Him. 

5  While  He  is  absent  from  our  sight, 

'Tis  to  prepare  our  souls  a  place ; 
That  we  may  dwell  in  heavenly  light, 
And  live  for  ever  near  his  face. 

532  C.  M. 

Covenant  sealed  tvith  Christ's  Blood. 

THE  promise  of  my  Father's  love 
Shall  stand  for  ever  good : 
He  said,  and  gave  his  soul  to  death, 
And  sealed  the  grace  with  blood. 

2  To  this  dear  covenant  of  thy  word, 

I  set  my  worthless  name ; 
I  seal  the  engagement  to  my  Lord, 
And  make  my  humble  claim. 

3  Thy  light,  and  strength,  and  pardoning  grace, 

And  glory  shall  be  mine ; 
My  life  and  soul,  my  heart  and  flesh, 
And  all  my  powers  are  thine. 

4  I  call  that  legacy  my  own. 

Which  Jesus  did  bequeath; 
'Twas  purchased  with  a  dying  groan 
And  ratified  in  death. 


376  THE    CHURCH. 

5  Sweet  is  the  memory  of  his  name, 
Who  blessed  us  in  his  will, 
And  to  his  testament  of  love, 
Made  his  own  blood  the  seal. 

533  C.  M. 

The  heavenly  Feast. 

HOW  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place, 
With  Christ  within  the  doors, 
While  everlasting  love  displays 
The  choicest  of  her  stores ! 

2  While  all  our  hearts,  in  this  our  song, 

Join  to  admire  the  feast. 
Each  of  us  cries  with  thankful  tongue, 
"  Lord,  why  was  I  a  guest?" 

3  "  Why  was  I  made  to  hear  thy  voice, 

And  enter  while  there  's  room; 
When  thousands  make  a  wretched  choice, 
And  rather  starve  than  come?" 

4  'Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  the  feast, 

That  sweetly  forced  us  in  r 
Else  we  had  still  refused  to  taste, 
And  perished  in  our  sin. 

5  Pity  the  nations,  O  our  God, 

Constrain  the  earth  to  come; 
Send  thy  victorious  word  abroad. 
And  bring  the  strangers  home. 

6  We  long  to  see  thy  churches  full. 

That  all  the  chosen  race 
May,  with  one  voice,  and  heart,  and  soul, 
Sing  thy  redeeming  grace. 

534  L   M. 

Not  ashamed  of  Christ, 

AT  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord, 
Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast; 


LORD  S   SUPPER.  377 

Thy  love  has  spread  the  sacred  board, 
To  feed  the  faith  of  every  guest. 

2  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleedmg  love, 

And  trusts  for  life  in  One  that  died; 
We  hope  for  heavenly  crowns  above, 
From  a  Redeemer  crucified. 

3  Let  the  vain  world  pronounce  it  shame, 

And  cast  contempt  upon  thy  cause; 
We  glory  in  our  Saviour's  name, 
And  make  our  triumphs  in  his  cross. 

4  With  joy  we  tell  the  scoffing  age, 

He  that  was  dead  has  left  his  tomb ; 
He  lives  above  their  utmost  rage, 
And  we  are  waiting  till  He  come. 

535  C.  M. 

Prayer  at  the  Lord's  Table. 

TOGETHER  with  tiiese  symbols,  Lord, 
Thy  blessed  self  impart ; 
And  let  thy  holy  flesh  and  blood 
Feed  the  believing  heart. 

2  Let  us  from  all  our  sins  be  washed 

In  thy  atoning  blood ; 
And  let  thy  Spirit  be  the  seal 
That  we  are  born  of  God. 

3  Come,  Holy  Ghost,  with  Jesus'  love, 

Prepare  us  for  this  feast; 
O !  let  us  banquet  with  our  Lord, 
And  lean  upon  his  breast. 

536  7s. 

Sacramental  Emblems. 

BREAD  of  heaven,  on  thee  I  feed, 
For  thy  flesh  is  meat  indeed; 

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378  THE  CHURCH. 

Ever  may  my  soul  be  fed, 
With  the  true  and  livinor  Bread : 
Day  by  day  with  strength  suppUed, 
Through  the  Ufe  of  Him  that  died. 

2  Vine  of  heaven,  thy  blood  supplies 
This  blest  cup  of  sacrifice ; 
'Tis  thy  wounds  my  healing  give; 
To  thy  cross  I  look  and  live : 
Thou,  my  life,  O !  let  me  be 
Rooted,  grounded,  built  on  thee. 

537  C.  M. 

Remembering  Christ. 

ACCORDING  to  thy  gracious  word, 
In  meek  humility. 
This  will  I  do,  my  dying  Lord, 
I  will  remember  thee. 

2  Thy  body,  broken  for  my  sake, 

My  bread  from  heaven  shall  be; 
Thy  testamental  cup  I  take, 
And  thus  remember  thee. 

3  Gethsemane  can  I  forget, 

Or  there  thy  conflict  see. 
Thine  agony  and  bloody  sweat, 
And  not  remember  thee? 

4  When  to  the  cross  I  turn  mine  eyes, 

And  rest  on  Calvary, 
O  Lamb  of  God,  my  sacrifice, 
I  must  remember  thee : 

5  Remember  thee  and  all  thy  pains, 

And  all  thy  love  to  me ; 
Yea,  while  a  breath,  a  pulse  remains, 
Will  I  remember  thee. 


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lord's  supper.  379 

6  And  when  these  faiUng  lips  grow  dumb, 
And  mind  and  memory  iiee, 
When  thou  shalt  in  thy  kingdom  come, 
Jesus,  remember  me. 

538  7s. 

Sacramental  Meditations. 

JESUS,  Master,  hear  me  now, 
While  I  would  renew  my  vow, 
And  record  thy  dying  love; 
Hear,  and  help  me  from  above. 

2  Feed  me,  Saviour,  with  this  bread, 

Broken  in  thy  body's  stead; 
Cheer  my  spirit  with  this  wine. 
Streaming  like  that  blood  of  thine. 

3  And  as  now  I  eat  and  drink. 

Let  me  truly,  sweetly  think, 
Thou  didst  hang  upon  the  tree. 
Broken,  bleeding,  there — for  me. 

539  L.  M. 

Sacramental  Meditation. 

HERE  we  have  seen  thy  face,  O  Lord, 
And  viewed  salvation  with  our  eyes, 
Tasted  and  felt  the  Living  Word, 

The  Bread  descending  from  the  skies. 

2  Thou  hast  prepared  this  dying  Lamb, 

Hast  set  his  blood  before  our  face, 
To  teach  the  terrors  of  thy  name. 
And  show  the  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

3  He  is  our  Light;  our  Morning-star 

Shall  shine  on  nations  yet  unknown; 
The  glory  of  thine  Israel  here. 
And  joy  of  spirits  near  thy  throne. 


380  THE  CHURCH. 

540  S.  M. 

Communion  with  Christ  and  with  Saints. 

JESUS  invites  his  saints 
To  meet  around  his  board ; 
Here  pardoned  rebels  sit,  and  hold 
Communion  with  their  Lord. 

2  For  food  He  gives  his  flesh; 

He  bids  us  drink  his  blood; 
Amazing  favour,  matchless  grace 
Of  our  descending  God ! 

3  This  holy  bread  and  wine 

Maintains  our  fainting  breath, 
By  union  with  our  living  Lord, 
And  interest  in  his  death. 

4  Our  heavenly  Father  calls 

Christ  and  his  members  one; 
We  the  young  children  of  his  love, 
And  He  the  first-born  Son. 

5  We  are  but  several  parts 

Of  the  same  broken  bread : 
One  body  hath  its  several  limbs, 
But  Jesus  is  the  Head. 

6  Let  all  our  powers  be  joined 

His  glorious  name  to  raise : 
Pleasure  and  love  fill  every  mind, 
And  every  voice  be  praise. 

541  L.  M. 

Seeking  the  Pastures  of  Christ. 

THOU  whom  my  soul  admires  above 
All  earthly  joy  and  earthly  love, 
Tell  me,  dear  Shepherd,  let  me  know, 
Where  doth  thy  sweetest  pasture  grow? 


MISSIONS.  38 

2  Where  is  the  shadow  of  that  rock 
That  from  the  sun  defends  thy  flock? 
Fain  would  I  feed  among  thy  sheep, 
Among  them  rest,  among  them  sleep. 

3  Why  should  thy  bride  appear  like  one, 
That  turns  aside  to  paths  unknown; 
My  constant  feet  would  never  rove, 
Would  never  seek  another  love. 

4  The  footsteps  of  thy  flock  I  see; 
Thy  sweetest  pastures  here  they  be; 
A  wondrous  ^east  thy  love  prepares, 
Bought  with  thy  wounds,  and  groans  and 

tears. 

5  His  dearest  flesh  He  makes  my  food. 
And  bids  me  drink  his  richest  blood; 
Here  to  these  hills  my  soul  will  come, 
Till  my  Beloved  leads  me  home. 

MISSIONS. 

542  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Day- Spring. 

CHRISTIAN,  see  the  orient  morning 
Breaks  along  the  heathen  sky; 
Lo !  the  expected  day  is  dawning, 
Glorious  Day-Spring  from  on  high : 

Hallelujah! 
Hail,  the  Day-Spring  from  on  high. 

2  Heathens  at  the  sight  are  singing; 
Morning  wakes  the  tuneful  lays ; 
precious  offerings  they  are  bringing, 
Earnest  of  more  perfect  praise. 

Hallelujah! 
Hail,  the  Day-Sprmg  from  on  high. 


382  THE   CHURCH. 

3  Sion's  Sun,  salvation  beaming, 

Gilding  now  the  radiant  hills ; 
Rise  and  shine,  till,  brighter  gleaming, 

All  the  world  thy  glory  fills : 
Hallelujah ! 
Hail,  the  Day-Spring  from  on  high. 

4  Then,  the  valleys  and  the  mountains, 

Breaking  forth  in  joy,  shall  sing; 
Then  the  living,  crystal  fountains 
From  the  thirsty  ground  shall  spring: 

Hallelujah! 
Hail,  the  Day-Spring  from  on  high. 

5  While  the  wilderness  rejoices, 

Roses  shall  the  desert  cheer : 
Then  the  dumb  shall  tune  their  voices. 
Blind  shall  see,  the  deaf  shall  hear: 

Hallelujah! 
Hail,  the  Day-Spring  from  on  high. 

6  Lord  of  every  tribe  and  nation. 

Spread  thy  truth  from  pole  to  pole; 
Spread  the  light  of  thy  salvation, 
Till  it  shine  on  every  soul : 

Hallelujah! 
Hail,  the  Day-Spring  from  on  high. 

543  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Jews. 

ARISE,  great  God,  and  let  thy  grace 
Shed  its  glad  beams  on  Jacob's  race; 
Restore  the  long-lost,  scattered  band. 
And  call  them  to  their  native  land. 

2  Their  misery  let  thy  mercy  heal, 
Their  trespass  hide,  their  pardon  seal; 
O  God  of  Israel,  hear  our  prayer, 
And  grant  them  still  thy  love  to  shar»» 


MISSIONS.  383 

3  How  long  shall  Jacob's  offspring  prove 
The  sad  suspension  of  thj  love? 

Say,  shall  thy  wrath  for  ever  burn? 
And  shall  thy  mercy  ne'er  return? 

4  Thy  quickening  Spirit  now  impart, 
And  wake  to  joy  each  grateful  heart, 
While  Israel's  rescued  tribes  in  thee 
Their  bliss  and  full  salvation  see. 

544  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Jews. 

■pATHER  of  faithful  Abraham,  hear 
J-      Our  earnest  suit  for  Abraham's  seed; 
Justly  they  claim  the  tenderest  prayer 
From  "US,  adopted  in  their  stead : 

2  Outcast  from  thee,  and  scattered  wide 
Through  every  nation  nnder  heaven, 
Blaspheming  whom  they  crucified, 
Unsaved,  unpitied,  unforgiven. 

3  But  hast  thou  finally  forsook, 
For  ever  cast  thine  own  away? 
Wilt  thou  not  bid  the  murderers  look 

On  Him  they  pierced,  and  weep  and  pray  '■ 

4  Come  then,  thou  great  Deliverer,  come; 
The  veil  from  Jacob's  heart  remove; 

O !  bring  thine  ancient  people  home. 
And  let  them  know  thy  dying  love. 

545  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Jews. 

DISOWNED  of  heaven,  by  man  oppressed, 
Outcasts  from  Si  on' s  hallowed  ground, 
O !  why  should  Israel's  sons,  once  blessed, 
Still  roam  the  scorning  world  around'? 


384  THE  CHURCH. 

2  Lord,  visit  thy  forsaken  race, 

Back  to  thy  fold  the  wanderers  bring; 
Teach  them  to  seek  thy  slighted  grace, 
Ana  hail  in  Christ  their  promised  King. 

3  The  veil  of  darkness  rend  in  twain, 
Which  hides  their  Shiloh's  glorious  light; 
The  severed  olive  branch  again 

Firm  to  its  parent  stock  unite. 

4  Hail,  glorious  day,  expected  long, 

When  Jew  and  Greek  one  prayer  shall  pour; 
With  eager  feet  one  temple  throng. 
With  grateful  praise  one  God  adore. 

546  CM. 

Departure  of  Missionaries. 

GO,  and  the  Saviour's  grace  proclaim, 
Ye  messengers  of  God ; 
Go,  publish  in  Immanuel's  name. 
Salvation  through  his  blood. 

2  What  though  your  arduous  track  may  lie 

Through  regions  dark  as  death? 
What  though,  your  faith  and  zeal  to  try, 
Perils  beset  your  path? 

3  Yet  with  determined  courage,  go, 

And  armed  with  power  divine. 
Your  God  will  needful  aid  bestow, 
And  on  your  labours  shine. 

4  He  who  has  called  you  to  the  war, 

Will  recompense  your  pains; 
Before  Messiah's  conquering  car 
Mountains  shall  sink  to  plains. 

5  Shrink  not,  though  earth  and  hell  oppose, 

But  plead  your  Master's  cause ; 
Nor  doubt  that  all  your  mighty  foes 
Shall  bow  before  his  cross. 


MISSIONS.  385 

547  C.  M. 

The  LaUer  Day  Glory. 

BEHOLD,  the  mountain  of  the  Lord, 
In  latter  days,  shall  rise 
Above  the  mountains  and  the  hills, 
And  draw  the  wondering  eyes. 

2  To  this  the  joyful  nations  round, 

All  tribes  and  tongues  shall  flow; 
"  Up  to  the  hill  of  God,''  they  say, 
"And  to  his  courts  we'll  go." 

3  The  beams  that  shine  on  Sion's  hill 

Shall  lighten  every  land; 
The  Kinor  who  reiofns  in  Sion's  towers, 

or?  ' 

Shall  all  the  world  command. 

4  No  strife  shall  vex  Messiah's  reign, 

Or  mar  the  peaceful  years; 
To  plough-shares  men  shall  beat  their  swords, 
To  pruning  hooks  their  spears. 

5  Come  then — O !  come  from  every  land, 

To  worship  at  his  shrine : 
And  walking  in  the  light  of  God, 
With  holy  beauties  shine. 

548  8s  &  7s. 

Triumph  of  the  Church. 

SION'S  King  shall  reign  victorious, 
All  the  earth  shall  own  his  sway; 
He  will  make  his  kingdom  glorious. 
He  shall  reign  through  endless  day. 
2  Nations,  now  from  God  estranged. 
Then  shall  see  a  glorious  light ; 
Night  to  day  shall  then  be  changed, 
Heaven  shall  triumph  in  the  sight. 

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386  THE  CHURCH. 

3  See  the  ancient  idols  falling, 

Worshipped  once,  but  now  abhorred; 
Men  on  Sion's  King  are  calling, 
Sion's  King  by  all  adored. 

4  Then  shall  Israel  long  dispersed. 

Mourning  seek  their  Lord  and  God, 
Look  on  Him  whom  once  they  pierced, 
Own  and  kiss  the  chastening  rod. 

5  Then  shall  Israel  all  be  saved. 

War  and  tumult  then  shall  cease, 
While  the  greater  Son  of  David 
Rules  a  conquered  world  in  peace. 

6  Mighty  King,  thine  arm  revealing. 

Now  thy  glorious  cause  maintain; 
Bring  the  nations  help  and  healing. 
Make  them  subject  to  thy  reign. 

7  Angels  in  their  lofty  station, 

Praise  thy  name,  thou  only  wise; 
O !  let  earth,  with  emulation. 
Join  the  triumph  of  the  skies. 

549  C.  M. 

Extension  of  the  Gospel. 

HAIL,  mighty  Jesus,  how  divine 
Is  thy  victorious  sword ! 
The  stoutest  rebel  must  resign, 
At  thy  commanding  word. 

2  Deep  are  the  wounds  thine  arrows  give, 

They  pierce  the  hardest  heart ; 
Thy  smiles  of  grace  the  slain  revive, 
And  joy  succeeds  to  smart. 

3  Still  gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh, 

Ride  with  ma.iestic  sway; 
Go  forth,  great  Prince,  triumphantly. 
And  make  thy  foes  obey. 


MISSIONS.  387 

4  And  when  thy  victories  are  complete, 

And  all  the  chosen  race 
Shall  round  the  throne  of  mercy  meet, 
To  sing  thy  conquering  grace; 

5  0 !  may  my  humble  soul  be  found, 

Among  that  favoured  band ; 
And  I,  with  them,  thy  praise  will  sound, 
Throughout  Immanuel's  land. 

550  C.  M. 

Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

SING  to  the  Lord  in  joyful  strains; 
Let  earth  his  praise  resound; 
Ye  who  upon  the  ocean  dwell, 
And  fill  the  isles  around. 

2  O  city  of  the  Lord,  begin 

The  universal  song; 
And  let  the  scattered  villages 
The  cheerful  notes  prolong. 

3  Let  Kedar's  wilderness  afar 

Lift  up  its  lonely  voice, 
And  let  the  tenants  of  the  rock, 
With  accents  rude  rejoice. 

4  Till  midst  the  streams  of  distant  lands, 

The  islands  sound  his  praise; 
And  all  combined  with  one  accord, 
Jehovah's  glories  raise. 

551  C.  M. 

Various  Success  of  the  Gospel. 

CHRIST  and  his  cross  is  all  our  theme: 
The  mysteries  that  we  speak 
Are  scandal  in  the  Jew's  esteem, 
And  folly  to  the  Greek. 


388  THE  CHURCH. 

2  But  souls  enlightened  from  above, 

With  joy  receive  the  word ; 
They  see  what  wisdom,  power  and  love, 
Shine  in  their  dying  Lord. 

3  The  vital  savour  of  his  name 

Restores  their  fainting  breath ; 
But  unbelief  perverts  the  same 
To  guilt,  despair  and  death. 

4  Till  God  diffuse  his  graces  down, 

Like  showers  of  heavenly  rain, 
In  vain  Apollos  sows  the  ground, 
And  Paul  may  plant  in  vain. 

552  H.  M. 

Effects  of  the  Gospel. 

MARK  the  soft  falling  snow. 
And  the  descending  rain : 
To  heaven  from  whence  it  fell. 

It  turns  not  back  again ; 
But  waters  earth  through  every  pore, 
And  calls  forth  all  her  secret  store. 

2  Arrayed  in  beauteous  green. 

The  hills  and  valleys  shine, 
And  man  and  beast  are  fed 

By  providence  divine : 
The  harvest  bows  its  golden  ears. 
The  copious  seed  of  future  years. 

3  So,  saith  the  God  of  grace. 

My  gospel  shall  descend. 
Almighty  to  effect 

The  purpose  I  intend. 
Millions  of  souls  shall  feel  its  power, 
And  bear  it  down  to  millions  more. 


MISSIONS.  389 

553  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  Sion's  Increase. 

ARM  of  the  Lord,  awake,  awake, 
Put  on  thy  strength,  the  nations  shake, 
And  let  the  world,  adoring,  see 

Triumphs  of  mercy,  wrought  by  thee. 

2  Say  to  the  heathen,  from  thy  throne, 

''  I  am  Jehovah — God  alone :" 
Thy  voice  their  idols  shall  confound, 
And  cast  their  altars  to  the  ground. 

3  No  more  let  human  blood  be  spilt, 

Vain  sacrifice  for  human  guilt; 
But  to  each  conscience  be  applied 

The  blood  that  flowed  from  Jesus'  side. 

4  Almighty  God,  thy  grace  proclaim, 

In  every  land,  declare  thy  name. 
Let  adverse  powers  before  thee  fall. 
And  cro^vn  the  Saviour — Lord  of  all. 

554  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

GREAT  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Are  by  creation  thine ; 
And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld. 
Thy  radiant  glories  shine. 

2  But,  Lord,  thy  greater  love  has  sent 

Thy  gospel  to  mankind ; 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
Are  treasured  in  thy  mind. 

3  Lord,  when  shall  these  glad  tidings  spread 

The  spacious  earth  around, 
Till  every  tribe,  and  every  soul 
Shall  hear  the  jo}^ul  sound? 

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390  THE   CHURCH. 

4  Smile,  Lord,  on  each  sincere  attempt 
To  spread  the  gospel's  rays, 
And  build  on  sin's  demolished  throne. 
The  temple  of  thy  praise. 

555  H.  M. 

The  Gospel  Jubilee. 

BLOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow; 
The  gladly  solemn  sound 
Let  all  the  nations  know,- 

To  earth's  remotest  bound. 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

2  Exalt  the  Son  of  God, 

The  sin-atoning  Lamb : 
Redemption  in  his  blood 

To  all  the  world  proclaim  : 
The  year  &c. 

3  Ye  who  have  sold  for  nought 

Your  heritage  above. 
Come,  take  it  back  unbought, 

The  gift  of  Jesus'  love : 
The  year  &c. 

4  The  gospel  trumpet  sounds, 

Let  all  the  nations  hear, 
And  earth's  remotest  bounds 

Before  the  throne  appear : 
The  year  &c. 

556  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Prayer  for  the  Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

O'ER  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness, 
Look,  my  soul,  be  still,  and  gaze  • 
All  the  promises  do  travail 
With  a  glorious  day  of  grace; 


MISSIONS.  391 

Blessed  Jubilee, 
Let  thy  glorious  morning  dawn. 

2  Kingdoms  wide,  that  sit  in  darkness, 

Grant  them,  Lord,  the  glorious  light; 
And  from  eastern  coast  to  western, 
May  the  morning  chase  the  night ; 

And  redemption, 
Freely  purchased,  win  the  day. 

3  Fly  abroad,  thou  mighty  Gospel; 

Win  and  conquer,  never  cease; 
May  thy  lasting,  wide  dominions, 
Multiply  and  still  increase ! 

Sway  thy  sceptre, 
Saviour,  all  the  world  around. 

557  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  general  Effusion  of  the  Spirit, 

0  SPIRIT  of  the  living  God, 
In  all  thy  plenitude  of  grace, 
Where'er  the  foot  of  man  hath  trod. 
Descend  on  our  apostate  race. 

2  Be  darkness,  at  thy  coming,  light. 
Confusion,  order,  in  thy  path; 

Souls  without  strength  inspire  with  might; 
Bid  mercy  triumph  over  wrath. 

3  Baptize  the  nations;  far  and  nigh. 
The  triumphs  of  the  cross  record ; 
The  name  of  Jesus  glorify. 

Till  every  kindred  call  Him  Lord. 

4  God  from  eternity  hath  willed, 
All  flesh  shall  his  salvation  see; 
So  be  the  Father's  love  fulfilled, 

The  Saviour's  sufferings  crowned  through 
thee. 


392  THE   CHURCH. 

558  L  M. 

Prayer  for  the  univtrsal  Dominion  of  Christ, 

BRIGHT  as  the  sun's  meridian  blaze, 
Vast  as  the  blessings  he  conveys, 
Wide  as  his  reign  from  pole  to  pole, 
And  permanent  as  his  control : 

2  So,  Jesus,  let  thy  kingdom  come ; 
Then  sin  and  hell's  terrific  gloom 
Shall,  at  thy  brightness,  flee  away. 
The  dawn  of  an  eternal  day. 

3  Then  shall  the  heathen,  filled  with  awe, 
Learn  the  blest  knowledge  of  thy  law, 
And  Antichrist  on  every  shore. 

Fall  from  his  throne,  to  rise  no  more. 

4  Then  shall  the  Jew  and  Gentile  meet, 
In  pure  devotion,  at  thy  feet : 

And  earth  shall  yield  thee,  as  thy  due, 
Her  fulness,  and  her  glory  too. 

5  O !  that  from  Sion  now  might  shine 
This  heavenly  light,  this  truth  divine; 
Till  the  whole  universe  shall  be 

But  one  great  temple,  Lord,  for  thee. 

559  L  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Triumphs  of  the  Gospel, 

THOUGH  now  the  nations  sit  beneath 
The  darkness  of  o'erspreading  death. 
God  will  arise  with  light  divine. 
On  Sion's  holy  towers  shine. 

2  That  light  shall  glance  on  distant  lands, 
And  heathen  tribes,  in  joyful  bands. 
Come  with  exulting  haste  to  prove 
The  power  and  greatness  of  his  love. 


MISSIONS.  393 

3  Lord,  may  the  triumphs  of  thy  c^race 
Abound,  while  righteousness  and  peace, 
In  mild  and  lovely  forms,  display 
The  glories  of  the  latter  day. 

560  L.  M. 

Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

\  SCEND  thy  throne,  almighty  King, 
-^    And  spread  thy  glories  all  abroad : 
Let  thine  own  arm  salvation  bring, 
And  be  thou  known  the  gracious  God. 

^^     2  Let  millions  bow  before  thy  seat, 

Let  humble  mourners  seek  thy  face, 
Bring  daring  rebels  to  thy  feet, 
Subdued  by  thy  victorious  grace. 

3  O !  let  the  kingdoms  of  the  world 

Become  the  kingdoms  of  the  Lord; 
Let  saints  and  angels  praise  thy  name, 
Be  thou  through  heaven  and  earth  adored. 

561  L.  M. 

Approaching  Millennium. 

BEHOLD  the  expected  time  draw  near, 
The  shades  disperse,  the  dawn  appear; 
Behold  the  wilderness  assume 
The  beauteous  tints  of  Eden's  bloom. 

2  The  untaught  heathen  waits  to  know, 
The  joy  the  gospel  will  bestow; 
The  exiled  captive,  to  receive 

The  freedom  Jesus  has  to  give. 

3  Come,  let  us  with  a  grateful  heart, 
In  the  blest  labour  share  a  part : 

Our  prayers  and  offerings  gladly  bring, 
To  aid  the  triumphs  of  our  King. 


394  THE    CHURCH. 

4  Invite  the  world  to  come  and  prove 
A  Saviour's  condescending  love; 
And  humbly  fall  before  his  feet, 
Assured  they  shall  acceptance  meet. 

562  7s  &  6s. 

Missionary  Hymn, 

FROM  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 
From  India's  coral  strand; 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 
Roll  down  their  golden  sand; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 

From  many  a  palmy  plain,  I 

They  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain 

2  What,  though  the  spicy  breezes 

Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle, 
Though  every  prospect  pleases, 

And  only  man  is  vile; 
In  vain  with  lavish  kindness. 

The  gifts  of  God  are  strown; 
The  heathen,  in  his  blindness, 

Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone. 

3  Shall  we,  whose  souls  are  lighted 

With  Avisdom  from  on  high. 
Shall  we,  to  men  benighted. 

The  lamp  of  life  deny? 
Salvation!  O  salvation! 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  earth's  remotest  nation 

Has  learned  Messiah's  name. 

4  Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story, 

And  you,  ye  waters,  roll. 
Till,  like  a  sea  of  glory. 

It  spreads  from  pole  to  pole; 


MISSIONS.  395 

Till  o'er  our  ransomed  nature, 

The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 
Redeemer,  King,  Creator, 

In  bliss  returns  to  reign. 

563  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Success  of  Missions. 

THY  people,  Lord,  who  trust  thy  word, 
And  wait  the  smilings  of  thy  face, 
Assemble  round  thy  mercy  seat. 
And  plead  the  promise  of  thy  grace. 

2  We  consecrate  these  hours  to  thee, 
Thy  sovereign  mercy  to  in  treat; 
And  feel  some  animating  hope, 
We  shall  divine  acceptance  meet. 

3  Hast  thou  not  sworn  to  give  thy  Son, 
To  be  a  light  to  gentile  lands ; 

To  open  the  benighted  eye, 

And  loose  the  wretched  prisoner's  bands? 

4  Hast  thou  not  said,  from  sea  to  sea. 
His  vast  dominion  shall  extend ; 

That  every  tongue  shall  call  Him  Lord, 
And  every  knee  before  Him  bend? 

5  Now  let  the  happy  time  appear. 
The  time  to  favour  Sion  come ; 
Send  forth  thy  heralds  far  and  near. 
To  call  thy  banished  children  home. 

564  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Triumph  of  the  Gospel. 

OOVEREIGN   of  worlds,  display  thy 

^^     power. 

Be  this  thy  Sion's  favoured  hour; 

Bid  the  bright  morning  star  arise, 

And  point  the  nations  to  the  skies. 


396  THE  CHURCH. 

2  Set  up  tliy  throne  where  Satan  reigns, 
On  western  wilds,  and  heathen  plains; 
Far  let  the  gospel's  sound  be  known, 
And  be  the  universe  thine  own. 

3  Speak — and  the  world  shall  hear  thy  voice, 
Speak — and  the  nations  shall  rejoice; 
Scatter  the  shades  of  moral  night, 

With  the  blest  beams  of  heavenly  light. 

565  L.  M. 

Departure  of  Missionaries. 

TRUSTING  in  Christ,  go,  heralds,  rear 
The  gospel  standard,  void  of  fear ; 
Go  seek  with  joy  your  destined  home,    " 
And  preach  a  Saviour,  there  unknown. 

2  Yes,  Christian  heralds,  go  proclaim 
Salvation  in  Immanuel's  name ; 
To  distant  climes  the  tidings  bear, 
And  plant  the  rose  of  Sharon  there. 

3  He  '11  shield  you  with  a  wall  of  fire, 
With  flaming  zeal  your  hearts  inspire ; 
Bid  raging  winds  their  fury  cease, 
And  calm  the  savage  breast  to  peace. 

4  And  when  our  labours  all  are  o'er. 
Then  shall  we  meet  to  part  no  more ; 
Meet  with  the  blood-bought  throng  to  fall, 
And  crown  our  Jesus,  Lord  of  all. 

566  L.  M. 

spread  of  the  Gospel. 

INTERNAL  God,  Almighty  cause 
-L^    Of  earth  and  seas,  and  worlds  unknown ; 
All  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws; 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 


MISSIONS.  397 

2  Spread  thy  great  name  through  heathen 
lands; 
Their  idol  deities  dethrone; 
E^educe  the  world  to  thy  commands, 
And  reign,  as  thou  art,  God  alone. 

567  8s  &  7s. 

The  Gospel  Jubilee. 

HARK,  the  solemn  trumpet  sounding 
Loud  proclaims  the  jubilee : 
'Tis  the  voice  of  grace  abounding, 
Grace  to  sinners  rich  and  free; 
Ye  who  know  the  joyful  sound, 
Publish  it  to  all  around. 

2  Is  the  name  of  Jesus  precious? 

Does  his  love  your  spirits  cheer? 
Do  you  find  Him  kind  and  gracious. 

Still  removing  doubt  and  fear? 
Think  that  what  He  is  to  you, 
Such  He  '11  be  to  others  too. 

3  Were  you  once  at  awful  distance, 

"Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God? 
Could  no  arm  afford  assistance. 

Nothing  save  but  Jesus'  blood? 
Think  how  many  still  are  found 
Strangers  to  the  joyful  sound. 

4  Brethren,  join  in  supplication. 

Join  to  plead  before  the  Lord : 
'Tis  his  arm  that  brings  salvation. 

He  alone  can  give  the  word : 
Father,  let  thy  kingdom  come, 
.  Bring  thy  wandering  outcasts  home. 

568  L.  M. 

Millennium. 

WHEN  Jesus  shall  descend  the  skies, 
And  form  a  bright,  a  dazzling  day; 

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398  THE  CHURCH. 

The  saints  shall  view  with  sweet  surprise, 
His  grand,  his  universal  sway. 

2  The  lion  and  the  lamb  shall  feed 

Together  in  his  peaceful  reign; 
And  Sion,  blest  with  heavenly  bread, 
Shall  never  more  of  wants  complain. 

3  The  Jew,  the  Greek,  the  bond,  and  free. 

Shall  boast  their  several  rites  no  more; 
But  join  in  sweetest  harmony, 

Their  Lord,  their  Sovereign  to  adore. 

4  O  happy  day !  when  all  the  elect. 

Complete  in  number  shall  be  found; 
And  like  their  great,  their  mystic  Head, 
Be  with  eternal  honours  crowned. 

569  P.  M. 

The  Voice  of  free  Grace. 

THE  voice  of  free  grace  cries.  Escape  to 
the  mountain, 
For  Adam's  lost  race  Christ  hath  opened  a 

fountain : 
For  sin  and  transgression  and  every  pollu- 
tion. 
His  blood  flows  most  freely  in  streams  of 
salvation. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  who  has  purchased 

our  pardon : 
We  will  praise  Him  again  when  w^e  pass 
over  Jordan. 

2  Now  glory  to  God  in  the  highest  is  given. 
Now  glory  to  God  is  re-echoed  in  heaven : 
Around  the  w^hole  earth  let  us  tell  the  glad 

story. 
And  sing  of  his  love,  his  salvation  and  glory. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  &c. 


MISSIONS.  399 

3  O  Jesus,  ride  on,  thy  kingdom  is  glorious, 
O'er  sin,  death  and  hell,  thou  wilt  make  us 

victorious : 
Thy  name  shall  be  praised  in  the  great  con- 
gregation, 
And  saints  shall  delight  in  ascribing  salvation. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  &c. 

4  When  on  Sion  we  stand,  having  gained  the 

blest  shore, 
With  our  harps  in  our  hands,  we  will  praise 

evermore ; 
We  '11  range  the  blest  fields  on  the  banks  of 

the  river. 
And  sing  Hallelujah  for  ever  and  ever. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  &c. 

570  7s. 

Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  Night. 

WATCHMAN,  tell  us  of  the  night, 
What  its  signs  of  promise  are. 
Traveller,  o'er  yon  mountain's  height, 

See  that  glory-beaming  star. 
W^atchman,  does  its  beauteous  ray 

Aught  of  hope  or  joy  foretell? 
Traveller,  yes,  it  brings  the  day, 
Promised  day  of  Israel. 

2   Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night; 

Higher  yet  that  star  ascends. 
Traveller,  blessedness  and  light. 

Peace  and  truth,  its  course  portends. 
Watchman,  will  its  beams  alone 

Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth? 
Traveller,  ages  are  its  own, 

See  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth. 


400  THE  CHURCH. 

3  Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night, 

For  the  morninsf  seems  to  dawn. 
Traveller,  darkness  takes  its  flight, 

Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn. 
Watchman,  let  thy  wanderings  cease ; 

Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home. 
Traveller,  lo !  the  Prince  of  peace, 

Lo !  the  Son  of  God  is  come. 

571  Vs  &  6s. 

The  Gospel  Banner, 

NOW  be  the  gospel  banner 
In  every  land  unfurled ; 
And  be  the  shout,  hosanna! 

Re-echoed  through  the  world : 
Till  every  isle  and  nation. 

Till  every  tribe  and  tongue 
Receive  the  great  salvation, 
And  join  the  happy  throng. 

2  What  though  the  embattled  legions 

Of  earth  and  hell  combine? 
His  arm  throughout  their  regions, 

Shall  soon  resplendent  shine : 
Ride  on,  O  Lord,  victorious; 

Immanuel,  Prince  of  peace, 
Thy  triumph  shall  be  glorious; 

Thy  empire  still  increase. 

3  Yes,  thou  shalt  reign  for  ever, 

O  Jesus,  King  of  kings ; 
Thy  light,  thy  love,  thy  favour, 

Each  ransomed  captive  sings: 
The  isles  for  thee  are  waiting, 

The  deserts  learn  thy  praise; 
The  hills  and  valleys  greeting. 

The  song  responsive  raise. 


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MISSIONS.  401 

572  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Departure  of  Missionaries. 

MEN  of  God,  go  take  your  stations; 
Darkness  reigns  o'er  all  the  earth; 
Loud  proclaim  among  the  nations 
Joyful  news  of  heavenly  birth  : 

Bear  the  tidings, 
Tidings  of  the  Saviour's  worth, 

2  Go  to  men  in  darkness  sleeping; 

Tell  that  Christ  is  strong  to  save ; 
Go  to  men  in  bondage  weeping : 
Publish  freedom  to  the  slave : 

Tell  the  dying, 
Christ  has  triumphed  o'er  the  grave. 

3  What  though  earth,  by  hell  excited, 

Should  oppose  the  Saviour's  reign? 
Plead  his  cause  to  souls  benighted; 
Fear  ye  not  the  face  of  men; 

Vain  the  tumult, 
Earth  and  hell  will  rage  in  vain. 

4  Though  exposed  to  fearful  dangers, 

Jesus  will  his  own  defend ; 
Borne  afar  mid  foes  and  strangers, 
Jesus  is  your  heavenly  friend; 

And  his  presence 
Shall  be  with  you  to  the  end. 

573  8s,  7s  &  4s. 
Prayer  for  the  Heathen. 

O'ER  the  realms  of  pagan  darkness, 
Let  the  eye  of  pity  gaze; 
See  the  kindreds  of  the  people. 
Lost  in  sin's  bewildering  maze : 

Darkness  brooding. 
On  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

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402  THE  CHURCH. 

2  Light  of  them  who  sit  in  error, 

Rise  and  sliine,  thy  blessings  bring; 
Light,  to  Hghten  all  the  gentiles. 

Rise  with  healing  in  thy  wing. 
To  thy  brightness 
Let  all  kings  and  nations  come. 

3  Let  the  heathen,  now  adoring 

Idol-gods  of  wood  and  stone. 
Come,  and  worshipping  before  Him, 
Serve  the  living  God  alone. 

Let  thy  glory 
Fill  the  earth,  as  floods  the  sea. 

4  Thon,  to  whom  all  power  is  given. 

Speak  the  word;  at  thy  command, 
Let  the  company  of  heralds 

Spread  thy  name  from  land  to  land : 

Lord,  be  with  them, 
Always,  till  time's  latest  end. 

REVITAL. 
574  L.  M. 

Wrestling  for  a  gracious  Visitation. 

WHILE  filled  with  sadness  and  dismay, 
To  see  the  work  of  God  decline, 
Methought  I  heard  the  Saviour  say, 
"  Dismiss  thy  fear,  the  ark  is  mine. 

2  *'  Though  for  a  time  I  hid  my  face, 

Rely  upon  my  love  and  power; 
Still  wrestle  at  the  throne  of  grace, 
And  wait  for  a  reviving  hour 

3  "  Take  down  thy  long  neglected  harp, 

I  've  seen  thy  tears,  and  heard  thy  prayer; 
The  winter  season  has  been  sharp, 
But  spring  shall  all  its  wastes  repair." 


REVIVAL.  403 

4  Lord,  I  obey,  my  hopes  revive : 

Come,  join  with  me,  ye  saints,  and  sing; 
Our  foes  in  vain  against  ns  strive. 
For  God  will  help  and  triumph  bring. 

575  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Prayer  for  a  Revival. 

SAVIOUR,  visit  thy  plantation. 
Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain; 
All  will  come  to  desolation, 
Unless  thou  return  again. 

Lord,  revive  us; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 

2  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance. 

Shine  upon  us  from  on  high. 
Lest,  for  want  of  thine  assistance, 
Every  plant  should  droop  and  die. 

Lord,  revive  us; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 

3  Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent, 

Make  us  prevalent  in  prayers; 
Let  each  one  esteemed  thy  servant, 
Shun  the  world's  bewitching  snares.  , 

Lord,  revive  us; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 

4  Break  the  tempter's  fatal  power; 

Turn  the  stony  heart  to  flesh ; 
And  begin  from  this  good  hour. 
To  revive  thy  work  afresh. 

Lord,  revive  us; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 

576  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  reviving  Influences  of  the  Spirit, 

COME,  sacred  Spirit,  from  above, 
And  fill  the  coldest  heart  with  love; 


404  THE  CHURCH. 

Soften  to  flesh  the  flinty  stone, 

And  let  thy  Godlike  power  be  known. 

2  Speak  thou,  and  from  the  haughtiest  eyes, 
Shall  floods  of  pious  sorrow  rise ; 

While  all  their  glowing  souls  are  borne, 
To  seek  that  grace  which  now  they  scorn. 

3  O !  let  a  holy  flock  await, 
Numerous  around  thy  temple  gate; 
Each  pressing  on,  with  zeal,  to  be 

.  A  living  sacrifice  to  thee. 

4  In  answer  to  our  fervent  cries. 
Give  us  to  see  thy  church  arise ; 
Or,  if  that  blessing  seem  too  great, 
Give  us  to  mourn  its  low  estate. 

577  L-  M. 

Prayer  for  Revival. 

OSUN  of  righteousness,  arise, 
With  gentle  beams  on  Sion  shine; 
.  Dispel  the  darkness  from  our  eyes, 
And  souls  awake  to  life  divine. 

2  On  all  around,  let  grace  descend. 

Like  heavenly  dew,  or  copious  showers; 
That  we  may  call  our  God  our  friend ; 
That  we  may  hail  salvation  ours. 

578  ^-  M-  .  . 

Prayer  for  Reviving. 

COME,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart, 
Inspire  each  lifeless  tongue; 
And  let  the  joys  of  heaven  impart 
Their  influence  to  our  song. 

2  Come,  Lord,  thy  love  alone  can  raise 
In  us  the  heavenly  flame ; 
Then  shall  our  lips  resound  thy  praise, 
Our  hearts  adore  thy  name. 


REVIVAL.  406 

3  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  glory  shine, 
And  fill  thy  dwellings  here. 
Till  life,  and  love  and  joy  divine, 
A  heaven  on  earth  appear. 

579  C.  M. 

Revival  prayed  for, 

RETIRE,  vain  world,  awhile  retire, 
And  leave  us  with  the  Lord; 
Thy  gifts  ne'er  fill  one  just  desire. 
Nor  lasting  bliss  afford. 

2  Blest  Jesus,  come  thou  gently  down. 

And  fill  this  hallowed  place ; 
O!  make  thy  glorious  goings  known, 
Diffuse  around  thy  grace. 

3  Shine,  dearest  Lord,  from  realms  of  day, 

Disperse  the  gloom  of  night; 
Chase  all  our  clouds  and  doubts  away. 
And  turn  the  shades  to  light, 

4  Behold,  and  pity  from  above, 

Our  cold  and  languid  frame; 
O !  shed  abroad  thy  quickening  love. 
And  we  '11  adore  thy  name. 

5  All  glorious  Saviour,  Source  of  grace, 

To  thee  we  raise  our  cry; 
Unveil  the  beauties  of  thy  face, 
To  every  waiting  eye. 

6  Revive,  O  God,  desponding  saints, 

Who  languish,  droop  and  sigh; 
Refresh  the  soul  that  tires  and  faints, 
Fill  mourning  hearts  with  joy. 

7  Make  known  thy  power,  victorious  King, 

Subdue  each  stubborn  will ; 
Then  sovereign  grace  we  '11  join  to  sing, 
On  Sion's  sacred  hill. 


406  THE  CHURCH. 

580  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  Revival. 

GREAT  Lord  of  all  thy  churches,  hear 
Thy  ministers'  and  people's  prayer, 
Perfumed  by  thee,  O !  may  it  rise, 
Like  fragrant  incense  to  the  skies. 

2  May  every  pastor,  from  above 

Be  new  inspired  with  zeal  and  love, 
To  watch  thy  flock,  thy  flock  to  feed, 
And  sow  with  care  the  precious  seed. 

3  Revive  the  churches  with  thy  trrace. 
Heal  all  our  breaches,  grant  us  peace; 
Rouse  us  from  sloth,  our  hearts  inflame 
With  ardent  zeal  for  Jesus'  name. 

4  May  young  and  old  thy  word  receive, 
Dead  sinners  hear  thy  voice  and  live, 
The  wounded  conscience  healing  find. 
And  joy  refresh  each  drooping  mind. 

5  May  aged  saints  matured  with  grace, 
Abound  in  fruits  of  holiness ; 

And  when  transplanted  to  the  skies. 
May  younger  in  their  stead  arise. 

6  Thus  we  our  suppliant  voices  raise, 
And  weeping  sow  the  seed  of  praise, 
In  humble  hope  that  thou  wilt  hear 
Thy  ministers'  and  people's  prayer. 

581  ...     .H.  M. 

Rejoicing  in  a  general  Revival. 

OSION,  tune  thy  voice, 
And  lift  thy  hands  on  high; 
Tell  all  the  world  thy  joys, 
And  shout  salvation  nigh ; 
Cheerful  in  God, 
Arise  and  shine; 


PARTICULAR    SEASONS.  40' 

While  rays  divine 
Stream  all  abroad. 

2  He  gilds  the  mourning  face 

VVith  beams  that  cannot  fade; 
His  all-resplendent  grace 
He  pours  around  thy  head ; 
The  nations  round 
Thy  form  shall  view, 
With  lustre  new 
Divinely  crowned. 

3  In  honour  to  his  name 

Reflect  that  sacred  light, 
And  loud  that  grace  proclaim 

Which  makes  thy  darkness  bright : 
Pursue  his  praise, 
Till  sovereign  love 
In  worlds  above 
Thy  glory  raise. 

4  There  on  his  holy  hill, 

A  brighter  Sun  shall  rise. 
And  with  his  radiance  fill 
Those  fairer,  purer  skies : 
While  round  his  throne, 
Ten  thousand  stars. 
In  nobler  spheres, 
His  influence  own. 

FAM^IIOlUILiAIS  illAiOirgo 
YOUTH. 
582  L.  M. 

Importance  of  early  Religion. 

NOW,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood, 
Remember  your  Creator,  God : 


40S  PARTICULAR    SEASONS. 

Behold,  the  months  come  hastening  on, 
When  you  shall  say,  *' My  joys  are  gone." 

2  Behold,  the  aged  sinner  goes, 
Laden  with  guilt  and  heavy  woes, 
Down  to  the  regions  of  the  dead. 
With  endless  curses  on  his  head. 

3  The  dust  returns  to  dust  again; 
The  soul,  in  agonies  of  pain. 
Ascends  to  God ;  not  there  to  dwell, 
But  hears  her  doom,  and  sinks  to  hell. 

4  Eternal  King,  I  fear  thy  name; 
Teach  me  to  know  how  frail  I  am ; 
And  when  my  soul  must  hence  remove, 
Give  me  a  mansion  in  thy  love. 

583  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  Youth. 

BESTOW,  dear  Lord,  upon  our  youth, 
The  gift  of  saving  grace ; 
And  let  the  seed  of  sacred  truth 
Fall  in  a  fruitful  place. 

2  Grace  is  a  plant,  where'er  it  grows, 

Of  pure  and  heavenly  root : 
But  fairest  in  the  youngest  shows, 
And  yields  the  sweetest  fruit. 

3  Ye  careless  ones,  O !  hear  betimes 

The  voice  of  sovereign  love ; 
Your  youth  is  stained  with  many  crimes, 
But  mercy  reigns  above. 

4  True,  you  are  young,  but  there 's  a  stone 

Within  the  youngest  breast ; 
Or  half  the  crimes  which  you  have  done 
Would  rob  you  of  your  rest. 


YOUTH.  409 

6  For  you  the  public  prayer  is  made, 
O !  join  the  public  prayer; 
For  you  the  secret  tear  is  shed, 
O !  shed  yourselves  a  tear. 

6  We  pray  that  you  may  early  prove 
The  Spirit's  power  to  teach; 
You  camiot  be  too  young  to  love 
That  Jesus  whom  w^e  preach. 

584  C.  M. 

Youth  admonished, 

YE  hearts,  with  youthful  vigour  warm, 
In  smiling  crowds  draw  near. 
And  turn  from  every  mortal  charm, 
A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 

2  He,  Lord  of  all  the  worlds  on  high, 

Stoops  to  converse  wdth  you; 
And  lays  his  radiant  glories  by, 
Your  friendship  to  pursue. 

3  "  The  soul,  that  longs  to  see  my  face, 

Is  sure  my  love  to  gain; 
And  those  that  early  seek  my  grace. 
Shall  never  seek  in  vain." 

4  What  object.  Lord,  my  soul  should  move, 

If  once  compared  with  thee? 
What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  I  see  ? 

5  Away,  ye  false  delusive  toys, 

Vain  tempters  of  the  mind ; 
'Tis  here  I  fix  my  lasting  choice. 
And  here  true  bliss  I  find. 

585  C.  M. 

Youth  the  best  Time  to  serve  the  Lord. 

AMIDST  the  cheerful  bloom  of  youth, 
With  ardent  zeal  pursue 

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410  PARTICULAR  SEASONS. 

The  ways  of  piety  and  truth, 
With  death  and  heaven  in  view. 

2  Fair  wisdom's  paths  with  sweets  are  strewed, 

And  pleasures  all  refined; 
There  joys  divine  are  shed  abroad, 
That  suit  the  immortal  mind. 

3  Youth  is  the  most  accepted  time. 

To  love  and  serve  the  Lord; 
A  flower  presented  in  its  prime, 
Will  much  delight  afford. 

4  He  '11  crown  with  peace  your  rising  years, 

And  make  your  fruit  increase ; 
Will  guide  you  through  this  vale  of  tears, 
And  bid  your  sorrows  cease. 

5  Give  Him  the  morning  of  your  days. 

And  be  for  ever  blest; 
'Tis  none  but  those  in  wisdom's  ways 
Enjoy  substantial  rest. 

586  S.  M. 

Prayer  of  Youth » 

WITH  humble  heart  and  tongue, 
Our  God,  to  thee  we  pray; 
O !  make  us  learn  while  we  are  young, 
How  we  may  cleanse  our  way. 

2  Make  us,  unguarded  youth. 

The  objects  of  thy  care ; 
Help  us  to  choose  the  way  of  truth. 
And  fly  from  every  snare. 

3  Our  hearts  to  folly  pfone. 

Renew  by  power  divine ; 
Unite  them  to  thyself  alone, 
And  make  us  wholly  thine. 

4  0!  let  thy  word  of  grace 

Our  warmest  thoughts  employ; 


YOUTH.  411 

Be  this  through  all  our  following  days, 
Our  treasure  and  our  joy. 

5  To  what  thy  laws  impart, 

Be  our  whole  soul  inclined; 
0 1  let  them  dwell  within  our  heart, 
And  sanctify  our  mind, 

6  May  thy  young  servants  learn, 

By  these  to  cleanse  their  way; 
And  may  we  here  the  path  discern 
That  leads  to  endless  day. 

587  L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  Children  of  the  Church. 

DEAR  Saviour,  if  these  lambs  should  stray 
From  thy  secure  inclosure's  bound, 
And  lured  by  worldly  joys  away, 

Among  the  thoughtless  crowd  be  found; 

2  Remember  still  that  they  are  thine. 

That  thy  dear  sacred  name  they  bear; 
Think  that  the  seal  of  love  divine. 

The  sign  of  covenant  grace  they  wear. 

3  In  all  their  erring,  sinful  years, 

O !  let  them  ne'er  forgotten  be ; 
Remember  all  the  prayers  and  tears. 
Which  made  them  consecrate  to  thee. 

4  And  when  these  lips  no  more  can  pray, 

These  eyes  can  w^eep  for  them  no  more. 
Turn  thou  their  feet  from  folly's  way. 
The  wanderers  to  thy  fold  restore. 

588  C.  M. 

Death  of  a  Youth. 

"\T7HEN  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away 
^^     By  death's  resistless  hand. 


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412  PARTICULAR  SEASONS. 

Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay, 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 

O !  may  this  truth,  imprest 
With  awful  power — I  too  must  die — 
Sink  deep  in  every  breast. 

3  Let  this  vain  world  delude  no  more, 

Behold  the  gaping  tomb; 
It  bids  us  seize  the  present  hour, 
To-morrow  death  may  come. 

4  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene, 

Let  every  heart  obey; 
Nor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain. 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

NEW  YEAK. 

589  7s. 

The  New  Year. 

WHILE  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 
Hasted  through  the  former  year, 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run. 
Never  more  to  meet  us  here ; 
Fixed  in  their  eternal  state, 
They  have  done  with  all  below; 
We  a  little  longer  wait, 
But  how  little  none  can  know. 

2  As  tlie  winged  arrow  flies 
Speedily  the  mark  to  find; 
As  the  lio^htninoc  from  the  skies 
Darts,  and  leaves  no  trace  behind : 
Swiftly  thus  our  fleeting  days 
Bear  us  down  life's  rapid  stream ; 
Upward,  Lord,  our  spirits  raise; 
All  below  is  but  a  dream. 


}   . 


NEW  YEAR.  413 

3  Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive, 
Pardon  of  our  sins  renew ; 
Teach  us  henceforth  how  to  live, 
With  eternity  in  view. 
Bless  thy  word  to  young  and  old. 
Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love ; 
And  when  life's  short  tale  is  told, 
May  we  dwell  with  thee  above. 

590  C.  M. 

The  New  Year. 

GOD  of  our  life,  thy  various  praise 
Let  mortal  voices  sound; 
Thy  hand  revolves  our  fleeting  days, 
And  brings  the  seasons  round. 

2  To  thee,  shall  annual  incense  rise, 

Our  Father  and  our  Friend; 
While  annual  mercies  from  the  skies 
In  genial  streams  descend. 

3  In  every  scene  of  life,  thy  care, 

In  every  age,  we  see ; 
And  constant  as  thy  favours  are. 
So  let  our  praises  be. 

4  Still  may  thy  love,  in  every  scene, 

To  every  age  appear; 
And  let  the  same  compassion  deign 
To  bless  the  opening  year. 

5  0 !  keep  this  foolish  heart  of  mine 

From  anxious  passions  free, 
Teach  me  each  comfort  to  resign, 
And  trust  my  all  to  thee. 

6  If  mercy  smile,  let  mercy  bring 

My  wandering  soul  to  God; 
And  in  affliction  I  shall  sing. 
If  thou  wilt  bless  the  rod. 

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414  PARTICULAR  SEASONS. 

591  L-  M. 

The  New  Year. 

GREAT  God,  we  sing  thy  mighty  hand, 
By  which  supported  still  we  stand: 
The  opening  year  thy  mercy  shows; 
Let  mercy  crown  it  till  it  close. 

2  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God ; 
By  his  incessant  bounty  fed, 

By  his  unerring  counsels  led. 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  the  past  we  own ; 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 

We  to  thy  guardian  care  commit, 
And  peaceful  leave  before  thy  feet. 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed. 
Be  thou  our  joy  and  thou  our  rest; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Adored  through  all  our  changing  days. 

5  When  death  shall  interrupt  our  songs. 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues. 
Our  Helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust, 
In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast. 

592  H.  M. 

Barren  Fig-Tree — or  another  Year. 

THE  Lord  of  earth  and  sky, 
The  God  of  ages  praise, 
Who  reigns  enthroned  on  high. 

Ancient  of  endless  days; 
Who  lengthens  out  our  trial  here. 
And  spares  us  yet  another  year. 

2  Barren  and  withered  trees, 

We  cumbered  long  the  ground; 


HARVEST.  415 

No  fruit  of  holiness 

On  our  dead  souls  was  found. 
Yet  doth  He  us  in  mercy  spare, 
Another,  and  another  year. 

3  When  justice  gave  the  v^ord, 

To  cut  the  fig-tree  down, 
The  pity  of  our  Lord 

Cried,  "  Let  it  still  alone :" 
The  Father  mild  inclines  his  ear, 
And  spares  us  yet  another  year. 

HARVEST. 

593  L-  M. 

The  Seasons. 

ETERNAL  source  of  every  joy, 
Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ. 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear. 
To  hail  thee,  Sovereign  of  the  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll, 

Thy  hand  supports  and  guides  the  whole ; 
The  sun  is  taught  by  thee  to  rise, 
And  darkness  when  to  veil  the  skies. 

3  The  flowery  spring  at  thy  command, 
Perfumes  the  air,  adorns  the  land; 
The  summer  rays  with  vigour  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn,  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand,  in  autumn,  richly  pours, 
Through  all  our  coasts,  redundant  stores: 
And  winters,  softened  by  thy  care, 

No  more  the  face  of  horror  wear. 

5  Seasons  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days. 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise ; 

And  be  the  grateful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light  and  evening  shade. 


416  PARTICULAR  SEASONS. 

6  Here  in  thy  house  let  incense  rise, 
And  circling  sabbaths  bless  our  eyes, 
Till  to  those  lofty  heights  we  soar, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more. 

594  H.  M. 

Harvest  Hymn. 

LET  all  the  people  join, 
To  swell  the  solemn  chord ; 
Your  grateful  notes  combine 

To  magnify  the  Lord. 
In  lofty  songs  your  voices  raise. 
The  God  of  harvest  claims  your  praise. 

2  In  rich  luxuriance  dressed. 

Behold  the  spacious  plain; 
Its  bounty  stands  confessed 

In  fields  of  yellow  grain. 
In  lofty  songs  your  voices  raise, 
The  God  of  harvest  claims  your  praise. 

3  Fair  plenty  fills  the  land. 

His  mercies  never  cease : 
The  husbandman  doth  smile, 

To  see  the  large  increase. 
In  lofty  songs  your  voices  raise. 
The  God  of  harvest  claims  your  praise. 

4  The  precious  fruits  He  gives, 

O !  may  we  ne'er  abuse ; 
But  through  our  future  lives, 

To  his  own  glory  use. 
Then  rise  to  heaven  and  sing  his  praise, 
In  sweeter  strains  and  nobler  lays. 

595  L  M. 

The  Failure  of  Harvest. 

GREAT  God,  we  view  thy  chastening  hand, 
That  turns  to  brass  our  fertile  land; 


NATIONAL  PRAISE  AND  CONFESSION.       417 

Thy  clouds  witlihold  their  rich  supplies, 
And  parched  nature  faints  and  dies. 

Revive  our  withering  fields  with  rain, 
Let  fruitful  showers  descend  again; 
On  thee,  alone,  our  hopes  rely; 
Lord,  hear  our  humble,  earnest  cry. 

Then  shall  the  withering  corn  arise. 
And  wave  its  homage  to  the  skies; 
And  with  loud  praises  we  will  own, 
Our  hopes  depend  on  thee  alone. 


NATIONAL  PRAISE,  &c. 
596  L.  M. 

National  Thanksgiving. 

GOD  of  the  passing  year,  to  thee 
Our  hymn  of  gratitude  we  raise, 
With  swelling  heart  and  bending  knee, 
We  offer  thee  our  song  of  praise. 

2  We  bless  thy  name,  almighty  God, 

For  all  the  kindness  thou  hast  shown 
To  this  fair  land  our  fathers  trod. 
This  land  we  fondly  call  our  own. 

3  Here  freedom  spreads  her  banner  wide, 

And  casts  her  soft  and  hallowed  ray; 
For  thou  our  country's  arms  didst  guide, 
And  lead  them  on  their  conquering  way. 

4  We  praise  thee,  that  the  gospel  light. 

Through  all  our  land  its  radiance  sheds; 
Scatters  the  shades  of  error's  night. 

And  heavenly  blessings  round  us  spreads. 

6  When  foes  without,  and  foes  within, 

With  threatening  ills  our  land  have  pressed, 


418  PARTICULAR  SEASONS. 

Thou  hast  our  nation's  bulwark  been, 
And,  smiling,  sent  us  peaceful  rest. 

C  O  God,  preserve  us  in  thy  fear. 

In  troublous  times  our  Helper  be ; 
Diffuse  thy  truth's  bright  precepts  here, 
And  may  we  worship  only  thee. 

597  L.  P.  M. 

Praise  for  national  Prosperity. 

O  AY,  should  we  search  the  globe  around 
^     Where  can  such  happiness  be  found. 

As  dwells  in  this  much  favoured  land? 
Here  plenty  reigns;  here  freedom  sheds 
Her  choicest  blessings  on  our  heads : 

By  God  supported,  still  we  stand. 

2  Here  commerce  spreads  her  ample  store, 
Which  comes  from  every  foreign  shore ; 

Science  and  arts  their  charms  display; 
Religion  teaches  us  to  raise 
Our  voices  in  our  Maker's  praise. 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

3  These  are  thy  gifts,  almighty  King; 
From  thee  our  matchless  blessings  spring; 

The  extended  shade,  the  fruitful  skies, 
The  comforts  liberty  bestows. 
The  eternal  joys  the  gospel  shows, 

All  from  thy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

4  With  grateful  hearts,  \vith  cheerful  tongues. 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs; 

His  power  and  mercy  we  proclaim; 
And  still,  through  every  age  shall  ow^n 
Jehovah  here  hath  fixed  his  throne; 

And  triumph  in  his  mighty  name. 

5  Long  as  the  moon  her  course  shall  run, 
Or  man  behold  the  circling  sun, 


NATIONAL  PRAISE  AND  CONFESSION.        419 

Do  thou  amidst  our  nation  reign; 
Still  crowTi  her  counsels  with  success, 
With  peace  and  joy  her  borders  bless, 

And  all  her  sacred  rights  maintain. 

598  7s. 

Praise  for  national  Blessings, 

O  WELL  the  anthem,  raise  the  song; 
^     Praises  to  our  God  belong; 
Saints  and  angels  join  to  sing 
Praise  to  heaven's  almighty  King. 

2  Blessings  from  his  liberal  hand, 
Pour  around  this  happy  land ; 
Let  our  hearts,  beneath  his  sway, 
Hail  the  bright,  triumphant  day. 

3  Now  to  thee  our  joys  ascend, 

Thou  hast  been  our  heavenly  Friend : 
Guarded  by  thy  mighty  power, 
Peace  and  freedom  bless  our  shore. 

4  Here,  beneath  a  virtuous  sw^ay. 
May  we  cheerfully  obey; 
Never  feel  a  tyrant's  rod. 
Ever  ov^TL  and  worship  God. 

5  Hark !  the  voice  of  nature  sings 
Praises  to  the  Kins^  of  kinors ; 
Let  us  join  the  choral  song, 
And  the  heavenly  notes  prolong. 

599  L.  M. 

American  Independence. 

SOVEREIGN  of  aU  the  worlds  above, 
Thy  glory,  Avith  unclouded  rays, 
Shines  through  the  realms  of  light  and  love, 
Inspiring  angels  with  thy  praise. 


420  PARTICULAR  SEASONS. 

2  Thy  power  we  own,  thy  grace  adore; 

Thou  deign' st  to  visit  man  below; 
And  in  affliction's  darkest  hour, 
The  humble  shall  thy  mercy  know. 

3  These  western  states  at  thy  command, 

Rose  from  dependence  and  distress; 
Prosperity  now  crowns  the  land, 
And  millions  join  thy  name  to  bless. 

4  Praise  is  thy  due,  eternal  King; 

We  '11  speak  the  wonders  of  thy  love ; 
With  grateful  hearts  our  tribute  bring, 
And  emulate  the  hosts  above. 

5  O !  be  thou  still  our  guardian  God ; 

Preserve  these  states  from  every  foe; 
From  party  rage,  from  scenes  of  blood, 
From  sin,  and  every  cause  of  wo. 

6  Here  may  the  great  Redeemer  reign, 

Display  his  grace,  and  saving  power; 
Here  liberty  and  truth  maintain, 
Till  empires  fall  to  rise  no  more. 

600  L.  M. 

Praise  for  national  Blessings. 

\  LMIGHTY  Sovereign  of  the  skies, 
-^     To  thee  let  songs  of  gladness  rise. 
Each  grateful  heart  its  tribute  bring, 
And  every  voice  thy  goodness  sing. 

2  From  thee  our  choicest  blessings  flow, 
Life,  health  and  strength  thy  hands  bestow; 
The  daily  good  thy  creatures  share. 
Springs  from  thy  providential  care. 

3  The  rich  profusion  nature  yields. 
The  harvest  waving  o'er  the  fields. 
The  cheering  light,  refreshing  shower, 
Are  gifts  from  thy  exhaustless  store. 


NATIONAL  PRAISE  AND  CONFESSION.       421 

4  At  thy  command  the  vernal  bloom 
Revives  the  world  from  wmter's  gloom; 
The  summer's  heat  the  fruit  matures, 
And  autmnn  all  her  treasm'es  pours. 

5  From  thee  proceed  domestic  ties, 
Connubial  bliss,  parental  joys; 
On  thy  support  the  nations  stand, 
Obedient  to  thy  high  command. 

6  Let  every  power  of  heart  and  tongue, 
Unite  to  swell  the  orrateful  sono^  • 
While  age  and  youth  in  chorus  join. 
And  praise  the  majesty  divine. 

601  C.  M. 

Humiliation  for  national  Sins. 

SEE,  gracious  God,  before  thy  throne, 
Thy  mourning  people  bend; 
'Tis  on  thy  sovereign  grace  alone, 
Our  humble  hopes  depend. 

2  Tremendous  judgments  from  thy  hand, 

Thy  dreadful  power  display ; 
Yet  mercy  spares  this  guilty  land. 
And  still  we  live  to  pray. 

3  What  numerous  crimes  increasmg  rise, 

Through  this  apostate  land ! 
What  land  so  favoured  of  the  skies. 
Yet  thoughtless  of  thy  hand ! 

4  How  changed,  alas!  are  truths  divine, 

For  error,  guilt  and  shame ! 
What  impious  numbers,  bold  in  sin, 
Disgrace  the  Christian  name ! 

5  Regardless  of  thv  smile  or  frowm, 

Their  pleasures  they  require ; 
And  sink  with  gay  indifference  dowTi 
To  everlasting  fire. 

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422  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

G  0 !  turn  us,  turn  us,  mighty  Lord, 
By  rich  and  sovereign  grace : 
Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  thy  word, 
And  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

7  Then  should  insulting  foes  invade, 
We  shall  not  sink  in  fear; 
Secure  of  never-failing  aid. 
If  God,  our  God,  is  near. 

fSME  ABB  IiT]§ISlf]I2'¥o 
THE  PRESENT  LIFE. 

602  C.  M. 

Brevity  of  Life. 

OUR  days,  alas !  our  mortal  days 
Are  short,  and  wretched  too; 
"Evil  and  few,"  the  patriarch  says, 
And  well  the  patriarch  knew. 

2  'Tis  but  at  best  a  narrow  bound 

That  heaven  allows  to  men. 
And  pains  and  sins  run  through  the  round 
Of  threescore  years  and  ten. 

3  Well,  if  ye  must  be  sad  and  few, 

Run  on,  my  days,  in  haste; 
Moments  of  sin,  and  months  of  wo, 
Ye  cannot  fly  too  fast. 

4  Let  heavenly  love  prepare  my  soul. 

And  call  her  to  the  skies. 
Where  years  of  long  salvation  roll, 
And  glory  never  dies. 

603  L.  M. 

Vanity  of  human  Life. 

SHALL  the  vile  race  of  flesh  and  blood 
Contend  with  their  Creator,  God? 


THE    PRESENT  LIFE.  423 

-  Shall  mortal  worms  presume  to  be 
More  holy,  wise,  or  just,  than  He? 

2  Behold,  He  puts  his  trust  in  none 
Of  all  the  spirits  round  his  throne; 
Their  natures,  when  compared  with  his, 
Are  neither  holy,  just,  nor  wise. 

3  But  how  much  meaner  things  are  they, 
Who  spring  from  dust,  and  dwell  in  clay ! 
Touched  by  the  finger  of  thy  wrath. 

We  faint  and  perish  like  the  moth. 

4  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  night, 
We  die  by  thousands  in  thy  sight : 
Buried  in  dust  whole  nations  lie. 
Like  a  forgotten  vanity. 

5  Almighty  Power,  to  thee  we  bow; 
How  frail  are  we !  how  glorious  thou ! 
No  more  the  sons  of  earth  shall  dare. 
With  an  eternal  God  compare. 

604  C.  M. 

Shortness  of  human  Life. 

HOW  short  and  hasty  is  our  life! 
How  vast  our  souls'  affairs ! 
Yet  senseless  mortals  vainly  strive 
To  lavish  out  their  years. 

2  Our  days  run  thoughtlessly  along. 

Without  a  moment's  stay ; 
Just  like  a  story  or  a  song. 

We  pass  our  lives  away.  ^ 

3  God  from  on  high  invites  us  home. 

But  we  march  heedless  on, 

And  ever  hastening  to  the  tomb, 

Stoop  downward  as  we  run. 

4  How  we  deserve  the  deepest  hell, 

W^ho  slight  the  joys  above! 


424  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

What  chains  of  vengeance  should  we  feel, 
Who  break  such  cords  of  love ! 

5  Draw  us,  O  God,  with  sovereign  grace, 
And  lift  our  thoughts  on  high. 
That  we  may  end  this  mortal  race, 
And  see  salvation  nigh. 

605  C.  M. 

Brevity  and  Uncertainty  of  Life. 

THEE  we  adore,  eternal  Name, 
And  humbly  own  to  thee. 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame ; 
What  dying  worms  are  we ! 

2  The  year  rolls  round  and  steals  away 

The  breath  that  first  it  gave ; 
Whate'er  we  do,  where'er  we  be, 
We  're  travelling  to  the  grave. 

3  Great  God,  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hang  everlasting  things ! 
The  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings. 

4  Infinite  joy  or  endless  wo 

Attends  on  every  breath; 
And  yet  how  unconcerned  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death ! 

5  Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense. 

To  walk  this  dangerous  road ; 

And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God. 

606  C  M. 

Uncertainty  of  Life  and  its  Comforts, 

NAKED  as  from  the  earth  we  came, 
And  crept  to  life  at  first. 
We  to  the  earth  return  again, 
And  mingle  with  our  dust. 


THE  PRESENT  LIFE.  425 

2  The  dear  delights  we  here  enjoy, 

And  fondly  call  our  own, 
Are  but  short  favours  borrowed  now, 
To  be  repaid  anon. 

3  'Tis  God  that  lifts  our  comforts  high, 

Or  sinks  them  in  the  grave; 
He  gives,  and  blessed  be  his  name, 
He  takes  but  what  He  gave. 

4  Peace,  all  our  angry  passions  then. 

Let  each  rebellious  sigh 
Be  silent  at  his  sovereign  will, 
And  every  murmur  die. 

5  If  smiling  mercy  crown  our  lives, 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread; 
And  we  '11  adore  the  justice  too. 
That  strikes  our  comforts  dead. 

607  C.  M. 

Man's  Frailty  and  God^s  Goodness. 

OUR  life  is  ever  on  the  wing, 
And  death  is  ever  nigh : 
The  moment  when  our  lives  begin, 
We  all  begin  to  die. 

2  Yet,  mighty  God,  our  fleeting  days 

Thy  lasting  favours  share ; 
Yet  with  the  bounties  of  thy  grace, 
Thou  load'st  the  rolling  year. 

3  'Tis  sovereign  mercy  finds  us  food. 

And  we  are  clothed  with  love ; 
While  grace  stands  pointing  out  the  road 
That  leads  our  souls  above. 

4  His  goodness  runs  an  endless  round ; 

All  glory  to  the  Lord ! 

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426  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

His  mercy  never  knows  a  bound; 

And  be  his  name  adored. 
5  Thus  we  beo^in  the  lastinor  son^r; 

And  when  we  close  our  eyes, 
Let  future  ages  praise  prolong, 

Till  time  and  nature  dies. 

608  S.  M. 

Value  of  present  Time, 

TO-MORROW,  Lord,  is  thine, 
Lodged  in  thy  sovereign  hand, 
And  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine. 
It  shines  by  thy  command. 

2  The  present  moment  flies, 

And  bears  our  life  away ; 
O !  make  thy  servants  truly  wise, 
That  they  may  live  to-day. 

3  Since  on  this  winged  hour 

Eternity  is  hung. 
Waken  by  thy  almighty  power 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

4  One  thing  demands  our  care; 

O !  be  it  still  pursued, 
Lest,  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

5  To  Jesus  may  we  fly, 

Swift  as  the  morning  light. 
Lest  life's  young  golden  beam  should  die 
In  sudden,  endless  night. 

609  CM. 

Time  is  short. 

"'pHE  time  is  short!"  the  season  near, 
-L    When  death  will  us  remove, 
To  leave  our  friends,  however  dear, 
And  all  we  fondly  love. 


THE  PRESENT  LIFE.  427 

2  ''The  time  is  short!"  sinners,  beware, 

Nor  trifle  time  away; 
The  word  of  great  salvation  hear, 
While  it  is  called  to-day. 

3  " The  time  is  short!"  je  rebels,  now 

To  Christ  the  Lord  submit. 
To  mercy's  golden  sceptre  bow, 
And  fall  at  Jesus'  feet. 

4  ''The  time  is  short!"  ye  saints,  rejoice, 

The  Lord  will  quickly  come; 
Soon  shall  you  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice, 
To  call  you  to  your  home. 

5  " The  time  is  short!"  it  swiftly  flies. 

The  hour  is  just  at  hand, 
When  we  shall  mount  above  the  skies. 
And  reach  the  wished-for  land. 

6  "The  time  is  short!"  the  moment  near, 

When  we  shall  d^^•ell  above, 
And  be  for  ever  happy  there, 
With  Jesus,  whom  we  love. 

610  L-  M. 

Life  the  Time  to  serve  the  Lord, 

LIFE  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 
The  time  to  insure  the  great  reward, 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 

2  Life  is  the  hour  that  God  has  given. 
To  escape  from  hell  and  fly  to  heaven; 
The  day  of  grace,  and  mortals  may 
Secure  the  blessings  of  the  day. 

3  The  living  know  that  they  must  die, 
But  all  the  dead  forgotten  lie ; 

Their  memory  and  their  sense  are  goiie> 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 


428  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

4  Their  hatred  and  their  love  are  lost, 
Their  envy  buried  in  the  dust; 
They  have  no  share  in  all  that 's  done 
Beneath  the  circuit  of  the  sun. 

5  Then  what  my  thoughts  design  to  do, 
My  hands,  with  all  your  might  pursue ; 
Since  no  device  nor  work  is  found, 
Nor  faith  nor  hope  beneath  the  ground. 

6  There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  past 

In  the  cold  grave  to  which  we  haste; 
But  darkness,  death  and  long  despair 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  there. 

fill  C.  M 

Life  the  Season  of  Grace. 

AND  is  this  life  prolonged  to  me? 
Are  days  and  seasons  given? 
Shall  I  not  then  prepare  to  be 
A  fitter  heir  for  heaven? 

2  I  will  not  let  these  moments  pass, 

These  golden  hours  be  gone : 
Lord,  I  accept  thine  offered  grace, 
I  bow  before  thy  throne. 

3  Now  cleanse  my  soul  from  every  sin, 

Through  my  Redeemer's  blood : 
Now  let  my  flesh  and  heart  begin 
The  honours  of  my  God. 

4  Let  me  no  more  my  soul  defile 

With  sin's  deceitful  toys; 
Let  cheerful  hope,  increasing  still, 
Approach  to  heavenly  joys. 

5  O !  may  my  thankful  lips  proclaim 

The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 
And  spread  the  savour  of  thy  name, 
Where'er  I  spend  my  days. 


THE  PRESENT  LIFE.  429 

6  On  earth  let  my  example  shine; 
And  when  I  leave  this  state, 
May  heaven  receive  this  soul  of  mine 
To  bliss  divinely  great. 

612  L.  M. 

Life  the  Time  to  serve  God. 

n"^HERE  is  a  God  who  reigns  above, 

-L    Lord  of  the  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas; 

I  fear  his  wTath,  I  ask  his  love, 

And  with  my  lips  I  sing  his  praise. 

2  There  is  a  law  which  He  has  made, 

To  teach  us  all  that  w^e  must  do ; 

My  soul,  be  his  commands  obeyed, 

For  they  are  holy,  just  and  true. 

3  There  is  a  gospel  rich  in  grace, 

Whence  sinners  all  their  comforts  draw; 
Lord,  I  repent  and  seek  thy  face, 
For  I  have  often  broke  thy  law. 

4  There  is  an  hour  when  I  must  die, 

Nor  do  I  know  how  soon  'twill  come; 
How  many  younger  much  than  I, 

Have  passed  by  death  to  hear  their  doom ! 

5  Let  me  improve  the  hours  I  have, 

Before  the  day  of  grace  is  fled; 

There  's  no  repentance  in  the  grave, 

Nor  pardon  offered  to  the  dead. 

613  L.  C.  M. 

Time  and  Eternity. 

LO !  on  a  narrow^  neck  of  land, 
'Twixt  two  unbounded  seas  I  stand, 
Yet  how  insensible ! 
A  point  of  time,  a  moment's  space, 
Removes  me  to  yon  heavenly  place, 
Or  shuts  me  up  in  hell. 


430  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

2  O  God,  my  inmost  soul  convert, 
And  deeply  on  my  thoughtless  heart, 

Eternal  things  impress; 
Give  me  to  feel  their  solemn  weight, 
And  save  me  ere  it  be  too  late; 

Wake  me  to  righteousness. 

3  Before  me  place  in  bright  array, 
The  pomp  of  that  tremendous  day. 

When  thou  with  clouds  shalt  come 
To  judge  the  nations  at  thy  bar : 
And  tell  me,  Lord,  shall  I  be  there, 

To  meet  a  joyful  doom? 

4  Be  this  my  one  great  business  here, 
With  holy  trembling,  holy  fear, 

To  make  my  calling  sure; 
Thine  utmost  counsel  to  fulfil. 
And  suffer  all  thy  righteous  will. 

And  to  the  end  endure 

5  Then,  Saviour,  then  my  soul  receive. 
Transported  from  this  vale,  to  live 

And  reign  with  thee  above; 
Where  faith  is  sweetly  lost  in  sight, 
And  hope,  in  full,  supreme  delight, 

And  everlasting  love. 

614  L.  C.  M. 

The  Siviftness  of  Time. 

/FY  days,  my  weeks,  my  months,  my  years. 
Fly  rapid  as  the  whirling  spheres 

Around  the  steady  pole : 
Time,  like  the  tide,  its  motion  keeps. 
Till  I  must  launch  through  boundless  deeps. 

Where  endless  ao^es  roll. 

2  Tlie  grave  is  near  the  cradle  seen ; 
The  moments  hwiftly  pass  between, 


THE  PRESENT  LIFE.  431 

And  whisper  as  they  fly, 
Unthinking  man,  remember  this, 
Though  fond  of  sublunary  bliss, 

Thou  soon  must  gasp  and  die. 

My  soul,  attend  the  solemn  call; 
Thine  earthly  tent  must  quickly  fall, 

And  thou  must  take  thy  flight, 
Beyond  the  vast  expansive  blue, 
To  sing  and  love  as  angels  do, 

Or  sink  in  endless  nisfht. 


615  6s  &  8s. 

Separations  in  Time. 

FRIEND  after  friend  departs; 
Who  has  not  lost  a  friend? 
There  is  no  union  here  of  hearts, 

That  finds  not  here  an  end. 
Were  this  frail  world  our  final  rest, 
Living  or  dying  none  were  blest. 

2  Beyond  the  flight  of  time. 

Beyond  the  reign  of  death, 
There  surely  is  some  blessed  clime, 

Where  life  is  not  a  breath ; 
Nor  life's  affections,  transient  fire, 
Whose  sparks  fly  upward  and  expire. 

3  There  is  a  world  above, 

Where  parting  is  unknown ; 
A  long  eternity  of  love. 

Formed  for  the  good  alone ; 
And  faith  beholds  the  dying  here, 
Translated  to  that  glorious  sphere. 

4  Thus  star  by  star  declines. 

Till  all  are  passed  away. 
As  morning  high  and  higher  shines 
To  pure  and  perfect  day ; 


432  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

Nor  sink  those  stars  in  empty  night, 

But  hide  themselves  in  heaven's  own  hght 

DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

616  C.  M. 

Contemplation  of  Death. 

STOOP  down,  my  thoughts,  that  used  to 
rise, 
Converse  awhile  with  death ; 
Think  how  a  gasping  mortal  lies. 
And  pants  aw^ay  his  breath. 

2  But  O!  the  soul  that  never  dies! 

At  once  it  leaves  the  clay ; 
Ye  thoughts,  pursue  it  w^iere  it  flies, 
And  track  its  wondrous  way. 

3  Up  to  the  courts  where  angels  dwell, 

It  mounts,  triumphant  there : 
Or  devils  plunge  it  down  to  hell, 
In  infinite  despair. 

4  And  must  my  body  faint  and  die'^ 

And  must  this  soul  remove? 
O  !  for  some  guardian  angel  nigh. 
To  bear  it  safe  above ! 

6  Jesus,  to  thy  dear  faithful  hand 
My  naked  soul  I  trust; 
And  my  flesh  waits  for  thy  command. 
To  drop  into  my  dust. 

617  L.  M. 

Nearness  to  Eternity. 

ETERNITY  is  just  at  hand; 
And  shall  I  waste  my  ebbing  sand, 
And  careless  view  departing  day, 
And  throw  my  inch  of  time  away? 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  433 

2  Eternity  without  a  bound, 

To  guilty  souls  a  dreadful  sound ! 
But  O !  if  Christ  and  heaven  be  mine, 
How  sweet  the  accents !  how  divine ! 

3  Be  this  my  chief,  my  only  care, 

My  high  pursuit,  my  ardent  prayer, 
An  interest  in  the  Sa\dour's  blood. 
My  pardon  sealed,  and  peace  with  God. 

4  But  should  my  highest  hopes  be  vain, 
The  rising  doubt,  how  sharp  the  pain ! 
My  fears,  O  gracious  God,  remove, 
Confirm  my  title  to  thy  love. 

5  Search,  Lord,  O !  search  my  inmost  heart. 
And  light,  and  hope,  and  joy  impart; 
From  guilt  and  error  set  me  free, 

And  guide  me  safe  to  heaven  and  thee. 

618  C.  M. 

Death  made  desirable. 

LORD,  at  thy  temple  we  appear, 
As  happy  Simeon  came. 
And  hope  to  meet  our  Saviour  here : 
O !  make  our  joys  the  same. 

2  With  what  di^^ne  and  vast  delight 

The  good  old  man  was  filled, 
When  fondly  in  his  withered  arms, 
He  clasped  the  holy  child! 

3  ''  Now  I  can  leave  this  world,"  he  cried; 

^'  Behold  thy  servant  dies; 
I've  seen  thy  great  salvation,  Lord, 
And  close  my  peaceful  eyes. 

4  "■  This  is  the  light  prepared  to  shine 

Upon  the  Gentile  lands; 
Thine  Israel's  glory,  and  their  hope, 
To  break  their  slavish  bands." 
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434  TIME  AND  ETEKNITY. 

5  Jesus !  the  vision  of  thy  face, 

Hath  overpowering  charms! 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  death's  cold  embrace, 
If  Christ  be  in  my  arms. ' 

6  Then,  while  ye  hear  my  heart-strings  break, 

How  sweet  my  minutes  roll ! 
A  mortal  paleness  on  my  cheek, 
And  glory  in  my  soul ! 

619  C.  M. 

Happiness  in  Death. 

HEAR 'what  the  voice  from  heaven  pro- 
claims 
For  all  the  pious  dead ; 
Sweet  is  the  savour  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

2  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blest; 

How  calm  their  slumbers  are ! 
From  sufferings  and  from  sin  released, 
And  freed  from  every  snare. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They  're  present  with  the  Lord ; 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 

620  C.  M. 

Dying  in  God's  Embrace. 

DEATH  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid, 
If  God  be  with  us  there ; 
We  may  walk  through  its  darkest  shade, 
And  never  yield  to  fear. 

2  I  could  renounce  my  all  below. 
If  my  Creator  bid ; 
And  run,  if  I  were  called  to  go, 
And  die  as  Moses  did. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  435 

3  Might  I  but  climb  to  Pisgali'b  top, 

And  view  the  promised  land, 
JMy  flesh  itself  would  long  to  drop, 
And  pray  for  the  command. 

4  Clasped  in  my  heavenly  Father's  arms, 

I  would  forget  my  breath, 
And  lose  my  life  among  the  charms 
Of  so  divine  a  death. 

621  L.  M. 

Fears  of  Death  removed, 

WHY  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die? 
What  timorous  worm.s  we  mortals  are! 
Death  is  the  gate  of  endless  joy, 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there, 

2  The  pains,  the  groans  and  dying  strife, 

Fright  our  approaching  souls  away ; 
Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3  O !  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet. 

My  soul  would  stretch  her  wings  in  haste, 
Fly  fearless  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  passed. 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 

Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 
While  on  his  breast  I  lean  my  head, 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 

622  C.  M. 

Death  disarmed. 

WHY  do  we  mourn  departing  friends. 
Or  shake  at  death's  alarms? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends, 
To  call  them  to  his  arras. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too, 
As  fast  as  time  can  move? 


436  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

Nor  should  we  wish  our  hours  more  slow, 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  the  saints  He  blest, 

And  softened  every  bed ; 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  their  dying  Head? 

5  Thence  He  arose,  ascending  high, 

And  showed  our  feet  the  w^ay ; 
Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  fly, 
At  the  great  rising  day. 

623  C.  M. 

Death  dreadful  without  Preparation, 

DEATH!  'tis  a  melancholy  day 
To  those  who  have  no  God, 
When  the  poor  soul  is  forced  aw^ay, 
To  seek  her  last  abode. 

2  In  vain  to  heaven  she  lifts  her  eyes; 

But  guilt,  a  heavy  chain, 
Still  drags  her  downward  from  the  skies, 
To  darkness,  fire,  and  pain. 

3  He  is  a  God  of  sovereign  love. 

Who  promised  heaven  to  me. 
And  taught  my  thoughts  to  soar  above, 
Where  happy  spirits  be. 

4  Prepare  me.  Lord,  for  thy  right  hand; 

Then  come  the  joyful  day; 
Come  death,  and  some  celestial  band. 
To  bear  my  soiil  away. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  437 

624  L  M. 

Death  of  the  Righteous. 

HOW  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies! 
When  sinks  a  weary  soul  to  rest, 
How  mildly  beam  the  closing  eyes, 

How  gently  heaves  the  expiring  breast! 

2  So  tades  a  summer  cloud  away, 

So  sinks  the  gale  w^hen  storms  are  o'er ; 
So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day, 
So  dies  a  wave  along  the  shore. 

3  A  holy  quiet  reigns  around, 

A  calm  which  life  nor  death  destroys; 
Nothing  disturbs  that  peace  profound, 
Which  his  unfettered  soul  enjoys. 

4  Farewell,  conflicting  hopes  and  fears. 

Where  lights  and  shades  alternate  dwell- 
How  bright  the  unchanging  morn  appears ! 
Farewell,  inconstant  world,  farewell  1 

5  Life's  duty  done,  as  sinks  the  clay. 

Light  from  its  load  the  spirit  flies ; 
W^hile  heaven  and  earth  combine  to  say, 
"  How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies!' 

625  S.  M. 

Peaceful  Death, 

0!  FOR  the  death  of  those. 
Who  slumber  in  the  Lord! 
O !  be,  like  theirs,  my  last  repose, 
Like  theirs,  my  last  reward ! 

2  Their  bodies  in  the  ground 
In  silent  hope  may  lie, 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  souna 
Shall  call  them  to  the  sky. 


438  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

3  Their  ransomed  spirits  soar, 

On  wings  of  faith  and  love, 

To  meet  the  Saviour  they  adore. 

And  reign  with  Him  above. 

4  With  us  their  names  shall  live 

Through  long  succeeding  years. 
Embalmed  with  all  our  hearts  can  give. 
Our  praises  and  our  tears. 

5  O !  for  the  death  of  those, 

Who  slumber  in  the  Lord! 

O !  be  like  theirs  my  last  repose. 

Like  theirs  my  last  reward ! 

626  8s&7s. 

Dying  Christian. 

WHY  lament  the  Christian  dying  ? 
Why  indulge  in  tears  or  gloom  ? 
Calmly  on  the  Lord  relying, 
He  can  greet  the  opening  tomb. 

2  What  if  death,  with  icy  fingers, 

All  the  fount  of  life  congeals? 

'Tis  not  J:here  thy  brother  lingers, 

'Tis  not  death  his  spirit  feels. 

3  Though  for  him  thy  soul  is  mourning, 

Though  with  grief  thy  heart  is  riven; 
While  his  flesh  to  dust  is  turning. 
All  his  soul  is  filled  with  heaven 

4  Scenes  seraphic,  high  and  glorious, 

Now  forbid  his  longer  stay; 
See  him  rise  o'er  death  victorious, 
Angels  beckon  him  away. 

5  Hark!  the  golden  harps  are  ringing, 

Sounds  unearthly  fill  his  ear : 
Millions  now  in  heaven  singing, 
Greet  his  joyful  entrance  there. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  439 

627  lis. 

Death  welcome  to  the  Believer. 

I  WOULD  not  live  alway :  I  ask  not  to  stay 
Where  storm  after  storm  rises  dark  o'er 
the  way; 
The  few  lurid  mornings  that  dawn  on  us  here, 
Are  enough  for  life's  woes,  full  enough  for  its 
cheer. 

2  I  would  not  live  alway,  thus  fettered  by  sin ; 
Temptation  without  and  corruption  within : 
E'en  the  rapture  of  pardon  is  mingled  with 

fears. 
And  the  cup  of  thanksgiving  with  penitent 
tears. 

3  I  would  not  live  alway;  no — welcome  the 

tomb, 
Since  Jesus  hath  lain  there,  I  dread  not  its 

gloom ; 
There,  sweet  be  my  rest,  till  He  bid  me  arise, 
To  hail  Him  in  triumph  descending  the  skies 

4  Who,  who  would  live  alway,  away  from  his 

God; 
Away  from  yon  heaven,  that  bhssful  abode, 
Where  the  rivers  of  pleasure  flow  o'er  the 

bright  plains, 
And  the  noontide  of  glory  eternally  reigns : 

5  Where  the  saints  of  all  ages  in  harmony  meet, 
Their  Saviour  and  brethren,  transported  to 

greet; 
While  the  anthems  of  rapture  unceasingly 

roll. 
And  the  smile  of  the  Lord  is  the  feast  of  the 

soul. 


440  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 


628  L.  P.  M. 

Death  of  a  Friend. 

OGOD  of  my  salvation,  hear 
My  nightly  groan,  my  daily  prayer, 
That  still  employ  my  wasting  breath; 
My  soul,  declining  to  the  grave. 
Implores  thy  sovereign  power  to  save 
From  dark  despair  and  lasting  death. 

2  Thy  wrath  lies  heavy  on  my  soul, 
And  waves  of  sorrow  o'er  me  roll. 

While  dust  and  silence  spread  the  gloom : 
My  friends,  beloved  in  happier  days. 
The  dear  companions  of  my  w^ays^ 

Descend  around  me  to  the  tomb 

3  As,  lost  in  lonely  grief,  I  tread 
The  mournful  mansions  of  the  dead, 

Or  to  some  thronged  assembly  go; 
Through  all  alike  I  rove  alone, 
While,  here  forgotten,  there  unknown, 

The  change  renews  my  piercing  wo. 

4  And  w^hy  will  God  neglect  my  call? 
Or  who  shall  profit  by  my  fall. 

When  life  departs  and  love  expires? 
Can  dust  and  darkness  praise  the  Lord, 
Or  wake  or  brighten  at  his  word. 

And  tune  the  harp  with  heavenly  choirs? 

5  Yet  through  each  melancholy  day 
I've  prayed  to  thee,  and  still  will  pray 

Imploring  still  thy  kind  return : 
But  O !  my  friends,  my  comfort 's  fled, 
And  all  my  kindred  of  the  dead 

Recall  my  wandering  thoughts  to  mourn. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  441 

629  L-  M. 

Death  of  {lie  Saint  and  Sinner  contrasted. 

WHAT  scenes  of  horror  and  of  dread, 
Await  the  sinner's  dying  bed ! 
Death's  terrors  all  appear  in  sight, 
Presages  of  eternal  night 

2  His  sins  in  dreadful  order  rise, 
And  fill  his  soul  with  sad  surprise ; 
Mount  Sinai's  thunder  stuns  his  ears, 
And  not  one  ray  of  hope  appears. 

3  Not  so  the  heir  of  heavenly  bliss ; 

His  soul  is  filled  with  conscious  peace; 
A  steady  faith  subdues  his  fear; 
He  sees  the  happy  Canaan  near. 

4  His  mind  is  tranquil  and  serene ; 
No  terrors  in  his  looks  are  seen; 

His  Saviour's  smile  dispels  the  gloom, 
And  smooths  his  passage  to  the  tomb. 

5  Lord,  make  my  faith  and  love  sincere; 
My  judgment  sound,  my  conscience  clear; 
And  when  the  toils  of  life  are  past, 

May  I  be  found  in  peace  at  last. 

630  C.  M. 

Death  and  Glory. 

MY  soul,  come,  meditate  the  day. 
And  think  how  near  it  stands. 
When  thou  must  quit  this  house  of  clay. 
And  fly  to  unknown  lands. 

2  And  you,  mine  eyes,  look  down  and  view 
The  hollow,  gaping  tomb ; 
This  gloomy  prison  waits  for  you. 
Whene'er  the  summons  come. 


442  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

3  O !  could  we  die  with  those  that  die, 

And  place  us  in  their  stead; 
Then  w^ould  our  spirits  learn  to  fly, 
And  converse  with  the  dead. 

4  Then  should  we  see  the  saints  above. 

In  their  own  glorious  forms, 
And  wonder  why  our  souls  should  love 
To  dwell  with  mortal  worms. 

5  We  should  almost  forsake  our  clay 

Before  the  summons  come, 
And  pray  and  wish  our  souls  away 
To  their  eternal  home. 

631  O.  M. 

Trivmph  over  Death. 

0!  FOR  an  overcoming  faith 
To  cheer  my  dying  hours, 
To  triumph  o'er  the  monster.  Death, 
And  all  his  frightful  powers ! 

2  Joyful  with  all  the  strength  I  have. 

My  quivering  lips  should  sing, 
"  Where  is  thy  boasted  victory,  grave, 
And  where  the  monster's  sting?" 

3  If  sin  be  pardoned,  I'm  secure; 

Death  has  no  sting  beside; 
The  law  gives  sin  its  damning  power; 
But  Christ,  my  ransom,  died. 

4  Now  to  the  God  of  victory 

Immortal  thanks  be  paid. 
Who  makes  us  conquerors  while  we  die, 
Through  Christ  our  living  head. 

632  C.  M. 

Triumph  over  Death, 

WHEN  death  appears  before  my  sight, 
In  all  his  dire  array, 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  443 

Unequal  to  the  dreadful  fight, 
My  courage  dies  away. 

2  O '  for  the  eye  of  faith  divine, 

To  pierce  beyond  the  grave ; 
To  see  that  Friend,  and  call  Him  mine, 
Whose  arm  is  strong  to  save.     '^' 

3  Lord,  I  commit  my  soul  to  thee. 

Accept  the  sacred  trust; 
Receive  this  nobler  part  of  me, 
And  watch  my  sleeping  dust: 

4  Till  that  illustrious  morning  come, 

When  all  thy  saints  shall  rise. 
And,  clothed  in  full,  immortal  bloom, 
Attend  thee  to  the  skies.  * 

633  P  M. 

Trivmph  over  Death  and  the  Grave. 

VITAL  spark  of  heavenly  flame, 
Quit,  O  !  quit  this  mortal  frame ; 
Trembling,  hoping,  lingering,  flying, 
O !  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying ! 
Cease,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  strife, 
And  let  me  languish  into  life. 

2  Hark !  they  whisper !  angels  say, 
"  Sister  spirit,  come  away." 
What  is  this  absorbs  me  quite. 
Steals  my  senses,  shuts  my  sight; 
Drowns  my  spirit,  draws  my  breath? 
Tell  me,  my  soul,  can  this  be  death? 

3  The  world  recedes,  it  disappears ; 
Heaven  opens  on  my  eyes — my  ears 
With  sounds  seraphic  ring : 

Lend,  lend  your  wings,  I  mount,  I  fiy; 
O  Grave,  where  is  thy  victory? 
O  Death,  where  is  thy  sting? 


i^i^i^ 


444  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

634  C.  M. 

Triumph  over  Death. 

GREAT  God,  I  own  thy  sentence  just, 
And  nature  must  decay; 
I  yield  ^y  body  to  the  dust, 
To  dwell  with  fellow-clay. 

2  Yet  faith  may  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 

And  trample  on  the  tombs; 
My  Jesus,  my  Redeemer  lives, 
My  God,  my  Saviour  comes. 

3  The  mighty  Conqueror  shall  appear 

High  on  a  royal  seat. 
And  death,  the  last  of  all  his  foes, 
Lie  vanquished  at  his  feet. 

4  Though  greedy  worms  devour  my  skin. 

And  gnaw  my  wasting  flesh, 
When  God  shall  build  my  bones  again, 
He  '11  clothe  them  all  afresh. 

5  Then  shall  I  see  thy  lovely  face 

With  strong,  immortal  eyes. 
And  feast  upon  thy  unknown  grace, 
With  pleasure  and  surprise. 

635  12S&11S. 

Funeral  Hymn. 

THOU  art  gone  to  the  grave,  but  we  will 
not  deplore  thee ; 
Though  sorrows  and  darkness  encompass 

the  tomb. 
The  Saviour  has  passed  through  its  portals 

before  thee. 
And  the  lamp  of  his  love  is  thy  guide  through 
the  gloom. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  445 

2  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave,  we  no  longer 

behold  thee, 
Nor  tread  the  rough  path  of  the  world  by 

thy  side; 
But  the  wide  arms  of  mercy  are  spread  to 

enfold  thee, 
And  sinners  may  hope  since  the  Sinless  has 

died. 

3  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave,  and  its  mansions 

forsaking. 
Perhaps  thy  tried  spirit  in  doubt  lingered 

long; 
But  the  sunshine  of  heaven  beamed  bright 

on  thy  waking, 
And  the  song  that  thou  heardst  was  the 

seraphim's  song. 

4  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave,  but  'twere  wrong 

to  deplore  thee. 
When  God  was  thy  ransom,  thy  guardian 

and  guide; 
He  gave  thee,  and  took  thee,  and  soon  will 

restore  thee. 
Where  death  has  no  sting,  since  the  Saviour 

has  died. 

636  C.  M 

Funeral  Hymn. 

HARK !  from  the  tombs  a  dolefal  sound ! 
My  ears  attend  the  cry; 
"  Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground. 
Where  you  must  shortly  lie. 

2  "•  Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 
In  spite  of  all  your  towers; 
The  tall,  the  wise,  the  reverend  head 
Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

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446  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

3  Great  God,  is  this  our  certain  doom? 

And  are  we  still  secure? 
Still  walking  downward  to  the  tomb, 
And  yet  prepare  no  more ! 

4  Grant  us  the  power  of  quickening  grace, 

To  fit  our  souls  to  fly; 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 
We  '11  rise  above  the  sky. 

637  C.  M. 

Funeral  Hymn. 

BENEATH  our  feet  and  o'er  our  head 
Is  equal  warning  given : 
Beneath  us  lie  the  countless  dead, 
Above  us  is  the  heaven. 

2  Their  names  are  graven  on  the  stone, 

Their  bones  are  in  the  clay ; 
And  ere  another  day  is  gone. 
Ourselves  may  be  as  they. 

3  Death  rides  on  every  passing  breeze, 

And  lurks  in  every  flower; 
Each  season  has  its  own  disease, 
Its  peril  every  hour. 

4  Turn,  mortal,  turn,  thy  danger  know : 

Where'er  thy  foot  can  tread, 
The  earth  rings  hollow  from  below, 
And  warns  thee  of  her  dead. 

5  Turn,  Christian,  turn,  thy  soul  apply 

To  truths  divinely  given : 
The  bones  which  underneath  thee  lie 
Shall  live  for  hell  or  heaven. 

638  C.  M. 

The  House  appointed  for  all  Living. 

HOW  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave, 
Where,  life's  vain  tumults  past, 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  447 

The  appointed  house,  by  heaven's  decree, 
Receives  us  all  at  last. 

2  The  wricked  there  from  troubling  cease, 

Their  passions  rage  no  more; 
And  there  the  weary  pilgrim  rests 
From  all  the  toils  he  bore. 

3  There  rest  the  prisoners,  now  released 

From  slavery's  sad  abode : 
No  more  they  hear  the  oppressor's  voice, 
Or  dread  the  tyrant's  rod. 

4  There  servants,  masters,  poor  and  rich 

Partake  the  same  repose; 
And  there,  in  peace,  the  ashes  mix 
Of  those  who  once  were  foes. 

5  All  leveled  by  the  hand  of  death, 

Lie  sleeping  in  the  tomb, 
Till  God  in  judgment  call  them  forth. 
To  meet  their  final  doom. 

639  L.  M. 

Death  and  Burial  of  a  Christian. 

UNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb, 
Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust. 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room, 
To  slumber  in  the  silent  dust. 

2  Nor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear 

Invades  thy  bounds — no  mortal  w^oes 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  his  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept,  God's  dying  Son 

Passed  through  the  grave,  and  blessed  the 
bed ; 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  his  throne 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  shade. 


448  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

4  Break  from  his  throne,  illustrious  morn, 
Attend,  O  earth,  his  sovereign  word; 
Restore  thy  trust — a  glorious  form 
Shall  then  arise  to  meet  the  Lord. 

640  C.  M. 

On  the  Death  of  a  Child, 

LIFE  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour. 
How  soon  the  vapour  flies ! 
Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flower, 
That  e'en  in  blooming  dies. 

2  Death  spreads  his  withering,  wdntry  arms, 

And  beauty  smiles  no  more ; 
Ah !  where  are  now  those  rising  charms, 
Which  pleased  our  eyes  before? 

3  That  once  loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead. 

Each  mournful  thought  employs: 
We  w^eep  our  earthly  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  our  joys. 

4  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore. 
Shall  rise  in  full,  immortal  prime, 
And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

5  Cease,  then,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  tears; 

The  Saviour  dwells  on  high : 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
There  joys  shall  never  die. 

641  C.  M. 

Death  of  a  young  Child. 

ALAS !  how  changed  that  lovely  flower. 
Which  bloomed  and  cheered  my  heart; 
Fair,  fleeting  comfort  of  an  hour, 
How  soon  we're  called  to  part! 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  449 

2  And  shall  my  bleeding  heart  arraign 

That  God,  whose  ways  are  love? 
Or  vainly  cherish  anxious  pain 
For  lier  who  rests  above? 

3  No ! — let  me  rather  humbly  pay 

Obedience  to  his  will, 
And  with  my  inmost  spirit  say, 
"  The  Lord  is  righteous  still." 

4  From  adverse  blasts,  and  lowering  storms, 

Her  favoured  soul  He  bore ; 
And  with  yon  bright,  angelic  forms, 
She  lives,  to  die  no  more. 

5  Why  should  I  vex  my  heart,  or  fast? 

No  more  shell  visit  me; 
My  soul  ^\ill  momit  to  her  at  last. 
And  there  my  child  I'll  see. 

6  Prepare  me,  blessed  Lord,  to  share 

The  bliss  thy  people  prove; 
Who  round  thy  glorious  throne  appeal. 
And  dwell  in  perfect  love. 

642  S.  M. 

Joy  in  Vietc  of  the  Resurrection, 

AND  must  this  body  die. 
This  mortal  frame  decay? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 
Lie  mouldering  in  the  clay? 

2  God  my  Redeemer  lives. 

And  often  from  the  skies 
Looks  down  and  watches  all  my  dust, 
Till  He  shall  bid  it  rise. 

3  Arrayed  in  glorious  grace, 

Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine. 
And  every  shape  and  every  face 
Look  heavenly  and  divine. 


450  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

4  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 

To  Jesus'  dying  love : 
We  would  adore  his  grace  below, 
And  sing  his  power  above. 

5  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  praise 

Of  these  our  humble  songs, 
Till  tunes  of  nobler  sound  we  raise 
With  our  immortal  tongues. 

643  C.  M. 

Death  and  Resurrection. 

'^FHRO'  sorrow's  night  and  danger's  path, 
J-    Amid  the  deepening  gloom. 
We,  soldiers  of  an  injured  King, 
Are  marching  to  the  tomb. 

2  There,  when  the  turmoil  is  no  more, 

And  all  our  powers  decay. 
Our  cold  remains,  in  solitude, 
Shall  sleep  the  years  away. 

3  Our  labours  done,  securely  laid 

In  this  our  last  retreat, 
Unheeded,  o'er  our  silent  dust, 
The  storms  of  life  shall  beat. 

4  Then  love's  soft  light  o'er  every  eye 

Shall  shed  its  mildest  rays, 
And  the  long  silent  dust  shall  burst. 
With  shouts  of  endless  praise. 

644  C.  M.  D. 

The  Resurrection  of  the  Christian. 

MY  faith  shall  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
And  trample  on  the  tombs : 
My  Jesus,  my  Redeemer  lives. 
My  God,  my  Saviour  comes: 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.  451 

Ere  long  I  know  He  shall  appear, 

In  power  and  glory  great; 
And  death,  the  last  of  all  his  foes, 

Lie  vanquished  at  his  feet. 

2  Then,  though  the  worms  my  flesh  devour, 

And  make  my  form  their  prey, 
I  know  I  shall  arise  with  power. 

On  the  last  judgment  day : 
When  God  shall  stand  upon  the  earth, 

Him  there  mine  eyes  shall  see; 
My  flesh  shall  feel  a  second  birth, 

And  ever  with  Him  be. 

3  Then  his  ot\tl  hand  shall  wipe  the  tears, 

From  every  weeping  eye; 
And  pains  and  groans,  and  griefs  and  fears, 

Shall  cease  eternally. 
How  long,  dear  Saviour,  O!  how  long 

Shall  this  bright  hour  delay? 
O !  hasten  thy  appearance,  Lord, 

And  bring  the  welcome  day. 

645  L.  M. 

The  Living  and  the  Dead. 

WHERE  are  the  dead? — In  heaven  or  hell 
Their  disembodied  spirits  dwell; 
Their  perished  forms,  in  bonds  of  clay, 
Reserved  until  the  judgment  day. 

2  "Who  are  the  dead  ? — the  sons  of  time 
In  every  age,  and  state  and  clime; 
Renowned,  dishonoured  or  forgot. 

The  place  that  knew  them,  know^s  them  not, 

3  Where  are  the  living? — On  the  ground 
Where  prayer  is  heard  and  mercy  found : 
Where  in  the  compass  of  a  span. 

The  mortal  makes  the  immortal  man. 


452  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

4  Who  are  the  Imng? — They  whose  breath 
Draws  every  moment  nigh  to  death; 

Of  endless  bhss  or  wo  the  heirs, 
O !  what  an  awful  lot  is  theirs ! 

5  Then,  timely  warned,  let  ns  begin 
To  follow  Christ  and  flee  from  sin; 
Daily  grow  np  in  Him  our  head, 
Lord  of  the  living  and  the  dead. 

646  6s  &  5s. 

Fvneral  Dirge. 

HARK  to  the  solemn  bell. 
Mournfully  pealing! 
What  do  its  wailings  tell. 

On  the  ear  stealing? 
Seem  they  not  thus  to  say. 
Loved  ones  have  passed  away? 
Ashes  with  ashes  lay. 
List  to  its  pealing. 

2  Earth  is  all  vanity. 

False  as  'tis  fleeting; 
Grief  is  in  all  its  joy. 

Smiles  with  tears  meeting; 
Youth's  brightest  hopes  decay, 
Pass  like  morn's  gems  away, 
Too  fair  on  earth  to  stay, 

Where  all  is  fleeting. 

3  When  in  their  lonely  bed. 

Loved  ones  are  lying; 
When  joyful  wings  are  spread, 

To  heaven  flying ; 
Would  we  to  sin  and  pain. 
Call  back  their  souls  again. 
Weave  round  their  hearts  the  chain 

Severed  in  dying? 


THE   JUDGMENT.  453 

4  No,  dearest  Jesus,  no ; 

To  thee  their  Saviour, 
Let  their  free  spirits  go, 

Ransomed  for  ever : 
Heirs  of  unending  joy. 
Theirs  is  the  victory; 
Thine  let  the  glory  be. 

Now  and  for  ever. 

THE   JUDGMENT. 

647  O.  M. 

Judgment  anticipated. 

WHEN,  rising  from  the  bed  of  death, 
O'er  whelmed  with  guilt  and  fear, 
I  see  my  Maker  face  to  face, 
O !  how  shall  I  appear? 

2  If  yet  while  pardon  may  be  found, 

And  mercy  may  be  sought, 
My  heart  with  inward  horror  shrinks, 
And  trembles  at  the  thought; 

3  When  thou,  O  Lord,  shall  stand  disclosed, 

In  majesty  severe. 
And  sit  in  judgment  on  my  soul, 
O !  how  shall  I  appear? 

4  Yet  never  shall  my  soul  despair 

Her  pardon  to  procure. 
Who  knows  thine  only  Son  has  died, 
To  make  her  pardon  sure. 

648  L.  C.  M. 

Apprehension  of  Judgment. 

WHEN  thou,  my  righteous  Judge,  shalt 
come 
To  take  thy  ransomed  people  home, 
Shall  I  among  them  stand? 


454  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

Shall  such  a  worthless  worm  as  I, 

Who  sometimes  am  afraid  to  die, 

Be  found  at  thy  right  hand? 

2  I  love  to  meet  among  them  now, 
Before  thy  gracious  feet  to  bow, 

Though  vilest  of  them  all; 
But  can  I  bear  the  piercing  thought. 
What  if  my  name  should  be  left  out. 

When  thou  for  them  shalt  call? 

3  Prevent,  prevent  it  by  thy  grace ; 

Be  thou,  dear  Lord,  my  hiding  place. 

In  this  the  accepted  day ; 
Thy  pardoning  voice,  O !  let  me  hear, 
To  still  my  unbelieving  fear. 

Nor  let  me  fall,  I  pray. 

4  Let  me  among  thy  saints  be  found, 
Whene'er  the  archangel's  trump  shall  sound, 

To  see  thy  smiling  face ; 
Then  loudest  of  the  crowd  I  '11  sing. 
While  heaven's  resounding  mansions  ring 

With  shouts  of  sovereign  grace. 

649  7s. 

Terrors  of  Judgment. 

IN  the  sun  and  moon  and  stars. 
Signs  and  wonders  there  shall  be; 
Earth  shall  quake  with  inward  wars, 
Nations  with  perplexity. 

2  Soon  shall  ocean's  hoary  deep, 

Tossed  with  stronger  tempests  rise; 
Wilder  storms  the  mountains  sweep. 
Louder  thunders  rock  the  skies. 

3  Dread  alarms  shall  shake  the  proud, 

Pale  amazement,  restless  fear; 


THE    JUDGMENT.  455 

And,  amid  the  thunder-cloud, 
Shall  the  Judge  of  men  appear. 

4  But  though  from  his  awful  face. 

Heaven  shall  fade,  and  earth  shall  fly, 
Fear  not  ye,  his  chosen  race. 
Your  redemption  draweth  nigh. 

650  S.  M. 

Preparation  to  meet  God. 

PREPARE  me,  gracious  God, 
To  stand  before  thy  face; 
Thy  Spirit  must  the  work  perform, 
For  it  is  all  of  grace. 

2  In  Christ's  obedience  clothe. 

And  w^ash  me  in  his  blood : 
So  shall  I  lift  my  head  with  joy, 
Among  the  sons  of  God. 

3  Do  thou  my  sins  subdue. 

Thy  sovereign  love  make  known ; 
The  spirit  of  my  mind  renew, 
And  save  me  in  thy  Son. 

4  Let  me  attest  thy  power, 

liet  me  thy  goodness  prove, 
■  Till  my  full  soul  can  hold  no  more 
Of  everlasting  love. 

651  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Christ  descending  to  Judgment. 

OEE  the  eternal  Judge  descending, 
^  View  Him  seated  on  his  throne : 
Now,  poor  sinner,  now  lamenting. 

Stand  and  hear  thy  awful  doom; 
Trumpets  call  thee, 

Stand  and  hear  thy  awful  doom 


456  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

2  Hear  the  cries  he  now  is  venting, 

Filled  with  dread  of  fiercer  pain; 
While  in  anguish  thus  lamenting 
That  he  ne'er  was  born  again : 

Greatly  mourning, 
That  he  ne'er  was  born  again. 

3  "  Yonder  sits  the  slighted  Saviour, 

With  the  marks  of  dying  love; 
O !  that  I  had  sought  his  favour, 
When  I  felt  his  Spirit  move; 

Golden  moments, 
When  I  felt  his  Spirit  move." 

4  Now,  despisers,  look  and  wonder; 

Hope  and  sinners  here  must  part: 
Louder  than  a  peal  of  thunder, 

Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  ''Depart!" 

Lost  for  ever. 
Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  "  Depart!" 

652  L.  M. 

The  Day  of  Wrath, 

THE  day  of  wrath,  that  dreadful  day. 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away! 
What  power  shall  be  the  sinner's  stay? 
How  shall  he  meet  that  dreadful  day? 

2  When,  shriveling  like  a  parched  scroll, 
The  flaming  heavens  together  roll; 
When  louder  yet,  and  yet  more  dread. 
Swells  the  high  trump  that  wakes  the  dead. 

3  O !  on  that  day,  that  wrathful  day. 
When  man  to  judgment  wakes  from  clay, 
Be  thou  the  trembling  sinner's  stay. 
Though  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away. 


THE  JUDGMENT.  457 

653  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

The  Day  of  Judgment. 

DAY  of  judgment,  day  of  wonders ! 
Hark!  the  trumpet's  awful  sound, 
Louder  than  a  thousand  thimders, 
Shakes  the  vast  creation  round ! 

How  the  summons 
Will  the  sinner's  heart  confound ! 

2  See  the  Judge  our  nature  wearing, 

Clothed  in  majesty  divine; 
You  who  long  for  his  appearing, 
Then  shall  say,  This  God  is  mine! 

Gracious  Saviour, 
Own  me  in  that  day  for  thine. 

3  At  his  call  the  dead  awaken. 

Rise  to  life  from  earth  and  sea; 
All  the  powers  of  nature  shaken 
By  his  looks,  prepare  to  flee : 

Careless  sinner, 
What  will  then  become  of  thee  ? 

4  Horrors  past  imagination, 

Will  surprise  your  trembling  heart, 
When  you  hear  your  condemnation, 
"Hence,  accursed  wretch,  depart! 

Thou  with  Satan 
And  his  angels  have  thy  part." 

5  But  to  those  who  have  confessed, 

Loved  and  served  the  Lord  below; 
He  will  say,  "  Come  near,  ye  blessed 
See  the  kingdom  I  bestow; 

You  for  ever 
Shall  my  love  and  glory  know." 

6  Under  sorrows  and  reproaches, 

May  this  thought  your  courage  raise — 
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458  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

Swiftly  God's  great  day  approaches, 
Sighs  shall  then  be  changed  to  praise: 

We  shall  triumph, 
When  the  world  is  in  a  blaze. 

654  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Christ  coming  to  Judgment. 

LO !  He  comes,  with  clouds  descending, 
Once  for  favoured  sinners  slain; 
Thousand  thousand  saints  attending, 
Swell  the  triumph  of  his  train : 

Hallelujah! 
Jesus  comes,  and  comes  to  reign. 

2  Every  eye  shall  now  behold  Him, 

Robed  in  dreadful  majesty ; 
Those  who  set  at  naught,  and  sold  Him, 
Pierced  and  nailed  Him  to  the  tree, 

Deeply  wailing, 
Shall  the  true  Messiah  see. 

3  Every  island,  sea  and  mountain. 

Heaven  and  earth  shall  flee  away; 

All  who  hate  Him  must,  confounded, 

Hear  the  trump  proclaim  the  day: 

"  Come  to  judgment! 
Come  to  judgment!  come  away." 

4  Now  redemption,  long  expected. 

See,  in  solemn  pomp  appear: 
All  his  saints  by  man  rejected, 
Now  shall  meet  Him  in  the  air. 

Hallelujah ! 
See  the  day  of  God  appear. 

5  Mighty  King,  let  all  adore  thee, 

High  on  thine  eternal  throne; 


THE   JUDGMEiST.  459 

Saviour,  take  the  power  and  glory, 
Claim  the  kingdom  for  thine  own ! 

O !  come  quickly, 
Hallelujah!  come,  Lord,  come. 

655  C.  M. 

Consolation  in  Christ,  in  View  of  the  Judgment, 

n^'^HAT  awful  day  will  surely  come, 
-L    The  appointed  hour  makes  haste, 
When  I  must  stand  before  my  Judge, 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2  Thou  lovely  Chief  of  all  my  joys, 

Thou  Sovereign  of  my  heart, 
How  could  I  bear  to  hear  thy  voice 
Pronounce  the  w^ord,  ''  Depart?" 

3  O !  wretched  state  of  deep  despair, 

To  see  my  God  remove. 
And  fix  my  doleful  station,  where 
I  must  not  taste  his  love. 

4  Jesus,  I  throw  my  arms  around. 

And  hang  upon  thy  breast; 
Without  a  gracious  smile  from  thee^ 
My  spirit  cannot  rest. 

5  0 !  tell  me  that  my  w^orthless  name 

Is  graven  on  thy  hands; 
Show  m.e  some  promise  in  thy  book, 
Where  my  salvation  stands. 

6  Give  me  one  kind,  assuring  w^ord, 

To  sink  my  fears  again ; 
And  cheerfully  my  soul  shall  w^ait 
Her  threescore  years  and  ten. 


460  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 


HEAVEN. 


656  C.  M. 

The  New  Jerusalem. 

JERUSALEM,  my  happy  home, 
Name  ever  dear  to  me ! 
When  shall  my  labours  have  an  end, 
In  joy,  and  peace,  and  thee? 

2  When  shall  these  eyes  thy  heaven-built  walls 

And  pearly  gates  behold? 
Thy  bulw^arks,  with  salvation  strong, 
And  streets  of  shining  gold? 

3  0 !  when,  thou  city  of  my  God, 

Shall  I  thy  courts  ascend, 
AVhere  congregations  ne'er  break  up, 
And  Sabbaths  have  no  end? 

4  There  happier  bowers  than  Eden's  bloom, 

Nor  sin  nor  sorrow  know : 
Blest  seats,  through  rude  and  stormy  scenes, 
I  onward  press  to  you. 

5  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  wo. 

Or  feel  at  death,  dismay? 
I've  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

6  Apostles,  martyrs,  prophets  there 

Around  my  Saviour  stand; 
And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below. 
Will  join  the  glorious  band. 

7  Jerusalem,  my  happy  home. 

My  soul  still  pants  for  thee; 
Then  shall  my  labours  have  an  end, 
When  I  thy  joys  shall  see. 


HEAVEN.  461 

657  C-  M. 

Prospect  of  Heaven. 

ON  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 
And  cast  a  wishful  eye, 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land. 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  O !  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene, 

That  rises  to  my  sight; 
Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight. 

3  There  generous  fruits,  that  never  fail. 

On  trees  immortal  grow; 
There  rocks  and  hills,  and  brooks  and  vales, 
With  milk  and  honey  flow. 

4  On  all  those  wide-extended  plains 

Shines  one  eternal  day; 
There  God  the  Son  for  ever  reigns. 
And  scatters  night  away. 

5  No  chilling  winds  nor  poisonous  breath, 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore : 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 

658  7S&6S. 

Aspiring  after  Heaven. 

EISE,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings, 
Thy  better  portion  trace; 
Rise  from  transitory  things, 

Towards  heaven  thy  native  place : 
Sun  and  moon  and  stars  decay ; 

Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove : 
Rise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away, 
To  seats  prepared  above. 

39* 


462  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

2  Rivers  to  the  ocean  run, 

Nor  stay  in  all  their  course; 
Fire  ascending  seeks  the  sun; 

Both  speed  them  to  their  source: 
So  a  soul  that 's  born  of  God, 

Pants  to  view  his  glorious  face, 
Upward  tends  to  his  abode, 

To  rest  in  his  embrace. 

3  Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  cease  to  mourn; 

Press  onward  to  the  prize; 
Soon  our  Saviour  will  return, 

Triumphant  in  the  skies. 
Yet  a  season,  and  you  know, 

Happy  entrance  will  be  given; 
All  our  sorrows  left  below, 

And  earth  exchanged  for  heaven. 

659  8s. 

Longing  after  Heaven. 

YE  angels  who  stand  round  the  throne, 
And  view  my  Immanuel's  face, 
In  rapturous  songs  make  Him  known; 

Tune,  tune  your  soft  harps  to  his  praise. 
He  formed  you  the  spirits  you  are, 

So  happy,  so  noble,  so  good ; 
While  others  sunk  down  in  despair, 
Confirmed  by  his  power,  ye  stood. 

2  Ye  saints  who  stand  nearer  than  they. 

And  cast  your  bright  crowns  at  his  feet, 
His  grace  and  his  glory  display. 

And  all  his  rich  mercy  repeat: 
He  snatched  you  from  hell  and  the  grave, 

He  ransomed  from  death  and  despair; 
For  you  He  was  mighty  to  save. 

Almighty  to  bring  you  safe  there. 


HEAVEN.  463 

3  O !  when  will  the  period  appear, 

When  I  shall  unite  in  your  song? 
I'm  weary  of  lingering  here, 

And  I  to  your  Saviour  belong. 
I'm  fettered  and  chained  up  in  clay; 

I  struggle  and  pant  to  be  free; 
I  long  to  be  soaring  away, 

My  God  and  my  Saviour  to  see. 

4  I  want  to  put  on  my  attire, 

Washed  white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb; 
I  want  to  be  one  of  your  choir, 

And  tune  my  sweet  harp  to  his  name : 
I  want — O !  I  want  to  be  there. 

Where  sorrow  and  sin  bid  adieu. 
Your  joy  and  your  friendship  to  share, 

To  wonder  and  worship  with  you. 

660  C.  M. 

Contemplation  of  Heaven, 

RAISE  thee,  my  soul,  fly  up  and  run 
Through  every  heavenly  street. 
And  say,  there  's  nought  below  the  sun 
That 's  worthy  of  thy  feet. 

2  There,  on  a  high  majestic  throne, 

The  almighty  Father  reigns, 
And  sheds  his  glorious  goodness  down, 
On  all  the  blissful  plains. 

3  Bright  like  the  sun,  the  Saviour  sits, 

And  spreads  eternal  noon; 
No  evenings  there,  nor  gloomy  nights, 
To  want  the  feeble  moon. 

4  Amidst  those  ever  shining  skies. 

Behold  the  sacred  Dove, 
While  banished  sin  and  sorrow  flies 
From  all  the  realms  of  love. 


464  TIME  AND  ETErvNITY. 

6  The  glorious  tenants  of  the  place 
Stand  bending  round  the  throne ; 
And  saints  and  seraphs  sing  and  praise 
The  infinite  Three-One. 

6  Jesus !  O !  v/hen  shall  that  blest  day, 
That  joyfal  hour  appear, 
"When  I  shall  leave  this  house  of  clay, 
To  dwell  amongst  them  there  ? 

661  L.  M. 

Longing  for  Heaven. 

DESCEND  from  heaven,  immortal  Dove, 
Stoop  down  and  take  us  on  thy  wings, 
And  mount  and  bear  us  far  above 
The  reach  of  these  inferior  things : 

2  Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky. 

Up  w^here  eternal  ages  roll, 
AVhere  solid  pleasures  never  die. 
And  fruits  immortal  feast  the  soul. 

3  O !  for  a  sight,  a  pleasing  sight 

Of  our  almighty  Father's  throne! 
There  sits  our  Saviour,  crowned  with  light, 
Clothed  in  a  body  like  our  own. 

4  Adoring  saints  around  Him  stand. 

And  thrones  and  powers  before  Him  fall; 
The  God  shines  gracious  through  the  man. 
And  sheds  sweet  glories  on  them  all. 

5  0 1  what  amazing  joys  they  feel, 

While  to  their  golden  harps  they  sing. 
And  sit  on  every  heavenly  hill. 

And  spread  the  triumphs  of  their  King. 

6  When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear, 

That  I  shall  mount  to  dwell  above. 
And  stand  and  bow  amongst  them  there, 
And  view  thy  face,  and  sing  and  love? 


HEAVEN.  465 

662  C.  M. 

Faith  contemplating  Heaven. 

THERE  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 
Eternal  and  on  high; 
And  here  my  spirit,  waiting,  stands, 
Till  God  shall  bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

Must  be  dissolved  and  fall; 

Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  obey 

Thy  heavenly  Father's  call. 

3  'Tis  He,  by  his  almighty  grace, 

That  forms  thee  fit  for  heaven; 
And,  as  an  earnest  of  the  place, 
Has  his  own  Spirit  given. 

4  We  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  come; 

Faith  lives  upon  his  w^ord; 
But  while  the  body  is  our  home, 
We  're  absent  from  the  Lord. 

5  'Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace, 

But  we  had  rather  see; 
We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh, 
And  present.  Lord,  with  thee. 

663  C.  M. 

Assurance  of  Heaven. 

DEATH  may  dissolve  my  body  now, 
And  bear  my  spirit  home : 
Why  do  my  minutes  move  so  slow, 
Nor  my  salvation  come? 

2  With  heavenly  weapons  I  have  fought 
The  battles  of  the  Lord, 
Finished  my  course,  and  kept  the  faith, 
And  wait  the  sure  reward. 


466  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

3  God  has  laid  up  in  heaven  for  me 

A  crown  which  cannot  fade ; 
The  righteous  Judge,  at  that  great  day, 
Shall  place  "it  on  my  head. 

4  Nor  hath  the  King  of  grace  decreed 

This  prize  Tor  me  alone; 
But  all  that  love,  and  long  to  see 
The  appearance  of  his  Son. 

5  Jesus,  the  Lord,  shall  guard  me  safe 

From  every  ill  design; 
And  to  his  heavenly  kingdom  take 
This  feeble  soul  of  mine. 

6  God  is  my  everlasting  aid, 

And  hell  shall  rage  in  vain ; 
To  Him  be  highest  glory  paid, 
And  endless  praise — Amen, 

664  C.  M. 

Hope  of  Heaven. 

BLEST  be  the  everlasting  God, 
The  Father  of  our  Lord; 
Be  his  abounding  mercy  praised. 
His  majesty  adored. 

2  When  from  the  dead  He  raised  his  Son, 

And  called  Him  to  the  sky, 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope, 

That  they  should  never  die. 

3  What  though  our  inbred  sins  require 

Our  flesh  to  see  the  dust; 
Yet  as  the  Lord  our  Saviour  rose, 
So  all  his  followers  must. 

4  There  's  an  inheritance  divine, 

Reserved  against  that  day; 
'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefiled, 
And  cannot  fade  away. 


.   HEAVEN.  467 

5  Saints  by  the  power  of  God  are  kept, 
Till  that  salvation  come; 
We  walk  by  faith  as  strangers  here, 
Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 

665  C.  M. 

Joyful  anticipation  of  Heaven. 

WHEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear, 
To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurled. 
Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 
And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 

And  storms  of  sori'ow  fall ; 
May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all. 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heavenly  rest, 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

666  C.  M. 

Heaven  traced  throvgh  Sorrow. 

LORD,  what  a  wTetched  land  is  this, 
That  yields  us  no  supply. 
No  cheering  fruits,  no  wholesome  trees. 
No  streams  of  living  joy. 

2  But  prickly  thorns  through  all  the  ground. 
And  mortal  poisons  grow; 
And  all  the  rivers  that  are  found, 
With  dangerous  waters  flow. 


468  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

3  Yet  the  dear  path  to  thine  abode 

Lies  through  this  horrid  land : 
Lord,  we  would  keep  the  heavenly  road, 
And  run  at  thy  command. 

4  Our  souls  shall  tread  the  desert  through, 

With  undiverted  feet; 
And  faith,  and  flaming  zeal  subdue 
The  terrors  that  we  meet. 

5  A  thousand  savage  beasts  of  prey 

Around  the  forest  roam ; 
But  Judah's  Lion  guards  the  way, 
And  guides  the  strangers  home. 

6  Lono  nio^hts  and  darkness  dwell  below, 

With  scarce  a  twinkling  ray; 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  we  go, 
Is  everlasting  day. 

7  By  glimmering  hopes  and  gloomy  fears. 

We  trace  the  sacred  road; 
Thro'  dismal  deeps,  and  dangerous  snares, 
We  make  our  way  to  God. 

8  Our  journey  is  a  thorny  maze, 

But  we  march  upward  still; 
Forget  these  troubles  of  the  ways. 
And  reach  at  S ion's  hill. 

9  See  the  kind  angels,  at  the  gates, 

Inviting  us  to  come ; 
There  Jesus,  the  Forerunner,  waits 
To  welcome  travellers  home. 

10  There,  on  a  green  and  flowery  mount, 

Our  weary  souls  shall  sit. 
And,  with  transporting  joys,  recount 
The  labours  of  our  feet. 

11  No  vain  discourse  shall  fill  our  tongue, 

Nor  trifles  vex  our  ear; 


HEAVEN.  469 

Infinite  grace  shall  be  our  song, 
And  God  rejoice  to  hear. 

12  Eternal  glory  to  the  King, 

Who  brought  us  safely  through; 
Our  tongues  shall  never  cease  to  sing, 
And  endless  praise  renev^^ 

667  C.  M. 

Death  welcome  in  Prospect  of  Heaven. 

THERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 
Where  saints  immortal  reim; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night. 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides. 

And  never  withering  flowers; 
Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green ; 
So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 
While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink. 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea; 
And  linger,  shivering  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  O !  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise. 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love 
With  unbeclouded  eyes : 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

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470  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

668  C.  M. 

The  Christian  longing  for  Heaven, 

FATHER,  I  long,  I  faint  to  see 
The  place  of  thine  abode : 
I'd  leave  thine  earthly  courts,  and  flee 
Up  to  thy  seat,  my  God. 

2  I'd  part  with  all  the  joys  of  sense, 

To  gaze  upon  thy  throne ; 
Pleasure  springs  fresh  for  ever  thence, 
Unspeakable,  unknown. 

3  There  all  the  heavenly  hosts  are  seen, 

In  shining  ranks  they  move. 

And  drink  immortal  vigour  in, 

With  wonder  and  with  love. 

4  The  more  thy  glories  strike  my  eyes, 

The  humbler  I  shall  lie ; 
Thus  while  I  sink,  my  joys  shall  rise 
Immeasurably  high. 

669  L.  M. 

Home  in   View. 

AS  when  the  weary  traveller  gains 
The  height  of  some  o'erlooking  hill, 
His  heart  revives,  if  cross  the  plains 
He  eyes  his  home,  though  distant  still. 

2  While  he  surveys  the  much  loved  spot, 

He  slights  the  space  that  lies  between; 
His  past  fatigues  are  now  forgot. 
Because  his  journey's  end  is  seen. 

3  Thus  when  the  Christian  pilgrim  views, 

By  faith,  his  mansions  in  the  skies. 
The  sight  his  fainting  strength  renews, 
And  wings  his  speed  to  reach  the  prize. 


HEAVEN.  471 

4  The  thought  of  home  his  spirit  cheers, 

No  more  he  grieves  for  troubles  past; 
Nor  any  future  trial  fears, 
So  he  may  safe  arrive  at  last. 

5  'Tis  there,  he  says,  I  am  to  dwell 

With  Jesus,  in  the  realms  of  day ; 
Then  I  shall  bid  my  cares  farewell, 
And  He  will  wipe  my  tears  away. 

6  Jesus,  on  thee  our  hope  depends, 

To  lead  us  on  to  thine  abode : 
Assured  our  home  will  make  amends 
For  all  our  toil  while  on  the  road. 

670  lis. 

Heaven  the  Christianas  Home. 

^lyriD   scenes  of  confusion  and   creature 
-LVL         complaints, 
How  sweet  to  my  soul  is  communion  with 

saints ! 
To  find  at  the  banquet  of  mercy  there's  room, 
And  feel  in  the  presence  of  Jesus  at  home ! 

2  Sweet  bonds,  that  unite  all  the  children  of 

peace; 
And  thrice  precious  Jesus,  whose  love  cannot 

cease : 
Though  oft  from  thy  presence  in  sadness  I 

roam, 
I  long  to  behold  thee,  in  glory,  at  home. 

3  I  sigh  from  this  body  of  sin  to  be  free. 
Which  hinders  my  joy  and  communion  with 

thee ; 
Though  now  my  temptations  like  billows 

may  foam, 
All,  all  will  be  peace,  when  I'm  with  thee 

at  home. 


472  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

4  While  here  in  the  valley  of  conflict  I  stay, 
O !  give  me  submission  and  strength  as  my 

day; 
In  all  my  afflictions,  to  thee  would  I  come, 
Rejoicing  in  hope  of  my  glorious  home. 

5  Whate'er  thou  deniest,  O !  give  me  thy  grace, 
The  Spirit's  sure  witness,  and  smiles  of  thy 

face; 
Inspire  me  with  patience  to  wait  at  thy 

throne, 
And  find  even  now  a  sweet  foretaste  of  home. 

6  I  long,  dearest  Lord,  in  thy  beauties  to  shine, 
No  more  as  an  exile  in  sorrow  to  pine. 
And  in  thy  dear  image,  arise  from  the  tomb. 
With  glorified  millions  to  praise  thee,  at 

home. 

671  C.  M. 

Meditation  of  Heaven. 

MY  thoughts  surmount  these  lower  skies. 
And  look  within  the  veil ; 
There  springs  of  endless  pleasure  rise, 
The  waters  never  fail. 

2  There  I  behold,  wdth  sweet  delight. 

The  blessed  Three  in  One; 
And  strong  affections  fix  my  sight. 
On  God's  incarnate  Son. 

3  His  promise  stands  for  ever  firm. 

His  grace  shall  ne'er  depart; 
He  binds  my  name  upon  his  arm, 
And  seals  it  on  his  heart. 

4  Light  are  the  pains  that  nature  brings; 

How  short  our  sorrows  are, 
When  with  eternal  future  things, 
The  present  we  compare! 


HEAVEN.  473 

5  I  would  not  be  a  stranger  still 
To  that  celestial  place, 
Where  I  for  ever  hope  to  dwell, 
Near  my  Redeemer's  face. 

672  L.  M. 

Longing  for  Heat  en. 

NOW  let  our  souls,  on  wings  sublime, 
Rise  from  the  vanities  of  time ; 
Draw  back  the  parting  veil,  and  see 
The  glories  of  eternity. 

2  Born  by  a  new  celestial  birth, 

Why  should  we  grovel  here  on  earth? 
Why  grasp  at  transitory  toys, 
So  near  to  heaven's  eternal  joys? 

3  Shall  ausrht  beoruile  us  on  the  road, 
When  we  are  walking  back  to  God, 
For  strangers  into  life  we  come, 
And  dying  is  but  going  home. 

4  Welcome,  sweet  hour  of  full  discharge. 
That  sets  our  longing  souls  at  large; 
Unbinds  our  chain,  breaks  up  our  cell, 
And  gives  us  with  our  God  to  dwell. 

5  To  dwell  with  God,  to  feel  his  love, 
Is  the  full  heaven  enjoyed  above ; 
And  the  sweet  expectation  now, 

Is  the  young  dawn  of  heaven  below. 

673  .  .  .     .  ^-  ^^- 

Rejoicing  in  Prospect  of  Heaven. 

SING,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, 
Your  great  Deliverer  sing : 
Pilgrims,  for  Sion's  city  bound. 
Be  joyful  in  your  King. 

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474  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

2  A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on, 
Through  all  the  blissful  road; 
Till  to  the  sacred  mount  you  rise, 
And  see  your  smiling  God. 

•J  The  garlands  of  immortal  joy 
Shall  bloom  on  every  head ; 
While  sorrow,  sighing,  and  distress. 
Like  shadows,  all  are  fled. 

{  March  on  in  your  Redeemer's  strength, 
Pursue  his  footsteps  still; 
And  let  the  prospect  cheer  your  eye, 
While  labouring  up  the  hill. 

674  C.  M. 

Heaven  attained  by  following  Christ. 

GIVE  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 
Within  the  veil,  and  see 
The  saints  above,  how  great  their  joys, 
How  bright  their  glories  be. 

2  Once  they  were  mourning  here  below. 

And  wet  their  couch  with  tears; 

They  wrestled  hard,  as  we  do  now, 

With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 

3  I  ask  them,  whence  their  victory  came? 

They,  with  united  breath. 
Ascribe  their  conquest  to  the  Lamb, 
Their  triumph  to  his  death. 

4  They  marked  the  footsteps  that  He  trod, 

His  zeal  inspired  their  breast : 
And,  following  their  incarnate  God, 
Possessed  the  promised  rest. 

5  Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise 

For  his  own  pattern  given; 
While  the  long  cloud  of  witnesses 
Show  the  same  path  to  heaven. 


HEAVEN.  475 

675  L-  M. 

Worship  of  Heaven. 

0!  FOR  a  sweet,  inspiring  ray, 
To  animate  onr  feeble  strains, 
From  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day, 
The  blissful  realms  where  Jesus  reigns. 

2  There,  low  before  his  glorious  throne, 

Adoring  saints  and  angels  fall; 
And  with  delightful  worship  own 

His  smile  their  bliss,  their  heaven,  their  all. 

3  Immortal  glories  crown  his  head. 

While  tuneful  hallelujahs  rise. 
And  love,  and  joy,  and  triumph  spread 
Through  all  the  assemblies  of  the  skies. 

4  He  smiles,  and  seraphs  tnne  their  songs. 

To  boundless  rapture,  while  they  gaze ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  joyful  tongues 
Resound  his  everlasting  praise. 

5  There  all  the  followers  of  the  Lamb 

Sliall  join  at  last  the  heavenly  choir; 
O !  may  the  joy-inspiring  theme 
Awake  our  faith  and  warm  desire. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  Spirit  seal 

Our  interest  in  that  blissful  place ; 
Till  death  remove  this  mortal  veil, 
And  we  behold  thy  lovely  face. 

676  L-  M. 

Praises  of  Heaven, 

HARK !  how  the  choral  song  of  heaven, 
Sw^ells  full  of  peace  and  joy  above; 
Hark !  how  they  strike  their  golden  harps, 
And  raise  the  tuneful  notes  of  love. 


476  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

2  No  anxious  care  nor  thrilling  grief, 
No  deep  despair,  nor  gloomy  wo 
They  feel,  when  high  their  lofty  strains 
In  noblest,  sweetest  concord  flow. 

3  But  we  are  pierced  with  inward  pain, 
And  waste  in  sighs  the  livelong  day ; 
Or  if  we  join  to  praise  our  God, 
How  harsh,  how  feeble  is  our  lay ! 

4  When  shall  we  join  the  heavenly  host, 
Who  sing  Immanuel's  praise  on  high, 
And  leave  behind  our  doubts  and  fears, 
To  swell  the  chorus  of  the  sky? 

5  O !  come  thou  rapture-bringing  morn, 
And  usher  in  the  joyful  day ; 

We  long  to  see  thy  rising  sun 
Drive  all  these  clouds  of  grief  away. 

677  7s. 

Praise  of  the  redeemed  in  Heaven. 

HIGH  in  yonder  realms  of  light, 
Dwell  the  raptured  saints  above; 
Far  beyond  our  feeble  sight, 

Happy  in  Immanuel's  love : 
Pilgrims  in  this  vale  of  tears. 

Once  they  knew,  like  us  below, 
Gloomy  doubts,  distressing  fears, 
Torturing  pain,  and  heavy  wo. 

2  Oft  the  big  unbidden  tear, 

Stealing  down  the  furrowed  cheek 
Told,  in  eloquence  sincere, 

Tales  of  wo  they  could  not  speak 
But  these  days  of  weeping  o'er, 

Past  this  scene  of  toil  and  pain. 
They  shall  feel  distress  no  more, 

Never,  never  weep  again. 


HEAVEN.  477 

3  Mid  the  chorus  of  the  skies, 

Mid  the  angehc  lyres  above, 
Hark!  their  songs  melodious  rise, 

Songs  of  praise  to  Jesus'  love. 
Happy  spirits,  ye  are  tied. 

Where  no  grief  can  entrance  find; 
Lulled  to  rest  the  aching  head. 

Soothed  the  anguish  of  the  mind. 

4  All  is  tranquil  and  serene. 

Calm  and  undisturbed  repose, 
There  no  cloud  can  intervene, 

There  no  angry  tempest  blows. 
Every  tear  is  mped  away, 

Sighs  no  more  shall  heave  the  breast, 
Night  is  lost  in  endless  day, 

Sorrow,  in  eternal  rest. 

678  C.  M. 

Freedom  from  Sin  and  Misery  in  Heaven. 

OUR  sins,  alas !  how  strong  they  be ! 
And,  like  a  raging  sea, 
They  break  our  duty.  Lord,  to  thee, 
And  hurry  us  away. 

2  The  waves  of  trouble  how  they  rise ! 

How  loud  the  tempests  roar ! 
But  death  shall  land  our  weary  souls 
Safe  on  the  heavenly  shore. 

3  There  to  fulfil  his  sweet  commands, 

Our  speedy  feet  shall  move ; 
No  sin  shall  cloo^  our  winp^ed  zeal, 
Or  cool  our  burning  love. 

4  There  shall  we  sit,  and  sing  and  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  grace. 


478  TIME    AND   ETERNITY. 

Till  heavenly  raptures  fire  our  hearts, 
And  smile  in  every  face. 

5  For  ever  his  dear,  sacred  name 
Shall  dwell  upon  our  tongue, 
And  Jesus  and  salvation  be 
The  close  of  every  song. 


679  7s. 

Heaven  in  Prospect. 

PALMS  of  glory,  raiment  bright, 
Crowns  that  never  fade  away, 
Gird  and  deck  the  saints  in  light. 

Priests,  and  kings,  and  conquerors  they. 

2  Yet  the  conquerors  bring  their  palms 

To  the  Lamb  amidst  the  throne ; 
And  proclaim  in  joyful  psalms. 
Victory  through  his  cross  alone. 

3  Kings  their  crowns  for  harps  resign, 

Crying  as  they  strike  the  chords, 
"  Take  the  kingdom,  it  is  thine. 
King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords." 

4  Round  the  altar  priests  confess, 

"  If  these  robes  are  white  as  snow, 
'Twas  the  Saviour's  righteousness, 
And  his  blood  that  made  them  so." 

5  Who  were  these?  on  earth  they  dwelt, 

Sinners  once  of  Adam's  race; 
Guilt,  and  fear,  and  suffering  felt, 
But  were  saved  from  all  by  grace. 

6  They  w^ere  mortal,  too,  like  us; 

Ah !  when  we  like  them  shall  die. 
May  our  souls  translated  thus, 

Triumph,  reign,  and  shine  on  high. 


DOXOLOGTES.  479 


HELL. 


680  C.  M. 

Perdition. 

FAR  from  the  utmost  verge  of  day, 
Those  gloomy  regions  he, 
"Where  flames  amid  the  darkness  play, 
The  worm  shall  never  die. 

2  The  breath  of  God,  his  angry  breath 

Supplies  and  fans  the  fire; 
Then  sinners  taste  the  second  death, 
4nd  would,  but  can't  expire. 

3  Conscience,  the  never  dying  worm, 

With  torture  gnaws  the  heart; 
And  wo  and  w^rath  in  every  form, 
Is  now  the  sinner's  part. 

4  Sad  world  indeed;  ah!  who  can  bear 

For  ever  there  to  dwell. 
For  ever  sinking  in  despair, 
In  all  the  pains  of  hell  ? 

BOZ©IL®©IIIi§o 

C.  M. 

LET  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  be  adored, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

C.M. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
The  God  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glory  as  it  was,  is  now. 
And  shall  be  evermore. 


480  DOXOLOGIES. 

C,  M.  D. 

'^PHE  God  of  mercy  be  adored, 
J-    Who  calls  our  souls  from  death: 
Who  saves  by  his  redeemmg  Word 
And  new-creating  Breath. 

2  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit,  all  divine. 
The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

L.  M. 

PRAISE  God,  from  whom  all  blessings 
flow; 
Praise  Him,  all  creatures  here  below, 
Praise  Him  above,  ye  heavenly  host; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

L.  M. 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honour,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

L.  M.  D. 

GLORY  to  God  the  Trinity, 
Whose  name  has  mysteries  unknown ; 
In  essence  One,  in  persons  Three; 
A  social  nature,  yet  alone. 

2  When  all  our  noblest  powers  are  joined, 
The  honours  of  thy  name  to  raise; 
Thy  glories  overmatch  our  mind. 
And  angels  faint  beneath  the  praise. 


DOXOLOGIES.  481 

S.  M. 

YE  angels  round  the  throne, 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 
Worship  the  Father,  love  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

S.  M. 

GIVE  to  the  Father  praise, 
Give  glory  to  the  Son, 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace 
Be  equal  honour  done. 

S.  M.  D. 

WE  bless  the  Father's  name. 
Who  chose  us  in  his  love; 
To  God  the  Son,  we  give  the  same, 
Our  Advocate  above. 

2  The  Spirit  too  we  bless. 

And  raise  his  honours  high; 
Who  conquers  by  his  sovereign  grace, 
And  brings  us  strangers  nigh. 

H.  M. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne, 
Perpetual  honours  raise : 
Glory  to  God  the  Son; 

To  God  the  Spirit  praise : 
With  all  our  powers,  eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing,  while  faith  adores. 

L.  C.  M. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Be  praise  amid  the  heavenly  host 
And  in  the  church  below; 

41 


482  DOXOLOGIES. 

From  whom  all  creatures  draw  their  breath, 
By  whom  redemption  blessed  the  earth, 
From  whom  all  comforts  flow. 

L.  P.  M. 

NOW  to  the  great,  the  sacred  Three, 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  power  and  glory  given, 
Through  all  the  w^orlds  where  God  is  known, 
By  all  the  angels  near  the  throne, 

And  all  the  saints  in  earth  and  heaven. 

5s  &  6s. 

BY  angels  in  heaven 
Of  every  degree, 
And  saints  upon  earth, 
All  praise  be  addressed 
To  God  in  three  Persons, 
One  God  ever  blessed  : 
As  it  has  been,  now  is, 
And  always  shall  be. 

7s. 

OING  w^e  to  our  God  above, 
^    Praise  eternal  as  his  love ; 
Praise  Him,  all  ye  heavenly  host. 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

7s. 

PRAISE  the  name  of  God  most  high, 
Praise  Him,  all  below  the  sky, 
Praise  Him,  all  ye  heavenly  host, 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost: 
As  through  countless  ages  past, 
Evermore  his  praise  shall  last, 


DOXOLOGIES.  483 

7s  &  6s. 

1^0  the  Father,  to  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  ever  blessed, 
Everlasting  Three  in  One, 

All  worship  be  addressed. 
Praise  from  all  above,  below, 

As  throughout  the  ages  past, 
Now  is  given,  and  shall  be  so. 
While  endless  ages  last. 

8s. 

ALL  praise  to  the  Father,  the  Son, 
And  Spirit,  thrice  holy  and  blessed, 
The  eternal,  supreme  Three  in  One, 
Was,  is,  and  shall  still  be  addressed. 

8s  &  7s. 

PRAISE  the  Father,  earth,  and  heaven; 
Praise  the  Son,  the  Spirit  praise; 
As  it  was,  and  is,  be  given 
Glory  through  eternal  days. 

8s  &  7s. 

MAY  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour, 
And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favour. 

Rest  upon  us  from  above. 
Thus  may  we  abide  in  union 

With  each  other  and  the  Lord, 
And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 
Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford. 


484  DOXOLOGIES. 


8s,  7s  &  4s. 

GLORY  be  to  God  the  Father, 
Glory  to  the  eternal  Son; 
Sound  aloud  the  Spirit's  praises; 
Join  the  elders  round  the  throne; 

Hallelujah, 
Hail  the  glorious  Three  in  One. 

lis. 

Ot^ATHER  Almighty  to  thee  be  addressed, 
With  Christ  and  the  Spirit,  one  God,  ever 
blessed, 
All  glory  and  worship  from  earth,  and  from 

heaven, 
As  was,  and  is  now,  and  shall  ever  be  given. 

lis  &  8s. 

ALL  praise  to  the  Father,  all  praise  to  the 
Son, 
All  praise  to  the  Spirit,  thrice  blessed, 
The  Holy,  Eternal,  Supreme  Three  in  One, 
Was,  is,  and  shall  still  be  addressed. 

CHORUS. 

GLORY,  honour,  praise,  and  power, 
Be  unto  the  Lamb  for  ever; 
Jesus  Christ  is  our  Redeemer, 

Hallelujah!  Hallelujah!  Hallelujah! 
Praise  the  Lord. 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS. 

THE  NUMBERS  REFER  TO  THE  PAGES  OF  THE  BOOK. 

Pagb 

According  to  thy  gracious  word  378 

Adam  in  paradise  was  placed  37 

Afflicted  saint  to  Christ  draw  near  283 

Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light  174 

Ah  how  shall  fallen  man  39 

Ah  wretched  souls  who  strive  in  vain  199 

Alas  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed  46 

Alas  by  nature  how  depraved  85 

Alas  how  changed  that  lovely  flower  448 

Alas  what  hourly  dangers  rise  213 

All  hail  the  glorious  morn  175 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name  272 

All  people  that  on  earth  do  dwell  265 

Almighty  Father  gracious  Lord  273 

Almighty  God  eternal  Lord  339 

Almighty  God  thy  word  is  cast  340 

Almighty  Sovereign  of  the  skies  420 

Amazing  grace  how  sweet  the  sound  89 

Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross  280 

Am  I  called  and  can  it  be  121 

Amidst  the  cheerful  bloom  of  youth  409 

And  are  we  wretches  yet  alive  56 

And  canst  thou  sinner  slight  190 

And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love  163 

And  is  this  life  prolonged  to  mc  428 

And  must  this  body  die  449 

And  will  the  great  eternal  God  353 

And  will  the  Judge  descend  102 

And  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend  285 

Another  six  days'  work  is  done  345 

A  present  God  is  all  our  strength  292 

Arise  great  God  and  let  thy  grace  382 

Arise  my  soul  my  joyful  powers  61 
41*                                    (485) 


486         INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS. 

Paok 

Arm  of  the  Lord  awake  awake               .  389 

Ascend  thy  throne  almighty  King  393 

As  new  born  babes  desire  the  breast  252 

As  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung  63 

As  when  the  weary  traveller  gains            *  470 

At  thy  command  our  dearest  Lord  376 

Awake  and  sing  the  song  269 

Awake  awake  the  sacred  song  125 

Awaked  by  Sinai's  awful  sound  57 

Awake  my  heart  arise  my  tongue  274 

Awake  my  soul  and  with  the  sun  314 

Awake  my  soul  in  joyful  lays  275 

Awake  our  drowsy  souls  182 

Awake  our  souls  away  our  fears  200 

Awake  sweet  gratitude  and  sing  186 

Away  from  every  mortal  care  336 

Backward  with  humble  shame  we  look  36 

Begin  my  tongue  some  heavenly  theme  9 

Begone  unbelief  my  Saviour  is  near  234 

Behold  a  stranger  at  the  door  110 

Behold  the  blind  their  sight  receive  138 

Behold  the  expected  time  draw  near  393 

Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb  70 

Behold  the  leprous  Jew  86 

Behold  the  man  how  glorious  he  135 

Behold  the  mountain  of  the  Lord  385 

Behold  the  potter  and  the  clay  32 

Behold  the  Saviour  on  the  cross  78 

Behold  the  sin  atoning  Lamb  71 

Behold  the  woman's  promised  seed  163 

Behold  what  condescending  love  370 

Behold  what  matchless  tender  love  370 

Behold  what  wondrous  grace  82 

Beneath  a  numerous  train  of  ills  289 

Beneath  our  feet  and  o'er  our  head  446 

Bestow  dear  Lord  upon  our  youth  408 

Beware  of  Peter's  w^ord  290 

Blest  are  the  humble  souls  that  see  260 

Blest  be  the  everlasting  God  466 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds  247 

Blest  comforter  divine  192 

Blest  Jesus  when  thy  cross  I  view  268 

Blest  morning  whose  first  dawning  light  343 

Blest  with  the  joys  of  innocence  88 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS.         487 

Page 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet  blow  390 

Boundless  glory  Lord  be  thine  244 

Bread  of  heaven  on  thee  I  feed  377 

Bright  as  the  sun's  meridian  blaze  392 

Bright  King  of  glory  dreadful  God  133 

Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death  202 

Buried  in  shadows  of  the  night  154 

Child  of  man  whose  seed  below  79 

Children  of  the  heavenly  King  86 

Christ  and  his  cross  is  all  our  theme  387 

Christian  see  the  orient  morning  381 

Come  all  harmonious  tongues  180 

Come  Christian  brethren  ere  we  part  323 

Come  dearest  Lord  and  bless  this  day  342 

Come  dearest  Lord  descend  and  dwell  243 

Come  dearest  Lord  who  reignest  above  96 

Come  every  pious  heart  143 

Come  Father  Son  and  Holy  Ghost  368 

Come  gracious  Lord  descend  and  dwell  325 

Come  gracious  Spirit  heavenly  Dove  194 

Come  happy  souls  approach  your  God  332 

Come  hither  all  ye  weary  souls  113 

Come  Holy  Ghost  descend  from  high  372 

Come  Holy  Spirit  calm  my  mind  195 

Come  Holy  Spirit  come  192 

Come  Holy  Spirit  heavenly  Dove  193 

Come  humble  sinner  in  whose  breast  49 

Come  Jesus  heavenly  teacher  come  327 

Come  let  our  hearts  and  voices  join                ,  275 

Come  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs  173 

Come  let  us  join  our  friends  above  247 

Come  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes  257 

Come  Lord  and  warm  each  languid  heart  404 

Come  my  Redeemer  come  211 

Come  my  soul  thy  suit  prepare  221 

Come  sacred  Spirit  from  above  403 

Come  shout  aloud  the  Father's  grace  83 

Come  thou  almighty  King  16 

Come  thou  Desire  of  all  thy  saints  329 

Come  thou  fount  of  every  blessing  270 

Come  thou  long  expected  Jesus  139 

Come  thou  soul  transforming  Spirit  340 

Come  to  Calvary's  holy  mountain  118 

Come  weary  souls  with  sins  distressed  114 


488        INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS. 

P.VQK 

Come  we  that  love  the  Lord  331 

Come  ye  disconsolate  where'er  ye  languish  295 

Come  ye  sinners  poor  and  wretched  118 

Come  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's  name  271 

Come  youthful  sinners  come  haste  to  the  Saviour  122 

Dark  was  the  night  and  cold  the  ground  171 

Daughter  of  Sion  awake  from  thy  sadness  353 

Daughter  of  Sion  from  the  dust  349 

Day  of  judgment  day  of  wonders  457 

Dearest  of  all  the  names  above  74 

Dear  refuge  of  my  weary  soul  286 

Dear  Saviour  if  these  lambs  should  stray  411 

Dear  Saviour  we  are  thine  256 

Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  people  hear  354 

Death  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid  434 

Death  may  dissolve  my  body  now  465 

Death  'tis  a  melancholy  day  436 

Deep  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made  146 

Deep  in  the  dust  before  thy  throne  40 

Delay  not  delay  not  O  sinner  draw  near  120 

Descend  from  heaven  immortal  Dove  464 

Did  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep  170 

Didst  thou  dear  Jesus  suffer  shame  199 

Dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing  Lord  342 

Disowned  of  heaven  by  man  oppressed  383 

Dread  sovereign  let  my  evening  song  313 

Encompassed  with  clouds  of  distress  293 

Enslaved  by  sin  and  bound  in  chains  77 

Enwrapt  in  thickest  shades  of  night  363 

Ere  the  blue  heavens  were  stretched  abroad  131 

Eternal  God  almighty  cause  396 

Eternal  source  of  every  good  356 

Eternal  source  of  every  joy  415 

Eternal  source  of  light  and  grace  287 

Eternal  Spirit  source  of  light  188 

Eternal  Spirit  we  confess  187 

Eternity  is  just  at  hand  432 

Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss  227 

Faith  is  a  precious  grace  231 

Faith  is  the  brightest  evidence  226 

Farewell  ye  transitory  things  237 

Far  from  my  thoughts  vain  world  begone  324 

Far  from  the  utmost  verge  of  day  479 

Fast  flow  my  tears  the  cause  is  great  50 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS.         489 

Page 

Father  how  wide  thy  glory  shines  71 

Father  I  long  I  faint  to  see  470 

Father  of  all  we  bow  to  thee  222 

Father  of  all  whose  love  profound  18 

Father  of  faithful  Abraham  hear  383 

Father  of  mercies  God  of  love  187 

Father  of  mercies  in  thy  word  30 

Father  of  peace  and  God  of  love  162 

Father  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss  267 

Firm  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands  88 

Forgiveness  'tis  a  joyful  sound  53 

Frequent  the  day  of  God  returns  346 

Friend  after  friend  departs  431 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows  336 

From  Greenland's  icy  mountains  394 

From  thee  my  God  my  joys  shall  rise  243 

From  the  cross  uplifted  high  372 

Gentiles  by  nature  we  belong  367 

Gently  Lord  O  gently  lead  us  291 

Give  me  the  wings  of  faith  to  rise  474 

Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken  350 

Glory  to  God  on  high  333 

Glory  to  God  the  Father's  name  17 

Glory  to  thee  my  God  this  night  322 

Go  and  the  Saviour's  grace  proclaim  384 

God  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son  95 

God  in  the  high  and  holy  place  8 

God  is  a  spirit  just  and  wise  311 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way  27 

God  of  my  life  my  morning  song  316 

God  of  my  life  to  thee  I  call  298 

God  of  our  life  thy  various  praise  413 

God  of  the  morning  at  thy  voice  311 

God  of  the  passing  year  to  thee  417 

God  with  us  O  glorious  name  127 

Go  preach  my  gospel  saith  the  Lord  358 

Go  to  dark  Gethsemane  149 

Grace  'tis  a  charming  sound  65 

Gracious  Spirit  love  divine  194 

Great  God  before  thy  mercy  seat  42 

Great  God  how  infinite  art  thou  6 

Great  God  I  own  thy  sentence  just  444 

Great  God  now  condescend  369 

Great  God  of  all  thy  churches  hear  406 


490         INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS. 

Pagb 

Great  God  the  nations  of  the  earth  389 

Great  God  we  sing  thy  mighty  hand  414 

Great  God  we  view  thy  chastening  hand  416 

Great  King  oi'  glory  and  of  grace  39 

Great  Lord  of  all  thy  churches  hear  406 

Great  Saviour  who  didst  condescend  369 

Great  was  the  day  the  joy  was  great  189 

Guide  me  O  thou  great  Jehovah  161 

Had  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews  241 

Hail  mighty  Jesus  how  divine  386 

Hail  my  ever  blessed  Jesus  62 

Hail  sovereign  love  that  first  began  166 

Hail  the  blest  morn,  see  the  great  Mediator  124 

Hail  thou  once  despised  Jesus  153 

Happy  the  church  thou  sacred  place  349 

Happy  the  heart  where  graces  reign  240 

Hark  from  the  tombs,  a  doleful  sound  445 

Hark  how  the  choral  song  of  heaven  475 

Hark  my  soul  it  is  the  Lord  141 

Hark  the  glad  sound  the  Saviour  comes  126 

Hark  the  herald  angels  say  176 

Hark  the  herald  angels  sing  129 

Hark  the  solemn  trumpet  sounding  397 

Hark  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy  76 

Hark  to  the  solemn  bell  452 

Hark  what  mean  those  holy  voices  1 30 

Hasten  0  sinner  to  be  wise  106 

Hearts  of  stone  relent  relent  109 

Hear  what  the  voice  from  heaven  proclaims  434 

He  dies  the  friend  of  sinners  dies  181 

He  knelt  the  Saviour  knelt  and  prayed  170 

Here  at  thy  cross  incarnate  God  373 

Here  in  thy  name  eternal  God  356 

Here  we  have  seen  thy  face  O  Lord  379 

High  in  yonder  realms  of  light  476 

Hither  ye  faithful  haste  with  songs  of  triumph  127 

Hosanna  to  the  Prince  of  light  178 

Hosanna  to  the  royal  Son  277 

Hosanna  with  a  cheerful  sound  319 

How  beauteous  are  their  feet  361 

How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies  437 

How  calm  and  beautiful  the  morn  177 

How  can  I  sink  with  such  a  prop  267 

How  charming  is  the  place  326 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS.         491 

Page 

How  condescending  and  how  kind  167 

How  firm  a  foundation  ye  saints  of  the  Lord  31 

How  full  of  anguish  is  the  thought  158 

How  glorious  is  the  sacred  place  347 

How  happy  are  they  229 

How  heavy  is  the  night  155 

How  helpless  guilty  nature  lies  58 

How  large  the  promise  how  divine  367 

How  long  beneath  the  law  I  lay  80 

How  oil  alas  this  wretched  heart  285 

How  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove  88 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine  31 

How  rich  are  thy  provisions  Lord  99 

How  sad  our  state  by  nature  is  69 

How  shall  I  praise  the  eternal  God  5 

How  short  and  hasty  is  our  life  423 

How  still  and  peaceful  is  the  2;rave  446 

How  strong  thine  arm  is  mighty  God  137 

How  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place  376 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds  239 

How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours  238 

How  vain  are  all  things  here  below  203 

How  vast  the  benefits  divine  33 

I  asked  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow  223 

I  hate  the  tempter  and  his  charms  299 

I  hear  a  voice  that  comes  from  far  116 

I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives  1 34 

I  love  to  steal  awhile  away  322 

I'm  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord  251 

In  every  trouble  sharp  and  long  278 

In  evil  long  I  took  delight  45 

Infinite  God  to  thee  we  raise  334 

Infinite  grace  and  can  it  be  12 

Inquire  ye  pilgrims  for  the  way  325 

In  songs  of  sublime  adoration  and  praise  64 

In  sweet  exalted  strains  354 

In  the  sun  and  moon  and  stars  454 

In  thine  own  ways  O  God  of  love  214 

In  thy  great  name  O  Lord  we  come  339 

In  vain  we  lavish  out  our  lives  112 

I  send  the  joys  of  earth  away  202 

I  sing  my  Saviour's  wondrous  death  184 

I  sing  the  almighty  power  of  God  21 

Is  this  the  kind  return  877 


492        INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES  OF  HYMNS. 

Paqr 

It  is  the  Lord  enthroned  in  light  301 

It  shall  be  well  let  sinners  know  310 

I  would  not  live  alway  I  ask  not  to  stay  439 

Jehovah  reigns  his  throne  is  high  9 

Jehovah  speaks  let  Israel  hear  140 

Jerusalem  my  happy  home  460 

Jesus  and  shall  it  ever  be  253 

Jesus  engrave  it  on  my  heart  1 34 

Jesus  full  of  all  compassion  49 

Jesus  hail  enthroned  in  glory  185 

Jesus  I  love  thy  charming  name  242 

Jesus  I  my  cross  have  taken  207 

Jesus  in  thee  our  eyes  behold  72 

Jesus  is  gone  above  the  skies  374 

Jesus  invites  his  saints  380 

Jesus  lover  of  my  soul  259 

Jesus  Master  hear  me  now  379 

Jesus  my  all  to  heaven  is  gone  150 

Jesus  my  great  High  Priest  144 

Jesus  my  Saviour  bind  me  fast  257 

Jesus  my  Saviour  lei  me  be  251 

Jesus  the  spring  of  joys  divine  149 

Jesus  thou  art  the  living  bread  159 

Jesus  thou  everlasting  King  329 

Jesus  we  bless  thy  Father's  name  35 

Jesus  where'er  thy  people  meet  357 

Jesus  who  knows  full  well  218 

Jesus  with  all  thy  saints  above  373 

Join  all  the  glorious  names  156 

Join  all  who  love  the  Saviour's  name  245 

Joy  is  a  fruit  that  will  not  grow  246 

Laden  with  guilt  and  full  of  fears  29 

Let  all  the  people  join  416 

Let  everlasting  glories  crown  98 

Let  every  mortal  ear  attend  111 

Let  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say  162 

Let  me  my  Saviour  and  my  God  90 

Let  me  think  of  that  evening  the  saddest  the  last  208 

Let  others  boast  how  strong  they  be  23 

Let  them  neglect  thy  glory  Lord  206 

Let  Sion's  watchmen  all  awake  360 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie  35 

Let  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood  45 . 

Life  and  immortal  joys  are  given  48 


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Life  is  a  span  a  fleeting  hour  448 

Life  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord  427 

Like  sheep  we  went  astray  169 

Lo  He  comes  with  clouds  descending  458 

Long  have  I  sat  beneath  the  sound  330 

Look  down  O  Lord  with  pitying  eye  60 

Lo  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land  429 

Lord  at  thy  feet  I  prostrate  fall  54 

Lord  at  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie  51 

Lord  at  thy  temple  we  appear  433 

Lord  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing  341 

Lord  how  mysterious  are  thy  ways  27 

Lord  how  secure  and  blest  are  they  263 

Lord  how  secure  my  conscience  was  41 

Lord  I  am  thine  entirely  thine  197 

Lord  I  cannot  let  thee  go  212 

Lord  of  every  land  and  nation  132 

Lord  of  hosts  how  lovely  fair  326 

Lord  we  adore  thy  vast  designs  298 

Lord  we  confess  our  numerous  faults  68 

Lord  we  come  before  thee  now  338 

Lord  what  a  wretched  land  is  this  467 

Lord  what  is  man  that  he  should  prove  10 

Lord  when  we  bend  before  thy  throne  328 

Lo  the  destroying  angel  flies  172 

Lo  the  stone  is  rolled  away  179 

Love  divine  all  love  excelling  249 

Lo  what  a  glorious  sight  appears  348 

Man  hath  a  soul  of  vast  desires  204 

Mark  the  soft  falling  snow  388 

Men  of  God  go  take  your  stations  401 

Mid  scenes  of  confusion  and  creature  complaints  471 

Mistaken  souls  that  dream  of  heaven  225 

Mortals  awake  with  angels  join  129 

My  days  my  weeks  my  months  my  years  430 

My  dear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord  160 

My  drowsy  powers  why  sleep  ye  so  297 

My  faith  shall  triumph  o'er  the  grave  450 

My  God  how  endless  is  thy  love  320 

My  God  my  life  my  love  20 

My  God  my  portion  and  my  love  262 

My  God  permit  me  not  to  be  321 

My  God  the  spring  of  all  my  joys  236 

My  God  what  gentle  cords  are  thine  241 


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My  heart  how  dreadful  hard  it  is  47 

My  Saviour  God  my  sovereign  Prince  365 

My  soul  be  on  thy  guard  214 

My  soul  come  meditate  the  day  441 

My  soul  forsakes  her  vain  delight  206 

My  thoughts  surmount  these  lower  skies  472 

My  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy  ,306 

Naked  as  from  the  earth  we  came  424 

Nature  with  open  volume  stands  168 

No  more  my  God  I  boast  no  more  81 

Nor  eye  has  seen  nor  ear  has  heard  84 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts  67 

Not  all  the  outward  forms  on  earth  59 

Not  from  the  dust  affliction  grows  304 

Not  the  malicious  nor  profane  59 

Not  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men  156 

Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord  93 

Not  with  our  mortal  eyes  240 

Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme  97 

Now  be  the  gospel  banner  400 

Now  by  the  bowels  of  my  God  250 

Now  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts  315 

Now  gracious  Lord  thine  arm  reveal  328 

Now  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood  407 

Now  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey  185 

Now  let  our  mourning  hearts  revive  362 

Now  let  our  souls  on  wings  sublime  473 

Now  shall  my  inward  joys  arise  351 

Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song  144 

Now  to  the  Lord  that  makes  us  know  152 

Now  to  the  power  of  God  supreme  74. 

O  cease  my  wandering  soul  352 

O  could  I  speak  the  matchless  worth  136 

O'er  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness  390 

O'er  the  realms  of  pagan  darkness  401 

Of  all  the  joys  we  mortals  know  237 

O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God  282 

O  for  a  glance  of  heavenly  day  43 

O  for  a  heart  to  praise  my  God  85 

O  for  an  overcoming  faith  442 

O  for  a  sweet  inspiring  ray  475 

O  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing  244 

O  for  the  death  of  those  437 

O  God  of  Bethel  by  whose  hand  332 


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O  God  of  my  salvation  hear  440 

O  happy  is  the  man  who  hears  98 

O  how  divine  how  sweet  the  joy  52 

O  Israel,  who  is  like  to  thee  232 

O  Lord  another  day  is  flown  317 

O  Lord  I  would  delight  in  thee  305 

O  Lord  my  best  desires  fulfil  308 

O  Lord  our  God  arise  15 

O  Lord  our  languid  souls  inspire  335 

Once  I  thought  my  mountain  strong  294 

Once  more  my  soul  the  rising  day  313 

One  there  is  above  all  others  148 

On  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand  461 

On  Sion  his  most  holy  mount  95 

Oppressed  with  fear  oppressed  with  grief  278 

O  Sion  tune  thy  voice  406 

O  Spirit  of  the  living  God  391 

O  Sun  of  righteousness  arise  404 

O  Sun  of  righteousness  divine  217 

O  that  I  knew  the  secret  place  291 

O  thou  before  whose  gracious  throne  361 

O  thou  eternal  glorious  Lord  101 

O  thou  my  light  my  life  my  joy  26 

O  thou  that  hearest  the  prayer  of  faith  230 

O  thou  to  whose  all  searching  sight  215 

O  thou  who  driest  the  mourner's  tear  290 

O  thou  whose  tender  mercy  hears  54 

Our  days  alas  our  mortal  days  422 

Our  God  how  firm  his  promise  stands  260 

Our  life  is  ever  on  the  wing  425 

Our  Saviour's  words  are  watch  and  pray  212 

Our  sins  alas  how  strong  they  be  477 

Our  souls  by  love  together  knit  248 

O  where  shall  rest  be  found  235 

Palms  of  glory  raiment  bright  478 

Peace  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand  303 

People  of  the  living  God  198 

Permit  me  Lord  to  seek  thy  face  216 

Plunged  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair  66 

Praise  everlasting  praise  be  paid  1 1 

Prayer  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire  210 

Prayer  was  appointed  to  convey  219 

Prepare  a  thankful  song      •  179 

Prepare  me  gracious  God  455 


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Prisoners  of  sin  and  Satan  too  105 

Prostrate  dear  Jesus  at  thy  feet  43 

Raise  thee  my  soul  fly  up  and  run  463 

Raise  your  triumphant  songs  128 

Rejoice  the  Lord  is  King  183 

Religion  is  the  chief  concern  92 

Retire  vain  world  awhile  retire  405 

Return  my  roving  heart  return  321 

Return  O  wanderer  return  117 

Rich  are  the  joys  that  cannot  die  255 

Rise  my  soul  and  stretch  thy  wings  461 

Rise  rise  my  soul  and  leave  the  ground  14 

Rock  of  ages  cleft  for  me  1 47 

Safely  through  another  week  324 

Saints  at  your  heavenly  Father's  word  307 

Salvation  O  the  joyful  sound  279 

Saviour  breathe  an  evening  blessing  319 

Saviour  hast  thou  fled  for  ever  294 

Saviour  I  thy  word  believe  195 

Saviour  visit  thy  plantation  403 

Say  should  we  search  the  globe  around  413 

Say  sinner  hath  a  voice  within  191 

See  gracious  God  before  thy  throne  421 

See  how  the  rising  sun  318 

See  the  eternal  Judge  descending  455 

Shall  foolish  weak  shortsighted  man  11 

Shall  the  vile  race  of  flesh  and  blood  422 

Shall  we  go  on  to  sin  203 

Shepherd  of  Israel  thou  dost  keep  359 

Sing  to  the  Lord  in  joyful  strains  387 

Sing  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord  473 

Sin  hath  a  thousand  treacherous  arts  41 

Sin  like  a  venomous  disease  38 

Sinner  art  thou  still  secure  104 

Sinners  behold  the  Lamb  of  God  154 

Sinners  the  voice  of  God  regard  113 

Sinners  this  solemn  truth  regard  57 

Sinners  turn  why  will  ye  die  108 

Sinners  we  are  sent  to  bid  you  109 

Sinners  will  ye  scorn  the  message  103 

Sion's  King  shall  reign  victorious  385 

■So  did  the  Ilebrew  prophet  raise  167 

So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express  252 

Sometimes  a  light  surprises  264 


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Sovereign  grace  hath  power  alone  55 

Sovereign  of  all  the  worlds  above  419 

Sovereign  of  all  the  worlds  on  high  83 

Sovereign  of  life  I  own  thy  hand  304 

Sovereign  of  worlds  display  thy  power  395 

Sovereign  Ruler  of  the  skies  7 

Sprinkled  with  reconciling  blood  76 

Stand  up  my  soul  shake  off  thy  fears  280 

Stay  thou  insulted  Spirit  stay  190 

Stoop  down  my  thoughts  that  used  to  rise  432 

Stop  poor  sinner  stop  and  think  106 

Strait  is  the  way  the  door  is  strait  201 

Stretched  on  a  cross  the  Saviour  dies  169 

Submissive  to  thy  will  my  God  307 

Sure  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh  196 

Sweet  peace  of  conscience  heavenly  guest  258 

Sweet  the  moments  rich  in  blessing  255 

Sweet  was  the  time  when  first  I  felt  288 

Swell  the  anthem  raise  the  song  419 

That  awful  day  will  surely  come  459 

The  day  of  wrath  that  dreadful  day  456 

The  day  is  past  and  gone  317 

Thee  we  adore  eternal  name  424 

The  God  of  my  salvation  lives  236 

The  God  of  nature  and  of  grace  21 

The  great  Redeemer's  gone  159 

The  lands  that  long  in  darkness  lay  152 

The  law  by  Moses  came  90 

The  law  commands  and  makes  us  know  91 

The  Lord  declares  his  will  92 

The  Lord  descending  from  above  100 

The  Lord  how  fearful  is  his  name  7 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns  3 

The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare  165 

The  Lord  of  earth  and  sky  414 

The  Lord  on  high  proclaims  107 

The  Lord  's  my  Shepherd  I  '11  not  want  157 

The  Lord  will  happiness  divine  43 

The  mighty  frame  of  glorious  grace  183 

The  moment  a  sinner  believes  233 

The  promise  of  my  Father's  love  375 

There  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood  67 

There  is  a  God  who  reigns  above  429 

There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands  465 

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There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight  469 

There  is  one  God  and  only  one  19 

There  was  an  hour  when  Christ  rejoiced  262 

The  righteous  Lord  supremely  great  254 

The  rosy  light  is  dawning  342 

The  Saviour  calls  let  every  ear  116 

The  Saviour  O  what  endless  charms  142 

The  Saviour  with  inviting  voice  371 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high  22 

The  Spirit  breathes  upon  the  word  188 

The  time  is  short  the  season  near  426 
The  voice  of  free  grace  cries  escape  to  the  mountain,    398 

Thine  earthly  Sabbaths  Lord  we  love  345 

This  is  the  day  when  Christ  arose  344 

This  is  the  word  of  truth  and  love  94 
Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave  but  we  will  not  deplore 

thee  444 

Though  now  the  nations  sit  beneath  392 

Though  troubles  assail  and  dangers  affright  24 

Thou  lovely  source  of  true  delight  29 

Thou  whom  my  soul  admires  above  380 

Through  all  the  downward  tracts  of  time  302 

Through  all  the  various  shifting  scene  217 

Through  sorrow's  night  and  danger's  path  450 

Thus  did  the  sons  of  Abraham  pass  365 

Thus  far  my  God  has  led  me  on  288 

Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on  312 

Thus  saith  the  high  and  lofly  one  13 

Thus  saith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  368 

Thus  saith  the  wisdom  of  the  Lord  99 

Thy  people  Lord  who  trust  thy  word  395 

Thy  presence  gracious  God  afford  338 

Thy  way  O  God  is  in  the  sea  28 

'Tis  a  point  I  long  to  know  207 

'Tis  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come  226 

'Tis  faith  supports  my  feeble  soul  227 

'Tis  finished  so  the  Saviour  cried  75 

'Tis  my  happiness  below  301 

To-day  the  Saviour  rose  346 

Together  with  these  symbols  Lord  377 

To  God  my  Saviour  and  my  King  61 

To  God  the  only  wise  87 

To  Him  that  chose  us  first  14 

To-morrow  Lord  is  thine  426 


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Trusting  in  Christ  go  heralds  rear                           ^  396 

'Twas  for  my  sins  my  dearest  Lord  47 

'Twas  on  that  dark  that  doleful  night  374 

'Twas  the  commission  of  our  Lord  366 

Unveil  thy  bosom  faithful  tomb  447 

Up  to  the  field  where  angels  lie  205 

Vain  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men  81 

Vital  spark  of  heavenly  flame  443 

Wait  O  my  soul  thy  Maker's  will  305 

Watchman  tell  us  of  the  night  399 

We  bless  the  prophet  of  the  Lord  160 

We  give  immortal  praise  17 

Welcome  sweet  day  of  rest  344 

What  equal  honours  shall  we  bring  173 

What  is  the  thing  of  greatest  price  64 

What  scenes  of  horror  and  of  dread  441 

What  shall  the  dying  sinner  do  97 

What  strange  perplexities  arise  209 

What  various  hindrances  we  meet  219 

What  various  lovely  characters  146 

When  all  thy  mercies  O  my  God  270 

When  any  turn  from  Sion's  way  228 

When  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away  411 

Whence  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arise  233 

When  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mind  281 

When  death  appears  before  my  sight  442 

When  gathering  clouds  around  I  view  164 

When  I  behold  my  heart  151 

When  I  can  read  my  title  clear  467 

When  in  the  light  of  faith  divine  300 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross  204 

When  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay  148 

When  Jesus  shall  descend  the  skies  397 

When  languor  and  disease  invade  309 

When  on  the  cross  my  Saviour  died  80 

When  rising  from  the  bed  of  death  453 

When  sins  and  fears  prevailing  rise  224 

When  struggling  on  the  bed  of  pain  308 

When  the  first  parents  of  our  race  73 

When  thou  my  righteous  Judge  shalt  come  453 
When   through  the  torn   sails   the  wild  tempest   is 

streaming  221 

Where  are  the  dead  in  heaven  or  hell  451 

Where  high  the  heavenly  temple  stands  14U 


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Where  is  my  God  does  He  retire  220 

While  filled  with  sadness  and  disnnay  402 

While  shepherds  watched  their  flocks  by  night  123 

While  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun  412 

Whilst  thee  I  seek  protecting  Power  25 

Who  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise  52 

Who  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condenan  34 

Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends  435 

Why  droops  my  soul  with  grief  oppressed  261 

Why  is  my  heart  so  far  from  thee  296 

Why  lament  the  Christian  dying  438 

Why  should  our  tears  in  sorrow  flow  364 

Why  should  the  children  of  a  King  230 

Why  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die  435 

Why  will  ye  waste  on  trifling  cares  105 

With  cheerful  voice  I  sing  4 

With  heavenly  power  O  Lord  defend  359 

With  humble  heart  and  tongue  410 

Within  thy  house  O  Lord  our  God  337 

With  joy  we  meditate  the  grace  138 

With  tears  of  anguish  I  lament  53 

With  what  delight  I  raise  my  eyes  351 

Ye  angels  who  stand  round  the  throne  462 

Ye  hearts  with  youthful  vigour  warm  409 

Ye  humble  souls  approach  your  God  266 

Ye  saints  proclaim  abroad  125 

Ye  servants  of  God  your  Master  proclaim  269 

Ye  sin-sick  souls  draw  near  119 

Yes  I  will  bless  thee  O  my  God  276 

Yes  the  Redeemer  rose  174 

Ye  that  in  his  courts  are  found  103 

Ye  trembling  souls  dismiss  your  fears  283 

Ye  wretched  hungry  starving  poor  115 

Your  harps  ye  trembling  saints  284 


INDEX  OF  THE  SUBJECTS  OF  THE  HYMNS. 

THE  REFERENCES  ARE  TO  THE  NUMBER  OF  THE  HYMNS. 


Access,  to  God  through  Christ,  102. 

(see  Prayer.) 
Adoption,  wonderful  grace  in,  110; 

spirit  of,  111;  rejoicing  in,  112. 
Advent,  (see  Christ.) 
Affliction,  prayer  in,  415,-  submission 

in,  426,  427,  428. 
Assurance,  318,  323. 
Atonement,  by  Christ's  sacrifice,  89, 

90,  91,  92,  "93,  94,  96,  97,  98;  ac- 

comphshed,  100,  101,  104;  praise 

for.  103. 
Attributes,  (see  God.) 


Backsliding,  return  from,  397. 

Baptism,  instituted  instead  of  cir- 
cumcision, 515;  nature  of,  516; 
of  children,  517  to  526  inclusive; 
prayer  for  blessing  on,  521,  526. 

Believers,  privileges  of,  355  to  366  in- 
clusive; happiness  of  in  God,  364. 

Brotherly,  love,  342  to  346  inclusive. 


Characteristics,  Christian,  350,  (see 
Consistent  Conduct.) 

Charity,  354. 

Christ,  the  Lamb  slain,  94;  redeem- 
ing Saviour,  93,  97;  God  reconciled 
in,98,  (see  Atonement,  Redemption 
and  Salvation;)  nativity,  168,  169, 
176;  incarnation,  170,  171,  173, 
174,  177,  178;  advent,  172,  175; 
love  for  children,  523,  524,  525; 
divinity  and  humanity,  179;  deity 
and  glory.  180;  equal  with  the 
Father.  181 ;  one  thing  needful, 
182;  the  living  Redeemer,  183; 
behold  the  man,  184;  his  charac- 
ter, 185;  devotion  to  Him,  275; 
superior  to  Moses.  186;  sympathy 
and  intercession,  187, 190;  his  mis- 
sion attested  by  miracles,  188;  de- 
sire of  all  nations,  189;  sovereign 
Saviour,  191,  202,  212;  his  love 
constant,  192,  229;  condescension, 
193,  194;  giorv  and  erace  in  Him, 
195;  titles  of,  196,  197;  great  phy- 
sician, 198;  rock  of  ages,  199;  our 
pattern,  200,219;  confessing  Him, 
274;  example  in  suffering,  203; 
the  way,  204;  the  refuge,  205; 
wonderful,  counsellor,  206;  priest, 


king,  judge,  207;  paschal  lamb, 
208,  209;  wisdom  and  righteous- 
ness, 210,  211 ;  shepherd,  213,  214, 
221,  226;  living  bread,  215;  life 
of  the  soul,  216;  advocate,  217; 
his  offices,  218;  guide,  220;  our 
strength,  222;  types  and  prophe- 
cies fulfilled  in  him,  223;  exam- 
ple, 224;  hope  of  the  disconsolate, 
225;  hiding  place,  227;  typified  by 
the  brazen  serpent,  228;  wisdom 
and  power  of  God,  230;  his  suffer- 
ings, 231  to  235  inclusive;  the 
passover,  236;  Iamb  to  be  wor- 
shipped, 237,  238;  his  resurrection, 
239,  243,  245,  246;  resurrection 
and  ascension.  241,  242,  244;  exal- 
tation, 247  to  252  inclusive;  inter- 
cession, 253,  254,255;  not  ashamed 
of,  348,  351,  534;  union  with,  355; 
way  of  access  to  God,  356;  com- 
munion with,  357;  his  praise,  377, 
all  in  all,  378;  hosanna  to,  384; 
triumph  in,  386 ;  hymn  of  praise  to, 
467. 

Christian,  consistency,  349,  (see  Con- 
sistency;) characteristics  of,  350; 
true  glory  of,  352;  silting  at  the 
cross,  353;  have  all  in  Christ,  359; 
confidence  and  gratitude,  370; 
trials  of  401 ;  death  of,  624,  625, 
626,  627. 

Church,  glory  and  safety  of,  490,  491, 
492,  494;  God  its  defence,  493; 
Christ  has  the  keys,  495;  God's 
care  of  496;  believers'  safety  in, 
497;  victorious,  498,  548;  dedica- 
tion of  a,  499  to  504  mclusive. 

Confidence,  370,  (see  Faith.) 

Conformity,  to  Christ,  347. 

Conscience,  peace  of,  358;  pleasures 
of  a  good  one,  365. 

Coiisistency,  Christian,  347  to  354 
inclusive. 

Conversion,  praise  for,  81,  82,  83;  of 
the  thief,  84. 

Creation,  God's  glory  in,  24,  25,  26. 

Cross,  crucifixion  to  the  world  by  it, 
283;  safety  in,  362;  welcome  to 
the,  418. 

D. 

Dfo^A,  contemplation  of,  616;  made 
desirable,  618;  happiness  in.  619, 
made  easy,  620;  its  fears  removed, 
501 


602       INDEX  OF  THE  SUBJECTS  OF  HYIMNS. 


621,  625;  disarmed,  622.627,  631; 
dreadlUl  to  sinners,  623;  of  the 
righteous,  624,626, 627;  of  a  friend, 
628;  of  a  pastor,  511,  512,  513;  of 
sainls  and  sinners  contrasted,  629; 
and  glory,  630;  triumph  over,  631, 
632,  633.  634;  of  a  child,  640,641; 
and  burial  of  a  Christian,  639; 
funeral  hymns,  635  to  638  inclu- 
sive; and  resurrection,  643. 

Declension,  faith  in  time  of,  315; 
lamented,  400,  409,  412. 

Dedication,  self.  272  to  276  inclusive ; 
of  a  church,  499  to  504  inclusive. 

Delay,  danger  of,  146,  165. 

Deity,  of  Christ,  (see  Christ.) 

Depravity,  total,  44  to  50  inclusive. 

Despondency,  Christ  hope  in  it,  225; 
mourning  in,  407;  prayer  in,  408; 
relieffor,410,  411. 

Doctrines,  election,  39  to  43  inclu- 
sive; fiill  of  man,  44  to  50  inclu- 
sive; conviction.  repentat:ce  and 
pardon,  51  to  78  inclusive;  re- 
generation and  conversion,  75  to 
84  inclusive;  salvation  by  grace 
through  faith,  85  to  105  inclusive; 
justification,  91, 106, 107, 108, 109; 
adoption,  110,  111,  112;  sanctifica- 
tion,  113,  114,  115,  116;  perseve- 
rance, 117  to  121  inclusive;  sum- 
mary of,  122. 

Douiis,  struggling  against,  391. 

E. 

Election,  sovereign  and  free,  39; 
love  in,  40;  safety  of  elect.  41; 
grace  in,  42;  book  of  God's  de- 
crees, 43. 

Eternity,  nearness  to,  617. 

Evening  hymns,  435,  437,  439,  441, 
442,  444,  445,  446,  450. 


Faith,  in  Christ,  89,  90,  309.  317; 
justification  by,  108,  109;  living, 
310;  of  things  unseen,  311 ;  walk- 
ing by.  312;  peace  in  believing, 
316;  efficacy  of,  313;  sustaining, 
314,  321 ;  in  time  of  declension, 
315;  lor  assurance.  318;  appropri- 
ating. 319;  trials  of,  320;  victori- 
ous, 322,  3-23;  producing  rest,  324. 

Fears,  dismissed,  394. 

Forgiveness,  praise  for,  69;  seeking, 
71. 

Funeral  hymns,  635  to  638  inclusive ; 
646. 

G. 

God,  his  nltributes,  1,  2,  3;  infinity, 
4.;  majesty  and  dominion,  5,  sove- 


reignty, 6;  goodness.  7;  glory  and 
condescension,  8;  faithfulness,  9 
11;  unbounded  love,  10;  unsearch- 
able, 12;  justice  and  mercy,  13; 
condescension,  14;  eternity,  15; 
all  in  all,  23;  looked  to  in  trouble, 
398,429;  reliance  in  changes,  402. 

Gospel,  and  law  contrasted,  123, 124; 
and  law  joined,  125;  excellence 
of,  126,  128,  134,  135;  source  of 
blessedness,  127,  138;  fulness  of, 
129;  feast  of,  130,  137;  its  joyful 
sound,  131;  its  welcome,  132,163, 
164;  power  of  God.  133;  obeyed 
or  resisted,  136;  invitation  to  its 
blessings,  151  to  164  inclusive;  its 
extension,  549  to  573  inclusive ; 
jubilee,  555,  567;  banner.  571. 

Groce,  distinguishing.  86;  «fficacy  of, 
87;  salvation  by,  91.  92,  93,  94,97, 
99;  restoration  by,  105;  persever- 
ing, 118;  triumphant,  121;  voice 
of  free,  569;  evidence  of,  271; 
prayer  for  quickening,  299. 

Graces,  of  faith,  309  to  324  inclusive; 
of  hope.  325  to  327  inclusive;  of 
love,  328  to  336  inclusive;  of  joy, 
337  to  341  inclusive;  of  brotherly 
love,  342  to  346  inclusive. 

Gratitude,  and  praise,  371,  375,  376, 
379,  380;  ingratitude  deplored, 
385;  for  returning  health,  387; 
for  providential  c«re,  379;  for  re- 
deeming grace,  380. 

H. 

Harvest,  593,  594,  595. 

Heaven,  the  new  Jerusalem,  656; 
prospect  of,  657,  660,  679;  aspiring 
and  longing  after,  658,  659,  661. 

668.  672;  contemplated  by  faith. 
.662,  665,  671 ;  assurance  of,  663, 
669;  hope  of,  664;  traced  through 
sorrow,  666;  death  welcome  in 
prospect  of,  667;  Christian's  home, 

669,  670;  rejoicing  in  prospect  of, 
673;  attained  by  following  Christ, 
674;  worship  of,  675,  676,  677; 
freedom  from  sin  there,  678. 

Holy  Scriptures,  excellence  of,  34; 
unveilmg  Christ's  glory,  35;  rich- 
ness of,  36;  precious,  37;  their 
jiromises  precious,  38. 

Holy  Spirit,  eternal  and  almighty. 
250;  regeneration  by,  79.  80;  spirit 
of  adoption.  Ill ;  sanctification  by, 
114;  source  of  light  and  lifis,  25'7; 
source  of  divine  influence,  258, 
265;  illumination  from,  259;  effu- 
sion of,  260;  grieving  the, 261, 262: 
striving  of,  263  J  the  Comforter,  264, 


INDEX  OF  THE  SUBJECTS  OF  HYMNS.       503 


prayer  for  his  descent,  265  to  270 

inclusive:   prayer  for  liis  return, 

392. 
Holiness,  (see  Sanctification.) 
Hope,  m  God,  325;  confident,  326; 

in  the  Redeemer,  327. 
Humanity,  of  Christ,  (see  Christ.) 
Humble,  enlightened,  363. 
Humiliation,  for  national  sins,  601, 

(see  Repentance.) 


Incarnation,  (see  Christ.) 
Inconstancy,  lamented,  399. 
Intercession,  of  Christ,  253,  254,  255. 
Invitation,  to  sinners,  151  to  167  in- 
clusive: to  Sion,  455. 

J. 

Jews,  prayer  for,  543,  544,  545. 

Joy,  (see  Rejoicing.) 

Judgment,  general,  anticipated,  647, 
652,  653 ;  apprehension  of,  648, 
649;  preparation  for,  650;  Christ 
descending  to,  651,  654;  consola- 
tion in  view  of,  655. 

Justification,  91.  106, 107,  108, 109. 


Imw,  satisfied  by  Christ,  106,  107; 
and  gospel  contrasted,  123,  124; 
and  gospel  joined,  125. 

Liberality,  354. 

Life,  brevity  of.  602,  604,  605,  607; 
vanity  of,  603 ;  uncertainty  of, 
605,  606 ;  time  to  serve  God,  610, 
612;  season  of  grace,  611. 

Lord's  Day,  worship  on,  452;  morn- 
ing, 481,  482,  484;  day  of  Christ's 
resurrection,  483,  488;  a  delight, 
485,  486;  eternal  Sabbath,  487, 
evening,  489. 

Lord's  Supper,  welcome  to  it,  527; 
prayer  at,  535;  dedication  in,  528; 
communion  at,  540;  Christ's  love 
in,  529;  instituted,  530;  medita- 
tions on,  538,  539;  memorial  of 
Christ,  531,  537,  536;  seal  of  the 
covenant,  532;  the  heavenly  feast, 
533,  541;  not  ashamed  of  Christ 
in,  534. 

Love,  constancy  of  Christ's,  192, 194 ; 
Christ's  in  dying,  229;  delights  in 
Christian,  328;  its  chief  object, 
329,  335;  to  Christ,  330,  331; 
Christian,  332;  essential  to  reli- 
gion, 333;  drawn  by  if.  334; 
abounding,  336  ;  brotherly,  (see 
Brotherly  Love.) 


M 

Meditation,  and  retirement,  447;  twi- 
light, 449. 

Mercy,  seat,  470. 

MiUennium,  547,  561,  568 

Minister,  (see  Pastor.) 

Ministry,  blessedness  of  Gospel,  509. 

M<ss/o7iary,  departure  of  a,  546, 565^ 
572;  hymn,  562. 

Missions,  the  day  spring,  542;  prayer 
for  the  Jews,  543,  544,  545;  latter 
day  glory,  547;  spread  of  the  Gos- 
pel. 549,  550,  552,  553,  554,  556, 
557,  560,  564 ;  prayer  for  success 
of  missions,  563,  564. 

Mour7ier,  comforted,  395  (see  Sub- 
mission;) relieved,  404,  410,  411; 
pleading  with  God,  406;  under 
desertion,  407;  under  declension, 
412. 

Morning  hvmns,  434,  436,  438,  440, 
443,445,446. 

N. 
Naf.ionnl,  thanksgiving,  596, 597, 598, 

600;  American  Independence, 599; 

humiliation,  601. 
Nativity,  (see  Christ.) 
New  Year,  589  to  592  inclusive. 

O. 

Ordinances,  delight  in,  453;  benefit 
of  471. 

Ordinations,  and  installations,  505, 
506.  507. 

P. 

Pardon,  praise  for,  69;  seeking,  71. 

Parting,  hymn,  451. 

Pastor,  pastoral  office,  508;  prayer 
for  a  sick,  510;  on  the  death  of  a, 
511,512,513. 

Perdition,  680. 

Perseverance,  of  saints,  117  to  121 
inclusive. 

Praise,  to  God,  367,  369,  374;  for 
creation  and  redemption,  368; 
thankful  heart,  371 ;  for  redemp- 
tion. 372,  373;  and  gratitude,  375; 
for  mercies,  376;  for  loving  kind- 
ness, 381 ;  for  love  of  Christ,  382; 
perpetual,  383;  for  salvation,  388; 
reasons  for,  464;  exhortation  to, 
465 ;  song  of,  468. 

Prayer,  its  nature,  290;  to  Christ, 
291 ;  and  watchfulness,  292,  294. 
295;  wrestling  in,  293;  for  deliver- 
ance, 296;  for  divine  presence, 
297,  298,  454,  461 ;  for  quickening 
grace,  299;  for  protection,  300, 
456;  importunate,  301;  constancy 
in,  302;  hinderances  to,  303;  en- 
couragement in,  304,  305;  of  sai- 


504       INDEX  OF  THE  SUBJECTS  OF  HYMNS. 


lore,  306;  the  Lord's,  307;  answer- 
ed by  crosses,  3l8;  for  return  of 
the  Spirit,  392;  for  guidance,  405; 
in  despondency,  408;  in  affliction, 
415;  for  submission,  430;  (or  di- 
vine instruction,  458 ;  (or  sincerity, 
460 ;  for  spread  of  the  Gospel,  553, 
554,  556,  557,  558,  559,  564 ;  for 
revival,  574  to  580  inclusive. 

Promises,  precious,  38;  confidence 
in,  360. 

Providence,  dependence  on.  27,  28; 
goodness  of,  29;  gratitude  for,  30; 
mysteries  of,  31,  32;  darkness  oi; 
33,  414. 

R. 

Redemption,  wonders  of.  88,  95 ;  by 
Christ,  89,  90,  91,  93,  94,  96,  97, 
98,  99,  100,  101. 

Regeneration,  necessity  of,  75  to  78 
inclusive;  by  the  Spirit,  79,  80; 
praise  for,  81,  82,  83. 

Rejoicing,  \n  Christ,  337,  338,  340; 
in  light,  339;  in  life  and  death, 
341. 

Religion,  excellence  of,  126,  (see 
Gospel;)  importance  of  early.  582. 

Repentance,  at  the  cross,  55,  56.  58, 
59,60,61,  63.  65;  difficult,  57;  and 
faith,  62,  64,  66;  for  backsliding, 
72 ;  through  grace,  73 ;  flowing 
from  God's  patience,  74. 

Resurrection,  Christ's,  239  to  245  in- 
clusive ;  on  the  Sabbath.  483.  488 ; 
joy  in  view  of,  642;  of  the  Chris- 
tian, 644. 

Resignation,  to  God's  will,  419  to 
432  inclusive;  and  hope  of  hea- 
ven, 423 

Retiretnejit,  and  meditation,  447; 
longing  for  God  in,  448. 

Revival,  wrestling  for,  574  to  580  in- 
clusive; rejoicing  in,  581. 

Righteous,  satiety  of,  119,  120;  bless- 
edness of,  361. 

Righteousness,  Christ  the  believer's, 
210,211. 

S. 

Sabbath,  (see  Lord's  Day.) 

Sacraments.  514,  (see  Baptism  and 
the  Lord's  Supper.) 

Salvation, irom  Christ,  208,209,212; 
praise  for,  388. 

Sanctification,  necessity  of,  113; 
through  the  Spirit,  114;  prayer 
for,  115.116. 

Seamen,  hymn  for,  306. 

Self-confidence,  warning  against,  403, 

Self-examination,  287,  288,  289. 

Self-dedi cation  (see  Dedication.) 

Self-denial,  277  to  286  inclusive. 


Sermon,  hymns  before,  472  to  477  iri. 
elusive;  hymns  after,  477  to  480 
inclusive 

Sichness,  consolations  in,  431. 

Sin,  original,  44  to  50  inclusive;  de- 
ceitfulness  of,  51 ;  conviction  of 
by  the  law,  52;  acknowledged,  53 
54;  indwelling  lamented,  70;  its 
p)Ower  deplored,  396. 

Sincerity,  in  worship,  433;  prayer 
for,  460. 

Sinner,  repenting  one  returning,  64 
(see  Repentance ;)  pleading  for 
mercy,  66;  joy  in  heaven  over  re- 
penting, 67,  68;  warned  and  invi- 
ted, 1.^9  to  164;  death  dreadful  to, 
623. 

Slothfulness,  lamented,  413. 

Soul,  us  value,  85;  Christ  its  life. 
216;  light  entering  the,  366. 

Strength,  equal  to  our  day,  393, 

Suh7nission,  under  trials,  418  to  432 
inclusive. 

T. 

Thanksgiving,  (see  National.) 

Te7npta(ion,  416.  417. 

Time,  and  eternity,  602  to  615  inclu- 
sive; value  of,  608;  its  brevity. 
609;  swiftness  of,  614;  separations 
in,  615. 

Titles,  of  Christ,  (see  Christ.) 

Trinity,  praise  to,  16,  19,  20,  22; 
address  to,  17,  18,  21. 

U. 

Unfruiifulness,  lamented,  463. 

V. 

Vicissitudes,  and  conflicts,  389  to  417 
inclusive. 

W. 

Warfare,  Christian,  389,  (see  Vicis- 
situdes and  Conflicts.) 

Warnings,  and  expostulations,  139  to 
147  inclusive;  against  self-confi- 
dence, 403. 

Watchfulness,  and  prayer,  292,  294, 
295. 

World,  its  vanity,  282;  renounced, 
279.  280.  285,  286;  crucifixion  to 
it,  283;  mortification  to  it,  284. 

Worship,  private  and  family,  433  to 

451  inclusive;  social  and  public, 

452  to  471  inclusive;  delight  in 
456,457,462;  divine  presence  in 
459 ;  blessing  on,  469 ;  close,  479, 
480. 

Y. 

Youth,  gospel  invitation  to,  167;  im. 

portance  of  religion  in,  582,  585; 

prayer  for,  583,  587;  admonished, 

584;  prayer  of,  586,  death  of,  688, 


FORM   OF   GOVERNMENT 

OF  THE 

PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH. 


The  Form  of  Government  and  Forms  of  Process  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  United  States  of  America,  as  amended  and  ratified  by 
the  General  Assembly,  in  May,  1821. 

CHAPTER  I. PRELIMINARY  PRINCIPLES.* 

The  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America, 
in  presenting  to  the  Christian  public  the  system  of  union,  and 
the  form  of  government  and  discipline  which  they  have  adopt- 
ed, have  thought  proper  to  state,  by  way  of  introduction,  a 
few  of  the  general  principles  by  which  they  have  been  govern- 
ed in  the  formation  of  the  plan.  This,  it  is  hoped,  will,  in 
some  measure,  prevent  those  rash  misconstructions,  and  un- 
candid  reflections,  which  usually  proceed  from  an  imperfect 
view  of  any  subject;  as  well  as  make  the  several  parts  of  the 
system  plain,  and  the  whole  perspicuous  and  fully  understood. 
They  are  unanimously  of  opinion: 

I.  That  "God  alone  is  Lord  of  the  conscience;  and  hath 
left  it  free  from  the  doctrine  and  commandments  of  men,  which 
are  in  any  thing  contrary  to  his  word,  or  beside  it  in  matters 
of  faith  or  worship."  Therefore  they  consider  the  rights  of 
private  judgment,  in  all  matters  that  respect  religion,  as  uni- 
versal and  unalienable:  they  do  not  even  wish  to  see  any  re- 
ligious constitution  aided  by  the  civil  power,  further  than  may 
be  necessary  for  protection  and  security,  and,  at  the  same 
time,  be  equal  and  common  to  all  others. 

II.  That,  in  perfect  consistency  with  the  above  principle  of 
common  right,  every  Christian  church,  or  union  or  associa- 
tion of  particular  churches,  is  entitled  to  declare  the  terms  of 
admission  into  its  communion^  and  the  qualifications  of  its 
ministers  and  members,  as  well  as  the  whole  system  of  its 
internal  government  which  Christ  hath  appointed;  that,  in  the 
exercise  of  this  right,  they  may,  notwithstanding,  err,  in 
making  the  terms  of  communion  either  too  lax  or  too  narrow; 
yet,  even  in  this  case,  they  do  not  infringe  upon  the  liberty, 
or  the  rights  of  others,  but  only  make  an  improper  use  of 
their  own. 

*  This  introductory  chapter,  with  the  exception  of  the  first  sentence, 
was  first  drawn  up  by  the  Synod  of  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  and 
prefixed  to  the  Form  of  Government,  dtc,  as  published  by  that  body  in 
1788.  In  that  year,  after  arranging  the  plan  on  which  the  Presbyterian 
Church  is  now  governed,  the  Synod  was  divided  into  four  Synods,  and 
gave  place  to  the  General  Assembly,  which  met  for  the  first  time  in  1789. 

43  1 


52  FORM   OF    GOVERNMENT. 

III.  That  our  blessed  Saviour,  for  the  edification  oftlie  visi- 
ble Church,  which  is  his  body,  hath  appointed  officers,  not 
only  to  preach  the  gospel  and  administer  the  sacraments;  but 
also  to  exercise  discipline,  for  the  preservation  both  of  truth 
and  duty;  and,  that  it  is  incumbent  upon  these  officers,  and 
upon  the  whole  church,  in  whose  name  they  act,  to  censure 
or  cast  out  the  erroneous  and  scandalous ;  observing,  in  all 
cases,  the  rules  contained  in  the  word  of  God. 

IV.  That  truth  is  in  order  to  goodness ;  and  the  great  touch- 
stone of  trulh,  its  tendency  to  promote  holiness;  according  to 
our  Saviour's  rule,  "  by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them." 
And  that  no  opinion  can  be  either  more  pernicious  or  more 
absurd,  than  that  which  brings  truth  and  falsehood  upon  a 
level,  and  represents  it  as  of  no  consequence  what  a  man's 
opinions  are.  On  the  contrary,  they  are  persuaded  that  there 
is  an  inseparable  connexion  between  faith  and  practice,  truth 
and  duty.  Otherwise  it  would  be  of  no  consequence  either 
to  discover  truth,  or  to  embrace  it. 

V.  That  while  under  the  conviction  of  the  above  principle, 
they  think  it  necessary  to  make  effectual  provision,  that  all 
who  are  admitted  as  teachers,  be  sound  in  the  faith;  they  also 
believe  that  there  are  truths  and  forms,  with  respect  to  which 
men  of  good  characters  and  principles  may  difTer.  And  in 
all  these  they  think  it  the  duty,  both  of  private  Christians  and 
societies,  to  exercise  mutual  forbearance  towards  each  other. 

VI.  That  though  the  character,  qualifications,  and  authori- 
ty of  church  officers,  are  laid  down  in  the  Holy  Scriptures, 
as  well  as  the  proper  method  of  their  investiture  and  institu- 
tion; yet  the  election  of  the  persons  to  the  exercise  of  this 
authority,  in  any  particular  society,  is  in  that  society. 

VII.  That  all  church  power,  whether  exercised  by  the  body 
in  general,  or  in  the  way  of  representation  by  delegated  authori- 
ty, is  only  ministerial  and  declarative;  That  is  to  say,  that  the 
Holy  Scriptures  are  the  only  rule  of  faith  and  manners;  that  no 
church  judicatory  ought  to  pretend  to  make  law^s,  to  bind  the 
conscience  in  virtue  of  their  own  authority;  and  that  all  their 
decisions  should  be  founded  upon  the  revealed  will  of  God. 
Now  though  it  will  easily  be  admitted,  that  all  synods  and 
councils  may  err,  through  the  frailty  inseparable  from  human- 
ity; yet  there  is  much  greater  danger  from  the  usurped  claim 
of  making  laws,  than  from  the  right  of  judging  upon  laws 
already  made,  and  common  to  all  who  profess  the  gospel; 
although  this  right,  as  necessity  requires  in  the  present  state, 
be  lodged  with  fallible  men. 

VIII.  Lastly.  That,  if  the  preceding  scriptural  andrationqC 


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principles  be  steadfastly  adhered  to,  the  vigour  and  strictness 
of  its  discipline  will  contribute  to  the  glory  and  happiness  of 
any  church.  Since  ecclesiastical  discipline  must  be  purely 
moral  or  spiritual  in  its  object,  and  not  attended  with  any 
civil  effects,  it  can  derive  no  force  whatever,  but  from  its  own 
justice,  the  approbation  of  an  impartial  public,  and  the  coun- 
tenance and  blessing  of  the  great  Head  of  the  church  uni- 
versal. 

CHAPTER   II.— OF  THE  CHURCH. 

I.  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  now  exalted  far  above  all  princi- 
pality and  power,  hath  erected,  in  this  world,  a  kingdom, 
which  is  his  church. 

II.  The  universal  church  consists  of  all  those  persons  in 
every  nation,  together  with  their  children,  who  make  profes- 
sion of  the  holy  religion  of  Christy  and  of  submission  to  his 
laws. 

III.  As  this  immense  multitude  cannot  meet  together  in  one 
place,  to  hold  communion,  or  to  worship  God,  it  is  reasonable, 
and  warranted  by  Scripture  example,  that  they  should  be 
divided  into  many  particular  churches. 

IV.  A  particular  church  consists  of  a  number  of  professing 
Christians,  with  their  offspring,  voluntarily  associated  to- 
gether, for  divine  worship  and  godly  living,  agreeably  to  the 
Holy  Scriptures;  and  submitting  to  a  certain  form  of  govern- 
ment. 

CHx\PTER  III. — OFFICERS  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

I.  Our  blessed  Lord  at  first  collected  his  church  out  of  dif- 
ferent nations,  and  formed  it  into  one  body,  by  the  mission  of 
men  endued  with  miraculous  gifts,  which  have  long  since 
ceased. 

II.  The  ordinary  and  perpetual  officers  in  the  church  are, 
Bishops  or  Pastors;  the  representatives  of  the  people,  usually 
styled  Ruling  Elders;  and  Deacons. 

CHAPTER  IV. — OF  BISHOPS  or  pastors. 
The  pastoral  office  is  the  first  in  the  church,  both  for  dig- 
nity and  usefulness.  The  person  ivho  Jills  this  ojjice,  hath, 
in  Scripture,  obtained  different  names  expressive  of  his  various 
duties.  As  he  has  the  oversight  of  the  flock  of  Christ,  he  is 
termed  Bishop.*  As  ho  feeds  them  with  spiritual  food  he  is 
termed  Pastor.     As  he  serves   Christ  in  his  church,  he  is 

*  As  the  office  and  character  of  the  gospel  minister  is  particularly 
and  fully  described  in  the  Holy  Scriptures,  under  the  title  of  Bishop ; 
and  as  this  term  is  peculiarly  expressive  of  his  duty  as  an  overseer  of 
the  flock,  it  ought  not  to  be  rejected. 


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termed  Minister.  As  it  is  his  duty  to  be  grave  and  prudent, 
and  an  example  of  the  flock,  and  to  govern  well  in  the  house 
and  kingdom  of  Christ,  he  is  termed  Presbyter  or  Elder.  As 
he  is  the  messenger  of  God,  he  is  termed  the  Angel  of  the 
church.  As  he  is  sent  to  declare  the  will  of  God  to  sinners, 
and  to  beseech  them  to  be  reconciled  to  God  through  Christ, 
he  is  termed  Ambassador.  And  as  he  dispenses  the  manifold 
grace  of  God,  and  the  ordinances  instituted  by  Christ,  he  is 
termed  Steward  of  the  mysteries  of  God. 

CHAPTER  V. OF  RULING  ELDERS. 

Ruling  elders  are  properly  the  representatives  of  the  peo- 
ple, chosen  by  them  for  the  purpose  of  exercising  government 
and  discipline,  in  conjunction  with  pastors  or  ministers.  This 
office  has  been  understood,  by  a  great  part  of  the  Protestant 
Reformed  Churches,  to  be  designated  in  the  Holy  Scriptures, 
by  the  title  of  governments,  and  of  those  who  rule  well,  but 
do  not  labour  in  the  word  and  doctrine. 

CHAPTER  VI.— OF  DEACONS. 

The  Scriptures  clearly  point  out  deacons  as  distinct  officers 
in  the  church,  whose  business  it  is  tQ  take  care  of  the  poor, 
and  to  distribute  among  them  the  collections  which  may  be 
raised  for  their  use.  To  them  also  may  be  properly  com- 
mitted the  management  of  the  temporal  affairs  of  the  church. 

CHAPTER  VII. OF  ORDINANCES  IN  A  PARTICULAR  CHURCH. 

The  ordinances  established  by  Christ,  the  head,  in  a  par- 
ticular church,  which  is  regularly  constituted  with  its  proper 
officers,  are  prayer,  singing  praises,  reading,  expounding  and 
preaching  the  word  of  God;  administering  baptism  and  the 
Lord's  supper;  public  solemn  fasting  and  thanksgiving,  cate- 
chising, making  collections  for  the  poor,  and  other  pious  pur- 
poses ;  exercising  discipline ;  and  blessing  the  people. 
CHAPTER  VIII.  —  OF  CHURCH    government,  and    the 

SEVERAL  KINDS  OF  JUDICATORIES. 

I.  It  is  absolutely  necessary  that  the  government  of  the 
church  be  exercised  under  some  certain  and  definite  form. 
And  we  hold  it  to  be  expedient,  and  agreeable  to  Scripture  and 
the  practice  of  the  primitive  Christians,  that  the  church  be 
governed  by  congregational,  presbyterial,  and  sy nodical  as- 
semblies. In  full  consistency  with  this  belief,  we  embrace,  in 
the  spirit  of  charity,  those  Christians  who  differ  from  us  in 
opinion  or  in  practice  on  these  subjects. 

II.  These  assemblies  ought  not  to  possess  any  civil  juris- 
diction, nor  to  inflict  any  civil  penalties.  Their  power  is 
wholly  moral  or  spiritual,  and  that  only  ministerial  and  de- 


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clarative.  They  possess  the  right  of  requiring  obedience  to 
the  laws  of  Christ;  and  of  excluding  the  disobedient  and  dis- 
orderly from  the  privileges  of  the  church.  To  give  efficiency, 
however,  to  this  necessary  and  scriptural  authority,  they  pos- 
sess the  powers  requisite  for  obtaining  evidence  and  inflicting 
censure.  They  can  call  before  them  any  offender  against  the 
order  and  government  of  the  church;  they  can  require  mem- 
bers of  their  own  society  to  appear  and  give  testimony  in  the 
cause ;  but  the  highest  punishment  to  which  their  authority 
extends,  is  to  exclude  the  contumacious  and  impenitent  from 
the  congregation  of  believers. 

CHAPTER  IX. — OF  THE  CHURCH  session. 

I.  The  Church  session  consists  of  the  pastor  or  pastors,  and 
ruling  elders,  of  a  particular  congregation. 

II.  Of  this  judicatory,  two  elders,  if  there  be  as  many  in 
the  congregation,  with  the  pastor,  shall  be  necessary  to  con- 
stitute a  quorum. 

III.  The  pastor  of  the  congregation  shall  always  be  the 
moderator  of  the  session ;  except  when,  for  prudential  reasons, 
it  may  appear  advisable  that  some  other  minister  should  be 
invited  to  preside;  in  which  case  the  pastor  may,  with  the 
concurrence  of  the  session,  invite  such  other  minister  as  they 
may  see  meet,  belonging  to  the  same  Presbytery,  to  preside 
in  that  case.  The  same  expedient  may  be  adopted  in  case 
of  the  sickness  or  absence  of  the  pastor. 

IV.  It  is  expedient,  at  every  meeting  of  the  session,  more 
especially  when  constituted  for  judicial  business,  that  there  be 
a  presiding  minister.  When,  therefore,  a  church  is  without 
a  pastor,  the  moderator  of  the  session  shall  be,  either  the 
minister  appointed  for  that  purpose  by  the  Presbytery,  or  one 
invited  by  the  session  to  preside  on  a  particular  occasion. 
But  where  it  is  impracticable,  without  great  inconvenience,  to 
procure  the  attendance  of  such  a  moderator,  the  session  may 
proceed  without  it. 

V.  In  congregations  where  there  are  two  or  more  pas- 
tors, they  shall,  when  present,  alternately  preside  in  the  ses- 
sion. 

VI.  The  church  session  is  charged  with  maintaining  the 
spiritual  government  of  the  congregation ;  for  which  purpose, 
they  have  power  to  inquire  into  the  knowledge  and  Christian 
conduct  of  the  members  of  the  church;  to  call  before  them 
offenders  and  witnesses,  being  members  of  their  own  congre- 
gation, and  to  introduce  other  witnesses,  where  it  may  be 
necessary  to  bring  the  process  to  issue,  and  when  they  can 

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be  procured  to  attend ;  to  receive  members  into  the  church  ; 
to  admonish,  to  rebuke,  to  suspend,  or  exclude  from  the  sacra- 
ments, those  who  are  found  to  deserve  censure;  to  concert 
the  best  measures  tor  promoting  the  spiritual  interests  of  the 
congregation;  and  to  appoint  delegates  to  the  higher  judica- 
tories of  the  church. 

VII.  The  pastor  has  power  to  convene  the  session  wlien  he 
may  judge  it  requisite;  and  he  shall  always  convene  them 
when  requested  to  do  so  by  any  two  of  the  elders.  The  ses- 
sion shall  also  convene  when  directed  so  to  do  by  the  Presby- 
tery. 

VIII.  Every  session  shall  keep  a  fair  record  of  its  proceed- 
ings ;  which  record  shall  be,  at  least  once  in  every  year,  sub- 
mitted to  the  inspection  of  the  Presbytery. 

IX.  It  is  important  that  every  church  session  keep  a  fair 
register  of  marriages;  of  baptisms,  with  the  tiincs  of  the  birth 
of  the  individuals  baptized ;  of  persons  admitted  to  the  Lord's 
table ;  and  of  the  deaths,  and  other  removals  of  church  mem- 
bers. 

CHAPTER  X. OF  THE  PRESBYTERY. 

I.  The  Church  being  divided  into  many  separate  congre- 
gations, these  need  mutual  counsel  and  assistance,  in  order  to 
preserve  soundness  of  doctrine,  and  regularity  of  discipline, 
and  to  enter  into  common  measures  for  promoting  knowledge 
and  religion,  and  for  preventing  infidelity,  error,  and  immoral- 
ity. Hence  arise  the  importance  and  usefulness  of  Presby- 
terial  and  Synodical  assemblies 

II.  A  Presbytery  consists  of  all  the  ministers,  and  one  rul- 
ing elder  from  each  congregation,  within  a  certain  district. 

III.  Every  conn;regation,  which  has  a  stated  pastor,  has  a 
right  to  be  represented  by  one  elder;  and  every  collegiate 
church  by  two  or  more  elders,  in  proportion  to  the  number 
of  its  pastors. 

IV.  Where  two  or  more  congregations  arc  united  under  one 
pastor,  all  such  congregations  shall  have  but  one  elder  to 
represent  them. 

V.  Every  vacant  congregation,  which  is  regularly  organ- 
ized, shall  be  entitled  to  be  represented  by  a  ruling  elder  in 
Presbytery. 

VI.  Every  elder  not  known  to  the  Presbytery,  shall  pro- 
duce a  certificate  of  his  regular  appointment  from  the  church 
which  he  represents. 

VII.  Any  three  ministers,  and  as  many  elders  as  may  be 
present,  belonging  to  the  Presbytery,  being  met  at  the  time 


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and  place  appointed,  shall  be  a  quorum  competent  to  proceed 
to  business. 

VIII.  The  Presbytery  has  power  to  receive  and  issue  ap- 
peals from  church  sessions,  and  references  brought  before 
them  in  an  orderly  manner;  to  examine  and  license  candi- 
dates for  the  holy  ministry;  to  ordain,  install,  remove,  and 
judge  ministers;  to  examine  and  approve  or  censure  the 
records  of  church  sessions ;  to  resolve  questions  of  doctrine 
or  discipline  seriously  and  reasonably  proposed ;  to  condemn 
erroneous  opinions  which  injure  the  purity  or  peace  of  the 
church;  to  visit  particular  churches,  lor  the  purpose  of  in- 
quiring into  their  state,  and  redressing  the  evils  that  may 
have  arisen  in  them ;  to  unite  or  divide  congregations,  at  the 
request  of  the  people,  or  to  form  or  receive  new  congregations ; 
and  in  general  to  order  whatever  pertains  to  the  spiritual 
welfare  of  the  churches  under  their  care. 

IX.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  presbytery  to  keep  a  full 
and  fair  record  of  their  proceedings,  and  to  report  to  the 
synod,  every  year,  licensures,  ordinations,  the  receiving  or 
dismissing  of  members,  the  removal  of  members  by  death, 
the  union  or  division  of  congregations,  or  the  formation  of 
new  ones;  and  in  general,  all  the  important  changes  which 
may  have  taken  place  within  their  bounds  in  the  course  of 
the  year. 

X.  The  presbytery  shall  meet  on  its  own  adjournment; 
and  when  any  emergency  shall  require  a  meeting  sooner  than 
the  time  to  which  it  stands  adjourned,  the  moderator,  or,  in 
case  of  his  absence,  death,  or  inability  to  act,  the  stated  clerk, 
shall,  with  the  concurrence,  or  at  the  request  of  two  ministers 
and  two  elders,  the  elders  being  of  different  congregations, 
call  a  special  meeting.  For  this  purpose  he  shall  send  a  cir- 
cular letter,  specifying  the  particular  business  of  the  intended 
meeting,  to  every  minister  belonging  to  the  presbytery,  and 
to  the  session  of  every  vacant  congregation,  in  due  time  pre- 
vious to  the  meeting :  which  shall  not  be  less  than  ten  days. 
And  nothing  shall  be  transacted  at  such  special  meeting  be- 
sides the  particular  business  for  which  the  judicatory  has  been 
thus  convened. 

XI.  At  every  meeting  of  presbytery,  a  sermon  shall  be  de- 
livered, if  convenient ;  and  every  particular  session  shall  be 
opened  and  closed  with  prayer. 

XII.  Ministers  in  good  standing  in  other  presbyteries,  or  in 
any  sister  churches,  who  may  happen  to  be  present,  may  be 
invited  to  sit  with  the  presbytery,  as  corresponding  members. 
Such  members  shall  be  entitled  to  deliberate  and  advise,  but 
not  to  vote  in  any  decisions  of  the  presbytery. 


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CHAPTER  XL— OF  the  synod. 

I.  As  a  presbytery  is  a  convention  of  the  bishops  and 
elders  within  a  certain  district:  so  a  synod  is  a  convention  of 
the  bishops  and  elders  within  a  larger  district,  including  at 
least  three  presbyteries.  The  ratio  of  the  representation  of 
elders  in  the  synod  is  the  same  as  in  the  presbytery. 

II.  Any  seven  ministers,  belonging  to  the  synod,  who  shall 
convene  at  the  time  and  place  of  meeting,  with  as  many, 
elders  as  may  be  present,  shall  be  a  quorum  to  transact  syno- 
dical  business;  provided  not  more  than  three  of  the  said  min- 
isters belong  to  one  presbytery. 

III.  The  same  rule,  as  to  corresponding  members,  which 
was  laid  down  with  respect  to  the  presbytery,  shall  apply  to 
the  synod. 

IV.  The  synod  has  power  to  receive  and  issue  all  appeals 
regularly  brought  up  from  the  presbyteries ;  to  decide  on  all 
references  made  to  them ;  to  review  the  records  of  presbyteries, 
and  approve  or  censure  them ;  to  redress  whatever  has  been 
done  by  presbyteries  contrary  to  order;  to  take  eflcctual  care 
that  presbyteries  observe  the  constitution  of  the  church;  to 
erect  new  presbyteries,  and  unite  or  divide  those  which  were 
before  erected;  generally  to  lake  such  order  with  respect 
to  the  presbyteries,  sessions,  and  people  under  their  care,  as 
may  be  in  conformity  with  the  word  of  God  and  the  establish- 
ed rules,  and  which  tend  to  promote  the  edification  of  the 
church;  and,  finally,  to  propose  to  the  General  Assembly,  for 
their  adoption,  such  measures  as  may  be  of  common  advan- 
tage to  the  whole  church. 

V.  The  synod  shall  convene  at  least  once  in  each  year;  at 
the  opening  of  which  a  sermon  shall  be  delivered  by  the 
moderator,  or,  in  case  of  his  absence,  by  some  other  mem- 
ber ;  and  every  particular  session  shall  be  opened  and  closed 
with  prayer. 

VI.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  synod  to  keep  full  and  fair 
records  of  its  proceedings,  to  submit  them  annually  to  the  in- 
spection of  the  General  Assembly,  and  to  report  to  the  Assem- 
bly the  number  of  its  presbyteries,  and  of  the  members  and 
alterations  of  the  presbyteries. 

CHAPTER    Xn. OF  THE  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY.* 

I.  The  General  Assembly  is  the  highest  judicatory  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.     It  shall  represent,  in  one  body,  all  the 

*  The  radical  principles  of  the  Presbyterian  church  government  and 
discipline  are: — That  the  several  dilFcrcnt  congregations  of  believers, 
taken  collectively,  constitute  one  church  of  Christ,  called  emphatically 


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particular  churches  of  this  denomination ;  and  shall  bear  the 
title  of  The  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbvtekian 
Church  in  the  United  States  of  America. 

11.  The  General  Assembly  shall  consist  of  an  equal  dele- 
gation of  bishops  and  elders  from  each  presbytery,  in  the  fol- 
lowing proportion;  viz.  each  presbytery  consisting  of  not 
more  than  twenty-four  ministers,  shall  send  one  minister  and 
one  elder;  and  each  presbytery  consisting  of  more  than 
twenty-four  ministers,  shall  send  two  ministers  and  two  elders; 
and  in  the  like  proportion  for  every  twenty-four  ministers  in 
any  presbytery :  and  these  delegates,  so  appointed,  shall  be 
styled,  Commissioners  to  the  General  Assembly. 

in.  Any  fourteen  or  more  of  these  commissioners,  one 
half  of  whom  shall  be  ministers,  being  met  on  the  day,  and  at 
the  place  appointed,  shall  be  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of 
business. 

IV.  The  General  Assembly  shall  receive  and  issue  all  ap- 
peals and  references  which  may  be  regularly  brought  before 
them  from  the  inferior  judicatories.  They  shall  review  the 
records  of  every  Synod,  and  approve  or  censure  them  :  they 
shall  give  their  advice  and  instruction  in  all  cases  submitted 
to  them  in  conformity  with  the  constitution  of  the  church  ;  and 
they  shall  constitute  the  bond  of  union,  peace,  correspondence, 
and  mutual  confidence  among  all  our  churches. 

V.  To  the  General  Assembly  also  belongs  the  power  of 
deciding  in  all  controversies  respecting  doctrine  and  discip- 
line; of  reproving,  warning,  or  bearing  testimony  against 
error  in  doctrine,  or  immorality  in  practice,  in  any  church, 
presbytery,  or  synod;  of  erecting  new  synods  when  it  maybe 
judged  necessary;  of  superintending  the  concerns  of  the  whole 
church;  of  corresponding  with  foreign  churches,  on  such  terms 
as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  the  Assembly  and  the  correspond- 
ing body;  of  suppressing  schismatical  contentions  and  dispu- 
tations; and,  in  general,  of  recommending  and  attempting 
reformation  of  manners,  and  the  promotion  of  charity,  truth, 
and  holiness,  through  all  the  churches  under  their  care. 

the  church; — that  a  larger  part  o£the  church,  or  a  representation  of  it, 
should  govern  a  smaller,  or  determine  matters  of  controversy  which 
arise  therein  : — that,  in  like  manner,  a  representation  of  the  whole 
should  govern  and  determine  in  regard  to  every  part,  and  to  all  the 
parts  united;  that  is,  that  a  majority  shall  govern:  and  consequently 
that  appeals  may  be  carried  from  lower  to  higher  judicatories,  till  they 
be  finally  decided  by  the  collected  wisdom  and  united  voice  of  the 
whole  church.  For  these  principles  and  this  procedure,  the  example 
of  the  apostles,  and  the  practice  of  the  primitive  churcli,  are  considered 
as  authority.  See  Acts  xv.  to  the  29th  verse-  and  the  proofs  adduced 
under  the  last  three  chapters. 


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VI.  Before  any  overtures  or  regulations  proposed  by  tlie 
Assembly  to  be  establisbed  as  constitutional  rules,  shall  be 
obligatory  on  the  churches,  it  shall  be  necessary  to  transmit 
them  to  all  the  presbyteries,  and  to  receive  the  returns  of  at 
least  a  majority  of  them,  in  writing,  approving  thereof. 

VII.  The  General  Assembly  shall  ineet  at  least  once  in 
every  year.  On  the  day  appointed  for  that  purpose  the 
moderator  of  the  last  Assembly,  if  present,  or  in  case  of  his 
absence,  some  other  minister,  shall  open  the  meeting  with  a 
sermon,  and  preside  until  a  new  moderator  be  chosen.  No 
commissioner  shall  have  a  right  to  deliberate  or  vote  in  the 
Assembly,  until  his  name  shall  have  been  enrolled  by  the 
clerk,  and  his  commission  examined,  and  filed  among  the 
papers  of  the  Assembly. 

VIII.  Each  session  of  the  Assembly  shall  be  opened  and 
closed  with  prayer.  And  the  whole  business  of  the  Assembly 
being  finished,  and  the  vote  taken  for  dissolving  the  present 
Assembly,  the  moderator  shall  say  from  the  chair, — "By 
virtue  of  the  authority  delegated  to  me,  by  the  church,  let 
this  General  Assembly  be  dissolved,  and  I  do  hereby  dissolve 
it,  and  require  another  General  Assembly,  chosen  in  the 
same  manner,  to  meet  at  on  the  day  of 

A.  D.         " — after  which  he  shall   pray  and  return  thanks, 
and  pronounce  on  those  present  the  apostolic  benediction. 

CHAPTER    XIII. OF    ELECTING    AND    ORDAINING    RULING 

ELDERS  AND  DEACONS. 

I.  Having  defined  the  oflicers  of  the  church,  and  the  judi- 
catories by  which  it  shall  be  governed,  it  is  proper  here  to 
prescribe  the  mode  in  which  ecclesiastical  rulers  should  be 
ordained  to  their  respective  offices,  as  well  as  some  of  the 
principles  by  wjiich  they  shall  be  regulated  in  discharging 
their  several  duties. 

II.  Every  congregation  shall  elect  persons  to  the  ofllce  of 
Ruling  Elder,  and  to  the  ofllce  of  Deacon,  or  either  of  them, 
in  the  mode  most  approved  and  in  use  in  that  congregation. 
But  in  all  cases  the  persons  elected  must  be  male  members  in 
full  communion  in  the  church  in  which  they  are  to  exercise 
their  office. 

III.  When  any  person  shall  have  been  elected  to  either  of 
these  offices,  and  shall  have  declared  his  willingness  to  accept 
thereof,  he  shall  be  set  apart  in  the  following  manner. 

IV.  After  sermon,  the  minister  shall  state,  in  a  concise 
manner,  the  warrant  and  nature  of  the  oflfice  of  Ruling  Elder 
or  Deacon,  together  with  the  character  proper  to  be  sustained, 


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and  the  duties  to  be  fulfilled  by  the  officer  elect:  having  done 
this,  he  shall  propose  to  the  candidate,  in  the  presence  of  the 
congregation,  the  following  questions: — viz. 

1.  Do  you  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New  Tes- 
taments to  be  the  word  of  God,  the  only  infallible  rule  of 
faiih  and  practice? 

2.  Do  you  sincerely  receive  and  adopt  the  Confession  of 
Faith  of  this  church,  as  containing  the  system  of  doctrine 
taught  in  the  Holy  Scriptures? 

3.  Do  you  approve  of  the  government  and  discipline  of  the 
Presbyteriar  Church  in  these  United  States? 

4.  Do  you  accept  the  office  of  Ruling  Elder  (or  Deacon,  as 
the  case  may  be)  in  this  congregation,  and  promise  faithfully 
to  perform  all  the  duties  thereof? 

5.  Do  you  promise  to  study  the  peace,  unity,  and  purity  of 
the  church  ? 

The  Elder,  or  Deacon  elect,  having  answered  these  ques- 
tions in  the  affirmative,  the  minister  shall  address  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  church  the  following  question  : — viz. 

Do  you,  the  members  of  this  church,  acknowledge  and  re- 
ceive this  brother  as  a  Ruling  Elder,  (or  Deacon)  and  do  you 
promise  to  yield  him  all  that  honour,  encouragement,  and 
obedience,  in  the  Lord,  to  which  his  office,  according  to  the 
word  of  God,  and  the  Constitution  of  this  church,  entitles 
him? 

The  members  of  the  church  having  answered  this  question 
in  the  affirmative,  by  holding  up  their  right  hands,  the  minis- 
ter shall  proceed  to  set  apart  the  candidate,  by  prayer,  to  ihe 
office  of  Ruling  Elder,  (or  Deacon,  as  the  case  may  be)  and 
shall  give  to  him,  and  to  the  congregation,  an  exhortation 
suited  to  the  occasion. 

V.  Where  there  is  an  existing  session,  it  is  proper  that  the 
members  of  that  body,  at  the  close  of  the  service,  and  in  the 
face  of  the  congregation,  take  the  newly  ordained  Elder  by 
the  hand,  saying  in  words  to  this  purpose, — "  We  give  you 
the  right  hand  of  fellowship,  to  take  part  of  this  office  with 
us." 

VI.  The  offices  of  Ruling  Elder  and  Deacon  are  both  per- 
petual, and  cannot  be  laid  aside  at  pleasure.  No  person  can 
be  divested  of  either  office  but  by  deposition.  Yet  an  Elder 
or  Deacon  may  become,  by  age  or  infirmity,  incapable  ot 
performing.the  duties  of  his  office;  or  he  may,  though  charge- 
able with  neither  heresy  nor  immorality,  become  unacceptable, 
in  his  official  character,  to  a  majority  of  the  congregation  to 
which  he  belongs.     In  either  of  these  cases  he  may,  as  often 


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happens  with  respect  to  a  minister,  cease  to  be  an  acting  Elder 
or  Deacon. 

VII.  Whenever  a  Ruling  Elder  or  Deacon,  from  either  of 
these  causes,  or  from  any  other,  not  inferring  crime,  shall  be 
incapable  of  serving  the  church  to  edification,  the  session  shall 
take  order  on  the  subject,  and  state  the  fact,  together  with  the 
reasons  of  it,  on  their  records.  Provided  always^  that  no- 
thing of  this  kind  shall  be  done  without  the  concurrence  of 
the  individual  in  question,  unless  by  the  advice  of  presbytery. 

CHAPTER  XIV. — OF  licensing  candidates  or  proba- 
tioners TO  PREACH  THE  GOSPEL. 

I.  The  Holy  Scriptures  require  that  some  trial  be  previous- 
ly had  of  them  who  are  to  be  ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the 
gospel,  that  this  sacred  office  may  not  be  degraded,  by  being 
coiiimitted  to  weak  or  unworthy  men ;  and  that  the  churches 
may  have  an  opportunity  to  form  a  better  judgment  respecting 
the  talents  of  those  by  whom  they  are  to  be  instructed  and 
governed.  For  this  purpose  presbyteries  shall  license  pro- 
bationers to  preach  the  gospel,  that  after  a  competent  trial  of 
their  talents,  and  receiving  from  the  churches  a  good  report, 
they  may,  in  due  time,  ordain  them  to  the  sacred  office. 

II.  Every  candidate  for  licensure  shall  be  taken  on  trials 
by  that  presbytery  to  which  he  most  naturally  belongs;  and 
he  shall  be  considered  as  most  naturally  belonging  to  that 
presbytery  within  the  bounds  of  which  he  has  ordinarily  re- 
sided. But  in  case  any  candidate  should  find  it  more  con- 
venient to  put  himself  under  the  care  of  a  Presbytery  at  a 
distance  from  that  to  which  he  most  naturally  belongs,  he 
may  be  received  by  the  said  presbytery,  on  his  producing 
testimonials  either  from  the  Presbytery  within  the  bounds  of 
which  he  has  commonly  resided,  or  from  any  two  ministers 
of  that  presbytery  in  good  standing,  of  his  exemplary  piety, 
and  other  requisite  qualifications. 

Ilf.  It  is  proper  and  requisite  that  candidates  applying  to 
the  Presbytery  to  be  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel,  produce 
satisfactory  testimonials  of  their  good  moral  character,  and  of 
their  l)eing  regular  members  of  some  particular  church.  And 
it  is  the  duty  of  the  presbytery,  for  their  satisfaction  with 
regard  to  the  real  piety  of  such  candidates,  to  examine  them 
re,si)ecting  their  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  and 
the  motives  which  influence  them  to  desire  the  sacred  office. 
This  examination  shall  be  close  and  particular,  and,  in  most 
cases,  may  best  be  conducted  in  the  presence  of  the  Presby- 
tery only.     And  it  is  recommended  that  the  candidate  be  also 


FORM    OF   GOVERNMENT.  13 

require  to  produce  a  diploma  of  bachelor  or  master  of  arts, 
from  some  college  or  university :  or,  at  least,  authentic  testi- 
monials of  his  having  gone  through  a  regular  course  of  learri- 

IV.  Because  it  is  highly  reproachful  to  religion,  and  danger- 
ous to  the  church,  to  intrust  the  holy  ministry  to  weak  and 
ignorant  men,  the  presbytery  shall  try  each  candidate,  as  to 
his  knowledge  of  the  Latin  language,  and  the  original  lan- 
guages in  which  the  Holy  Scriptures  were  written.  They 
shall  also  examine  him  on  the  arts  and  sciences ;  on  theology, 
natural  and  revealed ;  and  on  ecclesiastical  history,  the  sacra- 
ments, and  church  government.  And  in  order  to  make  trial 
of  his  talents  to  explain  and  vindicate,  and  practically  to  en- 
force, the  doctrines  of  the  gospel,  the  Presbytery  shall  require 
of  him, 

1.  A  Latin  exegesis  on  some  common  head  in  divinity. 

2.  A  critical  exercise;  in  which  the  candidate  shall  give  a 
specimen  of  his  taste  and  judgment  in  sacred  criticism;  pre- 
senting an  explication  of  the  original  text,  stating  its  con- 
nexion, illustrating  its  force  and  beauties,  removing  its  diffi- 
culties, and  solving  any  important  questions  which  it  may 
present. 

3.  A  lecture^  or  exposition  of  several  verses  of  Scripture ; 
and, 

4.  A  popular  sermon. 

V.  These,  or  other  similar  exercises,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Presbytery,  shall  be  exhibited  until  they  shall  have  obtained 
satisfaction  as  to  the  candidate's  piety,  literature,  and  aptness 
to  teach  in  the  churches.  The  lecture  and  popular  sermon, 
if  the  presbytery-  think  proper,  may  be  delivered  in  the  pre- 
sence of  a  congregation. 

VL  That  the  most  effectual  measures  may  be  taken  to 
guard  against  the  admission  of  msufficient  men  into  the  sacred 
office,  it  is  recommended,  that  no  candidate,  except  in  extra- 
ordinary cases,  be  licensed,  unless,  after  his  having  completed 
the  usual  course  of  academical  studies,  he  shall  have  studied 
divinity  at  least  two  years,  under  some  approved  divine  or 
professor  of  theology. 

Vn.  If  the  presbytery  be  satisfied  with  his  trials,  they 
shall  then  proceed  to  license  him  in  the  following  manner: 
The  moderator  shall  propose  to  him  the  following  questions: 
viz. 

1.  Do  you  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New  Tes- 
taments to  be  the  word  of  God,  the  only  infallible  rule  of  faith 
and  practice] 

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2.  Do  you  sincerely  receive  and  adopt  the  Confession  of 
Faith  of  this  church,  as  containing  the  system  of  doctrine 
taught  in  tlie  Holy  Scriptures? 

3.  Do  you  promise  to  study  the  peace,  unity,  and  purity  of 
the  church? 

4.  Do  you  promise  to  submit  yourself,  in  the  Lord,  to  the 
government  of  this  Presbytery,  or  of  any  other  Presbytery  in 
the  bounds  of  which  you  may  be  called? 

VII  [.  The  candidate  having  answered  these  questions  in 
the  affirmative,  and  the  moderator  having  offered  up  a  prayer 
suitable  to  the  occasion,  he  shall  address  himself  to  the  can- 
didate to  the  following  purpose: — "  In  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  and  by  that  authority  which  he  haih  given  to 
the  church  for  its  edification,  we  do  license  you  to  preach  the 
gospel,  wherever  God  in  his  providence  may  call  you:  and 
for  this  purpose,  may  the  blessing  of  God  rest  upon  you,  and 
the  Spirit  of  Christ  fill  your  heart — Ajnenf"  And  record 
shall  be  made  of  the  licensure  in  the  following  or  like  form : 
viz. 

At the  —  day  of the  Presbytery  of 

having   received  testimonials  in  favour  of of  his 

having  gone  though  a  regular  course  of  literature ;  of  his 
good  moral  character ;  and  of  his  being  in  the  communion  of 
the  church;  proceeded  to  take  the  usual  parts  of  trial  for  his 
licensure:  and  he  having  given  satisfaction  as  to  his  accom- 
plishments in  literature ;  as  to  his  experimental  acquaintance 
with  religion;  and  as  to  his  proficiency  in  divinity  and  other 
studies;  the  presbytery  did,  and  hereby  do,  express  their  ap- 
probation of  all  these  parts  of  trial :  and  he  having  adopted 
the  Confession  of  Faith  of  this  church,  and  satisfactorily  an- 
swered the  questions  appointed  to  be  put  to  candidates  to  be 
licensed;  the  presbytery  did,  and  hereby  do  license  liim,  the 

said to  preach  the  gospel  of  Christ,  as  a  probationer 

for  the  holy  ministry,  within  the  bounds  of  this  presbytery, 
or  wherever  else  he  shall  be  orderly  called. 

IX.  When  any  candidate  for  licensure  shall  have  occasion 
while  his  trials  are  goinoj  on  to  remove  from  the  bounds  of 
his  own  Presbytery  into  those  of  another,  it  shall  be  consider- 
ed as  regular  for  the  latter  presbytery,  on  his  producing  pro- 
per testimonials  from  the  former,  to  take  up  his  trials  at  the 
point  at  which  they  were  left,  and  conduct  them  to  a  con- 
clusion, in  the  same  manner  as  if  they  had  been  commenced 
by  themselves. 

X.  In  like  manner,  when  any  candidate,  after  licensure, 
shall,  by  the  permission  of  his  presbytery,  remove  without  its 


FORM   OF   GOVERNMENT.  15 

limits,  an  extract  of  the  record  of  his  licensure,  accompanied 
with  a  presbyterial  recommendation,  signed  by  the  clerk,  shall 
be  his  testimonials  to  the  presbytery  under  whose  care  he  shall 
come. 

XI.  When  a  licentiate  shall  have  been  preaching  for  a  con- 
siderable time,  and  his  services  do  not  appear  to  be  edifying 
to  the  churches,  the  presbytery  may,  if  they  think  proper,  re- 
call his  license. 

CHAPTER  XV. — OF  the  election  and  ordination  of 

BISHOPS  OR  PASTORS,  AND  EVANGELISTS. 

I.  When  any  probationer  shall  have  preached  so  much  to 
the  satisfaction  of  any  congregation,  as  that  the  people  appear 
prepared  to  elect  a  pastor,  the  session  shall  take  measures  to 
convene  them  for  this  purpose:  and  it  shall  always  be  the 
duty  of  the  session  to  convene  them,  when  a  majority  of  the 
persons  entitled  to  vote  in  the  case,  shall,  by  a  petition,  request 
that  a  meeting  may  be  called. 

II.  When  such  a  meeting  is  intended,  the  session  shall 
solicit  the  presence  and  counsel  of  some  neighbouring  minister 
to  assist  them  in  conducting  the  election  contemplated,  unless 
highly  inconvenient  on  account  of  distance;  in  which  case 
they  may  proceed  without  such  assistance. 

III.  On  a  Lord's-day,  immediately  after  public  worship,  it 
shall  be  intimated  from  the  pulpit,  that  all  the  members  of 

that  congregation  are  requested  to  meet  on ensuing, 

at  the  church,  or  usual  place  for  holding  public  worship;  then 
and  there,  if  it  be  agreeable  to  them,  to  proceed  to  the  elec- 
tion of  a  pastor  for  that  congregation. 

IV.  On  the  day  appointed,  the  minister  invited  to  preside, 
if  he  be  present,  shall,  if  it  be  deemed  expedient,  preach  a  ser- 
mon ;  and  after  sermon  he  shall  announce  to  the  people,  that 
he  will  immediately  proceed  to  take  the  votes  of  the  electors 
of  that  congregation  for  a  pastor,  if  such  be  their  desire:  and 
when  this  desire  shall  be  expressed  by  a  majority  of  voices, 
he  shall  then  proceed  to  take  votes  accordingly.  In  this  elec- 
tion no  person  shall  be  entitled  to  vote  who  refuses  to  submit 
to  the  censures  of  the  church,  regularly  administered  ;  or  who 
does  not  contribute  his  just  proportion,  according  to  his  own 
engagements,  or  the  rules  of  that  congregation,  to  all  its 
necessary  expenses. 

V.  When  the  votes  are  taken,  if  it  appear  that  a  large 
minority  of  the  people  are  averse  from  the  candidate  who  has 
a  majority  of  votes,  and  cannot  be  induced  to  concur  in  the 
call,  the  presiding  minister  shall  endeavour  to  dissuade  the 


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congregation  from  prosecuting  it  further.  But  if  the  people 
be  nearly  or  entirely  unanimous;  or  if  the  majority  shall  in- 
sist upon  their  right  to  call  a  pastor,  the  presiding  minister,  in 
that  case,  afler  using  his  utmost  endeavours  to  persuade  the 
congregation  to  unanimity,  shall  proceed  to  draw  a  call,  in 
due  form,  and  to  have  it  subscribed  by  the  electors;  certify- 
ing at  the  same  time,  in  writing,  the  number  and  circumstances 
of  those  who  do  not  concur  in  the  call:  all  which  proceedings 
shall  be  laid  before  the  Presbytery,  together  with  the  call. 

VI.  The  call  shall  be  in  the  following  or  like  form:  viz. 
The  congregation  of being,  on  sufficient  grounds,  well 

satisfied  of  the  ministerial  qualifications  of  you , 

and  having  good  hopes,  from  our  past  experience  of  your 
labours,  that  your  ministrations  in  the  gospel  will  be  profitable 
to  our  spiritual  interests,  do  earnestly  call  and  desire  you  to 
undertake  the  pastoral  office  in  said  congregation;  promising 
you,  in  the  discharge  of  your  duty,  all  proper  support,  en- 
couragement, and  obedience  in  the  Lord.  And  that  you  may 
be  free  from  worldly  cares  and  avocations,  we  hereby  promise 

and  oblige  ourselves  to  pay  to  you  the  sum  of in  regular 

quarterly  (or  half  yearly,  or  yearly)  payments,  during  the 
time  of  your  being  and  continuing  the  regular  pastor  of  this 
church.  In  testimony  whereof,  we  have  respectively  sub- 
scribed our  names,  this  —  day  of A.  D.  — 

Attested  by  A.  D.  Moderator  of  the  meeting. 

VII.  But  if  any  congregation  shall  choose  to  subscribe  their 
call  by  their  elders  and  deacons,  or  by  their  trustees,  or  by  a 
select  committee,  they  shall  be  at  liberty  to  do  so.  But  it 
shall,  in  such  case,  be  fully  certified  to  the  Presbytery,  by  the 
minister,  or  other  person  who  presided,  that  the  persons  sign- 
ing have  been  appointed,  for  that  purpose,  by  a  public  vote 
of  the  congregation;  and  that  the  call  has  been,  in  all  other 
respects,  prepared  as  above  directed. 

VIII.  When  a  call  shall  be  presented  to  any  minister  or 
candidate,  it  shall  always  be  viewed  as  a  sufficient  petition 
from  the  people  for  his  instalment.  The  acceptance  of  a  call, 
by  a  minister  or  candidate,  shall  always  be  considered  as  a 
request,  on  his  part,  to  be  installed  at  the  same  time.  And 
when  a  candidate  shall  be  ordained  in  consequence  of  a  call 
from  any  congregation,  the  Presbytery  shall,  at  the  same 
time,  if  practicable,  install  him  pastor  of  that  congregation. 

IX.  The  call,  thus  prepared,  shall  be  presented  to  the  Pres- 
bytery, under  whose  care  the  person  called  shall  be;  that,  if 
the  Presbytery  think  it  expedient  to  present  the  call  to  him,  it 
may  be  accordingly  presented:  and  no  minister  or  candi- 


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dale  shall  receive  a  call  but  through  the  hands  of  the  Presby- 
tery. 

X.  If  the  call  be  to  the  licentiate  of  another  Presbytery,  in 
that  case  the  commission  jrs  deputed  from  the  congregation  to 
prosecute  the  call,  shall  produce,  to  that  judicatory,  a  certifi- 
cate from  their  own  Presbytery,  regularly  attested  by  the 
moderator  and  clerk,  that  the  call  has  been  laid  before  them, 
and  that  it  is  in  order.  If  that  Presbytery  present  the  call  to 
their  licentiate,  and  he  be  disposed  to  accept  it,  they  shall  then 
dismiss  him  from  their  jurisdiction,  and  require  him  to  repair 
to  that  Presbytery,  into  the  bounds  of  which  he  is  called; 
and  there  to  submit  himself  to  the  usual  trials  preparatory  to 
ordination. 

XI.  Trials  for  ordination,  especially  in  a  different  Presby- 
tery from  that  in  which  the  candidate  was  licensed,  shall  con- 
sist of  a  careful  examination  as  to  his  acquaintance  with  ex- 
perimental religion;  as  to  his  knowledge  of  philosophy,  theo- 
logy, ecclesiastical  history,  the  Greek  and  Hebrew  languages, 
and  such  other  branches  of  learning  as  to  the  presbytery  may 
appear  requisite;  and  as  to  his  knowledge  of  the  constitution, 
the  rules  and  principles  of  the  government  and  discipline  of 
the  church ;  together  with  such  written  discourse,  or  discourses, 
founded  on  the  word  of  God,  as  to  the  Presbytery  shall  seem 
proper.  The  Presbytery,  being  fully  satisfied  with  his  quali- 
fications for  the  sacred  ofhce,  shall  appoint  a  day  for  his  ordi- 
nation, w^hich  ought  to  be,  if  convenient,  in  that  church  of 
which  he  is  to  be  the  minister.  It  is  also  recommended  that 
a  fast  day  be  observed  in  the  congregation  previous  to  the  day 
of  ordination. 

XII.  The  day  appointed  for  ordination  being  come,  and  the 
Presbytery  convened,  a  member  of  the  Presbytery,  previously 
appointed  to  that  duty,  shall  preach  a  sermon  adapted  to  the 
occasion.  The  same,  or  another  member  appointed  to  preside, 
shall  afterwards  briefly  recite  from  the  pulpit,  in  the  audience 
of  the  people,  the  proceedings  of  the  Presbytery  preparatory 
to  this  transaction :  he  shall  point  out  the  nature  and  impor- 
tance of  the  ordinance;  and  endeavour  to  impress  the  audience 
with  a  proper  sense  of  the  solemnity  of  the  transaction. 

Then,  addressing  himself  to  the  candidate,  he  shall  propose 
to  him  the  following  questions,  viz. 

1.  Do  you  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New  Tes- 
taments to  be  the  word  of  God,  the  only  infallible  rule  of  faith 
and  practice? 

2.  Do  you  sincerely  receive  and  adopt  the  Confession  of 

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Faith  of  this  church,  as  containing  the  system  of  doctrine 
taught  in  the  Holy  Scriptures? 

3.  Do  you  approve  of  the  government  and  discipline  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  in  these  United  States? 

4.  Do  you  promise  subjection  to  )our  brethren  in  the 
Lord? 

5.  Have  you  been  induced,  as  far  as  you  know  your  own 
heart,  to  seek  the  office  of  the  holy  ministry  from  love  to 
God,  and  a  sincere  desire  to  promote  his  glory  in  the  gospel 
of  his  Son  ? 

6.  Do  you  promise  to  be  zealous  and  faithful  in  maintain- 
ing the  truths  of  the  gospel,  and  the  purity  and  peace  of  the 
church;  whatever  persecution  or  opposition  may  arise  unto 
you  on  that  account? 

7.  Do  you  engage  to  be  faithful  and  diligent  in  the  exercise 
of  all  private  and  personal  duties,  which  become  you  as  a 
Christian  and  a  minister  of  the  gospel ;  as  well  as  in  all  rela- 
tive duties,-  and  the  public  duties  of  your  office;  endeavouring 
to  adorn  the  profession  of  the  gospel  by  your  conversation; 
and  walking  with  exemplary  piety  before  the  flock  over  which 
God  shall  make  you  overseer? 

8.  Are  you  now  willing  to  take  the  charge  of  this  congre- 
gation, agreeably  to  your  declaration  at  accepting  their  call? 
And  do  you  promise  to  discharge  the  duties  of  a  pastor  to 
them,  as  God  shall  give  you  strength  ? 

XIII.  The  candidate  having  answered  these  questions  in 
the  affirmative,  the  presiding  minister  shall  propose  to  the 
people  the  following  questions: — 

1.  Do  you,  the  people  of  this  congregation,  continue  to  pro- 
fess your  readiness  to  receive whom  you  have  called 

to  be  your  minister  ? 

2.  Do  you  promise  to  receive  the  word  of  trlith  from  his 
mouth,  with  meekness  and  love;  and  to  submit  to  him  in  the 
due  exercise  of  discipline? 

3.  Do  you  promise  to  encourage  him  in  his  arduous  labour, 
and  to  assist  his  endeavours  for  your  instruction  and  spiritual 
edification? 

4.  And  do  you  engage  to  continue  to  him,  while  he  is  your 
pastor,  that  competent  worldly  maintenance  which  you  have 
promised ;  and  whatever  else  you  may  see  needful  for  the 
honour  of  religion,  and  his  comfort  among  you? 

XIV.  The  people  having  answered  these  questions  in  the 
affirmative,  by  holding  up  their  right  hands,  the  candidate 
shall  kneel  down  in  the  most  convenient  part  of  the  church. 
Then  the  presiding  minister  shall,  by  prayer,  and  with  the 


FORM    OF    GOVERNMENT.  19 

*aying  on  of  hands  of  the  Presbytery,  according  to  the  apos' 
•tolic  example,  solemnly  ordain  him  to  the  holy  office  of  the 
gospel  ministry.  Prayer  being  ended,  he  shall  rise  from  his 
knees;  and  the  minister  who  presides  shall  first,  and  after- 
wards all  the  members  of  the  Presbytery  in  their  order,  take 
him  by  the  right  hand,  saying,  in  words  to  this  purpose, — 
*' We  give  you  the  right  hand  of  fellowship,  to  take  part  of 
this  ministry  with  us."  After  which  the  minister  presiding 
or  some  other  appointed  for  the  purpose,  shall  give  a  solemn 
charge  in  the  name  of  God,  to  the  newly  ordained  bishop  and 
to  the  people,  to  persevere  in  the  discharge  of  their  mutual 
duties;  and  shall  then,  by  prayer,  recommend  them  both  to  the 
grace  of  God,  and  his  holy  keeping,  and  finally,  after  singing 
a  psalm,  shall  dismiss  the  congregation  with  the  usual  bless- 
ing.    And  the  Presbytery  shall  duly  record  the  transaction. 

XV.  As  it  is  sometimes  desirable  and  important  that  a 
candidate  who  has  not  received  a  call  to  be  pastor  of  a  par- 
ticular congregation,  should,  nevertheless,  be  ordained  to  the 
work  of  the  gospel  ministry,  as  an  evangelist  to  preach  the 
gospel,  administer  sealing  ordinances,  and  organize  churches, 
in  frontier  or  destitute  settlements;  in  this  case,  the  last  of 
the  preceding  questions  shall  be  omitted,  and  the  following 
used  as  a  substitute: — viz. 

Are  you  now  willing  to  undertake  the  work  of  an  evan- 
gelist; and  do  you  promise  to  discharge  the  duties  which  may 
be  incumbent  on  you  in  this  character,  as  God  shall  give  you 
strength? 

CHAPTER  XVI. — OF  translation,  or  rejioving  a  min- 
ister FROM  one  charge  TO  ANOTHER. 

I.  No  bishop  shall  be  translated  from  one  church  to  another, 
nor  shall  he  receive  any  call  for  that  purpose,  but  by  the  per- 
mission of  the  Presbytery. 

II.  Any  church,  desiring  to  call  a  settled  minister  from  his 
present  charge,  shall,  by  commissioners  properly  authorized, 
represent  to  the  Presbytery  the  ground  on  which  they  plead 
his  removal.  The  Presbytery,  having  maturely  considered 
their  plea,  may,  according  as  it  appears  more  or  less  reason- 
able, either  recommend  to  them  to  desist  from  prosecuting  the 
call,  or  may  order  it  to  be  delivered  to  the  minister  to  whom 
it  is  directed.  If  the  parties  be  not  prepared  to  have  the  mat- 
ter issued  at  that  Presbytery^  a  written  citation  shall  be  given 
to  the  minister  and  his  congregation,  to  appear  before  the 
Presbytery  at  their  next  meeting.  This  citation  shall  be  read 
from  the  pulpit  in  that  church,  by  a  member  of  the  Presbytery 


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appointed  for  that  purpose,  immediately  after  public  worship; 
so  that  at  least  two  Sabbaths  shall  intervene  betwixt  the  cita- 
tion and  the  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  at  which  the  cause  of 
translation  is  to  be  considered.  The  Presbytery  being  met, 
and  having  heard  the  parties,  shall,  upon  the  whole  view  of 
the  case,  either  continue  him  in  his  former  charj^e,  or  trans- 
late him,  as  they  shall  deem  to  be  most  for  the  peace  and  edi- 
fication of  the  church;  or  refer  the  whole  affair  to  the  synod 
at  their  next  meeting,  for  their  advice  and  direction. 

III.  When  the  congregation  calling  any  settled  minister  is 
within  the  limits  of  another  Presbytery,  that  congregation  shall 
obtain  leave  from  the  Presbytery  to  which  they  belong,  to 
apply  to  the  Presbytery  of  which  he  is  a  member:  and  that 
Presbytery,  having  cited  him  and  his  congregation  as  before 
directed,  shall  proceed  to  hear  and  issue  the  cause.  If  they 
agree  to  the  translation,  they  shall  release  him  from  his  pre- 
sent charge;  and  having  given  him  proper  testimonials,  shall 
require  him  to  repair  to  that  Presbytery,  within  the  bounds  of 
which  the  congregation  calling  him  lies,  that  the  proper  steps 
may  be  taken  for  his  regular  settlement  in  that  congregation: 
and  the  Presbytery  to  which  the  congregation  belongs,  having 
received  an  authenticated  certificate  of  his  release,  under  the 
hand  of  the  clerk  of  that  Presbytery,  shall  proceed  to  install 
him  in  the  congregation,  as  soon  as  convenient.  Provided 
always,  that  no  bishop  or  pastor  shall  be  translated  without 
his  own  consent  previously  obtained. 

IV.  When  any  minister  is  to  be  settled  in  a  congregation, 
the  instalment,  which  consists  in  constituting  a  pastoral  rela- 
tion between  him  and  the  people  of  that  particular  church, 
may  be  j:>erformed  either  by  the  Presbytery,  or  by  a  commit- 
tee appointed  for  that  purpose,  as  may  appear  most  expedient: 
and  the  following  order  shall  be  observed  therein: 

V.  A  day  shall  be  appointed  for  the  instalment  at  such  time 
as  may  appear  most  convenient,  and  due  notice  thereof  given 
to  the  congregation. 

VI.  When  the  Presbytery,  or  committee,  shall  be  convened 
and  constituted  on  the  day  appointed,  a  sermon  shall  be  de- 
livered by  some  one  of  the  members  previously  appointed 
thereto;  immediately  after  which,  the  bishop  who  is  to  preside 
shall  slate  to  the  congregation  the  design  of  their  meeting, 
and  briefly  recite  the  proceedings  of  the  Presbytery  relative 
thereto.  And  then,  addressing  himself  to  the  minister  to  be 
installed,  shall  propose  to  him  the  following  or  similiar  ques- 
tions : 

I.  Arc  you  now  willing  to  lake  the  charge  of  this  congre- 


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gation,  as  their  pastor,  agreeably  to  your  declaration  at  ac- 
cepting their  call  1 

2.  Do  you  conscientiously  believe  and  declare,  as  far  as 
you  know  your  own  heart,  that  in  taking  upon  you  this  charge, 
you  are  influenced  by  a  sincere  desire  to  promote  the  glory 
of  God,  and  the  good  of  his  church? 

3.  Do  you  solemnly  promise,  that  by  the  assistance  of  the 
grace  of  God,  you  will  endeavour  faithfully  to  discharge  all 
the  duties  of  a  pastor  to  this  congregation ;  and  will  be  careful 
to  maintain  a  deportment  in  all  respects  becoming  a  minister 
of  the  gospel  of  Christ,  agreeably  to  your  ordination  engage- 
ments ? 

To  all  these  having  received  satisfactory  answers,  he  shall 
propose  to  the  people  the  same  or  like  questions  as  those 
directed  under  the  head  of  ordination;  which  having  been  also 
satisfactorily  answered,  by  holding  up  the  right  hand  in  testi- 
mony of  assent,  he  shall  solemnly  pronounce  and  declare  the 
said  minister  to  be  regularly  constituted  the  pastor  of  that  con- 
gregation. A  charge  shall  then  be  given  to  both  parties,  as 
directed  in  the  case  of  ordination ;  and,  after  prayer,  and  sing- 
ing a  psalm  adapted  to  the  transaction,  the  congregation  shall 
be  dismissed  with  the  usual  benediction. 

VII.  It  is  highly  becoming,  that,  after  the  solemnity  of  the 
instalment,  the  heads  of  families  of  that  congregation  who  are 
then  present,  or  at  least  the  elders  and  those  appointed  to  take 
care  of  the  temporal  concerns  of  that  church,  should  come 
forward  to  their  pastor,  and  give  him  their  right  hand,  in  token 
of  cordial  reception  and  affectionate  regard. 
CHAPTER  XVII. — OF  resigning  a  pastoral  charge. 

When  any  minister  shall  labour  under  such  grievances  in 
his  congregation,  as  that  he  shall  desire  leave  to  resign  his 
pastoral  charge,  the  Presbytery  shall  cite  the  congregation 
to  appear,  by  their  commissioners,  at  their  next  meeting, 
to  show  cause,  if  any  they  have,  why  the  Presbytery  should 
not  accept  the  resignation.  If  the  congregation  fail  to  appear, 
or  if  their  reasons  for  retaining  their  pastor  be  deemed  by  the 
Presbytery  insufficient,  he  shall  have  leave  granted  to  resign 
his  pastoral  charge,  of  which  due  record  shall  be  made ;  and 
that  church  shall  be  held  to  be  vacant,  till  supplied  again,  in 
an  orderly  manner,  with  another  minister;  and  if  any  congre- 
gation shall  desire  to  be  released  from  their  pastor,  a  similar 
process,  mutatis  mutandis,  shall  be  observed. 

CHAPTER  XVIII.— OF  missions. 

WuEN  vacancies  become  so  numerous  in  any  Presbytery 


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that  they  cannot  be  supplied  with  the  frequent  administration 
of  the  word  and  ordinances,  it  shall  be  proper  for  such  Pres- 
bytery, or  any  vacant  congregation  within  their  bounds,  with 
the  leave  of  the  Presbytery,  to  apply  to  any  other  Presbytery, 
or  to  any  S^-nod,  or  to  the  General  Assembly,  for  such  assis- 
tance as  they  can  afford.  And,  when  any  Presbytery  shall 
send  any  of  their  ministers  or  probationers  to  distant  vacan- 
cies, the  missionary  shall  be  ready  to  produce  his  credentials 
to  the  Presbytery  or  Presbyteries,  through  the  bounds  of  which 
he  may  pass,  or  at  least  to  a  committee  thereof,  and  obtain 
their  approbation.  And  the  General  Asssembly  may,  of  their 
own  knowledge,  send  missionaries  to  any  part  to  plant  church- 
es, or  to  supply  vacancies;  and,  for  this  purpose,  may  direct 
any  Presbytery  to  ordain  evangelists,  or  ministers  without 
relation  to  particular  churches:  provided  always^  that  such 
missions  be  made  with  the  consent  of  the  parties  appointed; 
and  that  the  judicatory  sending  them,  make  the  necessary 
provision  for  their  support  and  reward  in  the  performance  of 
this  service. 

CHAPTER  XIX.— OF  moderators. 

I.  It  is  equally  necessary  in  the  judicatories  of  the  church, 
as  in  other  assemblies,  that  there  should  be  a  moderator  or 
president ;  that  the  business  may  be  conducted  with  order  and 
dispatch. 

II.  The  moderator  is  to  be  considered  as  possessing,  by 
delegation  from  the  whole  body,  all  authority  necessary  for 
the  preservation  of  order;  for  convening  and  adjourning  the 
judicatory;  and  directing  its  operations  according  to  the  rules 
of  the  church.  He  is  to  propose  to  the  judicatory  every  sub- 
ject of  deliberation  that  comes  before  them.  He  may  propose 
what  appears  to  him  the  most  regular  and  speedy  way  of 
bringing  any  business  to  issue.  He  shall  prevent  the  mem- 
bers from  interrupting  each  otiier;  and  require  them,  in  speak- 
ing, always  to  address  the  chair.  He  shall  prevent  a  speak- 
er from  deviating  from  the  subject,  and  from  using  personal 
reflections.  He  shall  silence  those  who  refuse  to  obey  order. 
He  shall  prevent  members  who  attempt  to  leave  the  judicatory 
without  leave  obtained  from  him.  He  shall,  at  a  proper  sea- 
son, when  the  deliberations  are  ended,  put  the  question  and 
call  the  votes.  If  the  judicatory  be  equally  divided,  he  shall 
possess  the  casting  vote.  If  he  be  not  willing  to  decide,  he 
shall  put  the  question  a  second  time;  and  if  the  judicatory  be 
again  equally  divided,  and  he  decline  to  give  his  vote,  the 
question  shall  be  lost.     In  all  questions  he  shall  give  a  con- 


FORM   OF   GOVERNMENT.  23 

cise  and  clear  state  of  the  object  of  the  vole;  and  the  vote 
being  taken,  shall  then  declare  how  the  question  is  decided. 
And  he  shall  likewise  be  empowered,  on  any  extraordinary 
emergency,  to  convene  the  judicatory,  by  his  circular  letter, 
before  the  ordinary  time  of  meeting. 

III.  The  moderator  of  the  Presbytery  shall  be  chosen  from 
year  to  year,  or  at  every  meeting  of  the  Presbytery,  as  the 
Presbytery  may  think  best.  The  moderator  of  the  Synod,  and 
of  the  General  Assembly,  shall  be  chosen  at  each  meeting  of 
those  judicatories:  and  the  moderator,  or,  in  case  of  his  ab- 
sence, another  member  appointed  for  the  purpose,  shall  open 
the  next  meeting  with  a  sermon,  and  shall  hold  the  chair  till 
a  new  moderator  be  chosen. 

CHAPTER  XX.— OF  clerks. 

Every  judicatory  shall  choose  a  clerk,  to  record  their 
transactions,  whose  continuance  shall  be  during  pleasure.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk,  besides  recording  the  transac- 
tions, to  preserve  the  records  carefully ;  and  to  grant  extracts 
from  them,  whenever  properly  required :  and  such  extracts, 
under  the  hand  of  the  clerk,  shall  be  considered  as  authentic 
vouchers  of  the  fact  which  they  declare,  in  any  ecclesiastical 
judicatory,  and  to  every  part  of  the  church. 
CHAPTER  XXI. — OF  vacant  congregations  assembling 

FOR  public  worship. 

Considering  the  great  importance  of  weekly  assembling 
the  people,  for  the  public  worship  of  God ;  in  order  thereby  to 
improve  their  knowledge;  to  confirm  them  in  their  habits  of 
worship,  and  their  desire  of  the  public  ordinances;  to  aug- 
ment their  reverence  for  the  most  high  God;  and  to  promote 
the  charitable  affections  which  unite  men  most  firmly  in 
society :  it  is  recommended,  that  every  vacant  congregation 
meet  together,  on  the  Lord's-day,  at  one  or  more  places,  for 
the  purpose  of  prayer,  singing  praises,  and  reading  the  Holy 
Scriptures,  together  with  the  works  of  such  approved  divines, 
as  the  Presbytery,  within  whose  bounds  they  are,  may  recom- 
mend, and  they  may  be  able  to  procure;  and  that  the  elders 
or  deacons  be  the  persons  who  shall  preside,  and  select  the 
portions  of  Scripture,  and  of  the  other  books  to  be  read;  and 
to  see  that  the  whole  be  conducted  in  a  becoming  and  orderly 
manner. 

CHAPTER  XXII. — OF  commissioners  to  the   general 
assembly. 
I.  The    commissioners   to   the   General    Assembly   shall 
always  be  appointed  by  the  Presbytery  from  which  they  come, 


24  FORM   OF   GOVERNMENT. 

at  its  last  slated  meeting,  immediately  preceding  the  meeting 
of  the  General  Assembly ;  provided,  that  there  be  a  sufficient 
interval  between  that  time  and  the  meeting  of  the  Assembly, 
for  their  commissioners  to  attend  to  their  duty  in  due  season; 
otherwise,  the  Presbytery  may  make  the  appointment  at  any 
stated  meeting,  not  more  than  seven  months  preceding  the 
meeting  of  the  Assembly.  And  as  much  as  possible  to  pre- 
vent all  failure  in  the  representation  of  the  Presbyteries,  aris- 
ing from  unforeseen  accidents  to  those  first  appointed,  it  may 
be  expedient  for  each  Presbytery,  in  the  room  of  each  com- 
missioner, to  appoint  also  an  alternate  commissioner  to  supply 
his  place,  in  case  of  necessary  absence. 

II.  Each  commissioner,  before  his  name  shall  be  enrolled 
as  a  member  of  the  Assembly,  shall  produce  from  his  Presby- 
tery, a  commission  under  the  hand  of  the  moderator  and 
clerk,  in  the  following  or  like  form:  viz. 

"  The  Presbytery  of being-  met  at on  the  —  day  of 

doth  hereby  appoint bishop  of  the  congregation  of [or 

ruling  elder  in  the  congregation  of  as  the  case  may  be ;]  (to 

which  the  Presbytery  may,  if  they  think  proper,  make  a  substitution  in 

the  following  form)  "  or  in  case  of  his  absence,  then bishop  of 

the  congregation  of [or ruling  elder  in  the  congregation  of 

as  the  case  may  be;]  to  be  a  commissioner,  on  behalf  of  this  Pres- 
bytery, to  the  next  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 

the  United  States  of  America,  to  meet  at on  the  —  day  of 

A.  D.  —  or  wherever  and  whenever  the  said  Assembly  may  happen  to 
sit;  to  consult,  vote,  and  determine,  on  all  things  that  may  come  before 
that  body,  according  to  the  principles  and  constitution  of  this  church, 
and  the  word  of  God.  And  of  his  diligence  herein,  he  is  to  render  an 
account  at  his  return. 

Signed  by  order  of  the  Presbytery y 

Moderator^ 

CUrkr 

And  the  Presbytery  shall  make  record  of  the  appointment, 

III.  In  order,  as  far  as  possible,  to  procure  a  respectable 
and  full  delegation  to  all  our  judicatories,  it  is  proper  that  the 
expenses  of  ministers  and  elders  in  their  attendance  on  these 
judicatories,  be  defrayed  by  the  bodies  which  they  respective- 
ly represent. 


DIRECTORY  FOR  THE  WORSHIP  OF  GOD 

IN  THE 

PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH.* 


CHAPTER  I. OF  THE  SANCTIFICATION  OF  THE  LORd's  DAY. 

I.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  person  to  remember  the  Lord's 
day;  and  to  prepare  for  it,  before  its  approach.  All  worldly- 
business  should  be  so  ordered,  and  seasonably  laid  aside,  as 
that  we  may  not  be  hindered  thereby  from  sanctifying  the 
Sabbath  as  the  Holy  Scriptures  require. 

II.  The  whole  day  is  to  be  kept  holy  to  the  Lord ;  and  to 
be  employed  in  the  public  and  private  exercises  of  religion. 
Therefore,  it  is  requisite,  that  there  be  a  holy  resting,  all  the 
day,  from  unnecessary  labours ;  and  an  abstaining  from  those 
recreations  which  may  be  lawful  on  other  days;  and  also,  as 
much  as  possible,  from  worldly  thoughts  and  conversation. 

III.  Let  the  provisions  for  the  support  of  the  family  on  that 
day,  be  so  ordered,  that  servants  or  others  be  not  improperly 
detained  from  the  public  worship  of  God ;  nor  hindered  from 
sanctifying  the  Sabbath. 

IV.  Let  every  person  and  family,  in  the  morning,  by  secret 
and  private  prayer,  for  themselves  and  others,  especially  for 
the  assistance  of  God  to  their  minister,  and  for  a  blessing  upon 
his  ministry,  by  reading  the  Scriptures,  and  by  holy  medita- 
tion, prepare  for  communion  with  God  in  his  public  ordi- 
nances. 

V.  Let  the  people  be  careful  to  assemble  at  the  appointed 
time;  that,  being  all  present  at  the  beginning,  they  may  unite, 
with  one  heart,  in  all  the  parts  of  public  worship;  and  let 
none  unnecessarily  depart,  till  after  the  blessing  be  pro- 
nounced. 

VI.  Let  the  time  after  the  solemn  services  of  the  congrega- 
tion in  public  are  over,  be  spent  in  reading,  meditation,  re- 
peating of  sermons,  catechising,  religious  conversation,  pray- 
er for  a  blessing  upon  the  public  ordinances,  the  singing  of 
psalms,  hymns,  or  spiritual  songs;  visiting  the  sick,  relieving 
the  poor,  and  in  performing  such  like  duties  of  piety,  charity, 
and  mercy. 

*  The  Scripture-warrant  for  what  is  specified  in  the  various  articles 
of  this  directory,  will  be  found  at  large  in  the  Confession  of  Faith  and 
Catechisms,  in  the  places  where  the  subjects  are  treated  in  a  doctrinal 
form. 

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CHAPTER  II. OF  THE  ASSEMBLING  OF  THE  CONGHEGATION, 

AND  THEIR  BEHAVIOUR  DURING  DIVINE  SERVICE. 

I.  When  the  time  appointed  for  public  worship  is  come,  let 
the  people  enter  the  church,  and  take  their  seats  in  a  decent, 
grave,  and  reverent  manner. 

II.  In  time  of  public  worship,  let  all  the  people  attend  with 
gravity  and  reverence;  forbearing  to  read  any  thing,  exc^^pt 
what  the  minister  is  then  reading  or  reciting;  abstaining  from 
all  whisperings,  from  salutations  of  persons  present,  or  coming 
in;  and  from  gazing  about,  sleeping,  smiling,  and  all  other 
indecent  behaviour. 

CHAPTER    III. OF    THE    PUBLIC    READING    OF    THE    HOLY 

SCRIPTURES. 

I.  The  reading  of  the  Holy  Scriptures,  in  the  congregation, 
is  a  part  of  the  public  worship  of  God,  and  ought  to  be  per- 
formed by  the  ministers  and  teachers. 

II.  The  Holy  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New  Testament, 
shall  be  publicly  read,  from  the  most  approved  translation,  in 
the  vulgar  tongue,  that  all  may  hear  and  understand. 

III.  How  large  a  portion  shall  be  read  at  once,  is  left  to 
the  discretion  of  every  minister :  however,  in  each  service,  he 
ought  to  read,  at  least  one  chapter;  and  more,  when  the  chap- 
ters are  short,  or  the  connexion  requires  it.  He  may,  when 
he  thinks  it  expedient,  expound  any  part  of  what  is  read; 
always  having  regard  to  the  time,  that  neiiher  reading,  sing- 
ing, praying,  preaching,  or  any  other  ordinance,  be  dispro- 
portionate the  one  to  the  other;  nor  the  whole  rendered  too 
short,  or  too  tedious. 

CHAPTER  IV. — OF  THE  SINGING  OF  PSALMS. 

I.  It  is  the  duty  of  Christians  to  praise  God,  by  singing 
psalms,  or  hymns,  publicly  in  the  church,  as  also  privately  in 
the  family. 

II.  In  singing  the  praises  of  God,  we  are  to  sing  with  the 
spirit  and  with  the  understanding  also;  making  melody  in  our 
hearts  unto  the  Lord.  It  is  also  proper,  that  we  cultivate  some 
knowledge  of  the  rules  of  music;  that  we  may  praise  God  in 
a  becoming  manner  with  our  voices,  as  well  as  with  our 
hearts. 

III.  The  whole  congregation  should  be  furnished  with  books, 
and  ought  to  join  in  this  part  of  worship.  It  is  proper  to  sing 
without  parcelling  out  the  psalm,  line  by  line.  The  practice 
of  reading  tiie  psalm,  line  by  line,  was  introduced  in  times 
of  ignorance,  when  many  in  the  congregation  could  not  read; 
therefore,  it  is  recommended  that  it  be  laid  aside,  as  far  as 
convenient. 


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IV.  The  proportion  of  the  time  of  public  worship  to  be  spent 
in  singing,  is  left  to  the  prudence  of  every  minister:  but  it  is 
recommended,  that  more  time  be  allowed  for  this  excellent 
part  of  divine  service  than  has  been  usual  in  most  of  our 
churches. 

CHAPTER  V. — OF  PUBLIC  prayer. 

I.  It  seems  very  proper  to  begin  the  public  worship  of  the 
sanctuary  by  a  short  prayer;  humbly  adoring  the  infinite 
majesty  of  the  living  God;  expressing  a  sense  of  our  distance 
from  him  as  creatures,  and  un worthiness  as  sinners;  and 
humbly  imploring  his  gracious  presence,  the  assistance  of 
his  Holy  Spirit  in  the  duties  of  his  worship,  and  his  accept- 
ance of  us  through  the  merits  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ. 

II.  Then,  after  singing  a  psalm,  or  hymn,  it  is  proper  that, 
before  sermon,  there  should  be  a  full  and  comprehensive  pray- 
er. First,  Adoring  the  glory  and  perfections  of  God,  as  they 
are  made  known  to  us  in  the  w^orks  of  creation,  in  the  con- 
duct of  providence,  and  in  the  clear  and  full  revelation  he 
hath  made  of  himself  in  his  written  word.  Second,  Giving 
thanks  to  him  for  all  his  mercies  of  every  kind,  general  and 
particular,  spiritual  and  temporal,  common  and  special ;  above 
all,  for  Christ  Jesus,  his  unspeakable  gift,  and  the  hope  of 
eternal  life  through  him.  Third,  Making  humble  confession 
of  sin,  both  original  and  actual ;  acknowledging,  and  en- 
deavouring to  impress  the  mind  of  every  worshipper  with  a 
deep  sense  of,  the  evil  of  all  sin,  as  such,  as  being  a  departure 
from  the  living  God ;  and  also  taking  a  particular  and  affect- 
ing view  of  the  various  fruits  which  proceed  from  this  root  of 
bitterness: — as  sins  against  God,  our  neighbour,  and  our- 
selves; sins  in  thought,  in  word,  and  in  deed;  sins  secret  and 
presumptuous;  sins  accidental  and  habitual:  also,  the  ag- 
gravations of  sin,  arising  from  knowledge,  or  the  means  of 
it;  from  distinguishing  mercies;  from  valuable  privileges; 
from  breach  of  vows,  &c.  Fourth,  Making  earnest  supplica- 
tion for  the  pardon  of  sin,  and  peace  with  God,  through  the 
blood  of  the  atonement,  with  ail  its  important  and  happy  fruits; 
for  the  Spirit  of  sanctification,  and  abundant  supplies  of  the 
grace  that  is  necessary  to  the  discharge  of  our  duty;  for  sup- 
port and  comfort,  under  all  the  trials  to  which  we  are  liable, 
as  we  are  sinful  and  mortal ;  and  ibr  all  temporal  mercies  that 
may  be  necessary,  in  our  passage  through  this  valley  of  tears: 
always  remembering  to  view  them  as  flowing  in  the  channel 
of  covenant  love,  and  intended  to  be  subservient  to  the  pre- 


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servatioij  and  progress  of  the  spiritual  life.  Fifth,  Pleading 
from  every  principle  warranted  in  Scripture;  from  our  own 
necessity;  the  all-sufficiency  of  God;  the  merit  and  interces- 
sion of  our  Saviour;  and  the  glory  of  God  in  the  comfort  and 
happiness  of  his  people.  Sixth,  Intercession  for  others,  in- 
cluding the  whole  world  of  mankind;  the  kingdom  of  Christ, 
or  his  church  universal ;  the  church  or  churches  with  which 
we  are  more  particularly  connected;  the  interest  of  human 
society  in  general,  and  in  that  community  to  which  we  imme- 
diately belong;  all  that  are  invested  with  civil  authority;  the 
ministers  of  the  everlasting  gospel ;  and  the  rising  generation : 
with  whatever  else,  more  particular,  may  seem  necessary,  or 
suitable,  to  the  interest  of  that  congregation  where  divine  wor- 
ship is  celebrated. 

HI.  Prayer  after  sermon,  ought  generally  to  have  a  rela- 
tion to  the  subject  that  has  been  treated  of  in  the  discourse ; 
and  all  other  public  prayers,  to  the  circumstances  that  gave 
occasion  for  them. 

IV.  It  is  easy  to  perceive,  that  in  all  the  preceding  direc- 
tions there  is  a  very  great  compass  and  variety;  and  it  is 
committed  to  the  judgment  and  fidelity  of  the  officiating  pas- 
tor to  insist  chiefly  on  such  parts,  or  to  take  in  more  or  less 
of  the  several  parts,  as  he  shall  be  led  to  by  the  aspect  of  Pro- 
vidence; the  particular  state  of  the  congregation  in  which  he 
officiates ;  or  the  disposition  and  exercise  of  his  own  heart  at 
the  time.  But  we  think  it  necessary  to  obsei-ve,  that  although 
we  do  not  approve,  as  is  well  known,  of  confining  ministers 
to  set,  or  fixed  forms  of  prayer  for  public  worship;  yet  it  is 
the  indispensable  duty  of  every  minister,  previously  to  his 
entering  on  his  office,  to  prepare  and  qualify  himself  for  this 
part  of  his  duty,  as  well  as  for  preaching.  He  ought,  by  a 
thorough  acquaintance  with  the  Holy  Scriptures,  by  reading 
the  best  writers  on  the  subject,  by  meditation,  and  by  a  life 
of  communion  with  God  in  secret,  to  endeavour  to  acquire 
both  the  spirit  and  the  gift  of  prayer.  Not  only  so,  but  when 
he  is  to  enter  on  particular  acts  of  worship,  he  should  en- 
deavour to  compose  his  spirit,  and  to  digest  his  thoughts  for 
prayer,  that  it  may  be  performed  with  dignity  and  propriety, 
as  well  as  to  the  profit  of  those  who  join  in  it;  and  that  he 
may  not  disgrace  that  important  service  by  mean,  irregular, 
or  extravagant  effusions. 

CHAPTER  VI. OF  THE  PREACHING  OP  THE  WORD. 

I.  The  preaching  of  the  word  being  an  institution  of  God 
for  the  salvation  of  men,  great  atfention  should  be  paid  to  the 


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manner  of  performing  it.  Every  minister  o'jght  to  give  dili- 
gent application  to  it;  and  endeavour  to  prove  himself  a  work- 
man that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed ;  rightly  dividing  the  word 
of  truth. 

II.  The  subject  of  a  sermon  should  be  some  verse  or  verses 
of  Scripture;  and  its  object,  to  explain,  defend,  and  apply 
some  part  of  the  system  of  divine  truth;  or,  to  point  out  the 
nature,  and  state  the  bounds  and  obligation,  of  some  duty.  A 
text  should  not  be  merely  a  motto,  but  should  fairly  contain 
the  doctrine  proposed  to  be  handled.  It  is  proper  also  that 
large  portions  of  Scripture  be  sometimes  expounded,  and  par- 
ticularly nnproved,  for  the  instruction  of  the  people  in  the 
meanmg  and  use  of  the  Sacred  Oracles. 

III.  The  method  of  preaching  requires  much  study,  medi- 
tation, and  prayer.  ^Iinisters  ought,  in  general,  to  prepare 
their  sermons  with  care;  and  not  to  indulge  themselves  in 
loose,  extemporary  harangues;  nor  to  serve  God  with  that 
which  cost  tliem  nought.  They  ought,  however,  to  keep  to 
the  simplicity  of  the  gospel;  expressing  themselves  in  lan- 
guage agreeable  to  Scripture,  and  level  to  the  understanding 
of  the  meanest  of  their  hearers;  carefully  avoiding  ostentation, 
either  of  parts  or  learning.  They  ought  also  to  adorn,  by 
their  lives,  the  doctrine  which  they  teach;  and  to  be  exam- 
ples to  the  believers,  m  word,  in  conversation,  in  charity,  in 
spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity. 

IV.  As  one  primary  design  of  public  ordinances  is  to  pay 
social  acts  of  homage  to  the  Most  High  God,  ministers  ought 
to  be  careful  not  to  make  their  sermons  so  long  as  to  inter- 
fere with  or  exclude  the  more  important  duties  of  prayer  and 
praise;  but  preserve  a  just  proportion  between  the  several 
parts  of  public  worship. 

V.  The  sermon  being  ended,  the  minister  is  to  pray,  and 
return  thanks  to  Almighty  God:  then  let  a  psalm  be  sung;  a 
collection  raised  for  the  poor,  or  other  purposes  of  the 
church;  and  the  assembly  dismissed  with  the  apostolic  bene- 
diction. 

VI.  It  is  expedient  that  no  person  be  introduced  to  preach 
in  any  of  the  churches  under  our  care,  unless  by  the  consent 
of  the  pastor  or  church  session. 

CHAPTER  VII. OF    THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  BAPTISM. 

I.  Baptism  is  not  to  be  unnecessarily  delayed  ;  nor  to  be 
administered  in  any  case  by  any  private  person;  but  by  a 
minister  of  Christ,  called  to  be  the  steward  of  the  mysteries  of 
God. 

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II.  It  is  usually  to  be  administered  in  the  church,  in  the 
presence  of  the  congregation ;  and  it  is  convenient  that  it  be 
performed  immediately  after  sermon. 

III.  After  previous  notice  is  given  to  the  minister,  the  child 
to  be  baptized  is  to  be  presented  by  one  or  both  the  parents, 
signifying  their  desire  that  the  child  may  be  baptized. 

IV.  Before  baptism,  let  the  minister  use  some  words  of  in- 
struction, respecting  the  institution,  nature,  use,  and  ends  of 
this  ordinance;  showing, 

"That  it  is  instituted  by  Christ;  that  it  is  a  seal  of  the 
righteousness  of  faith ;  that  the  seed  of  the  faithful  have  no 
less  a  right  to  this  ordinance,  under  the  gospel,  than  the  seed 
of  Abraham  to  circumcision,  under  the  Old  Testament;  that 
Christ  commanded  all  nations  to  be  baptized ;  that  he  blessed 
little  children,  declaring  that  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  hea- 
ven ;  that  children  are  federally  holy,  and  therefore  ought  to 
be  baptized;  that  we  are,  by  nature,  sinful,  guilty,  and  pollu- 
ted, and  have  need  of  cleansing  by  the  blood  of  Christ,  and 
by  the  sanctifying  influences  of  the  Spirit  of  God." 

The  minister  is  also  to  exhort  the  parents  to  the  careful 
performance  of  their  duty;  requiring, 

"  That  they  teach  the  child  to  read  the  word  of  God ;  (hat 
they  instruct  it  in  the  principles  of  our  holy  religion  as  con- 
tained in  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New  Testament ;  an 
excellent  summary  of  which  we  have  in  the  Confession  of 
Faith  of  this  church,  and  in  the  Larger  and  Shorter  Cate- 
chisms of  the  Westminster  Assembly,  which  are  to  be  recom- 
mended to  them,  as  adopted  by  this  church,  for  their  direc- 
tion and  assistance,  in  the  discharge  of  this  important  duty; 
that  they  pray  with  and  for  it;  that  they  set  an  example 
of  piety  and  godliness  before  it;  and  endeavour,  by  all  the 
means  of  God's  appointment,  to  bring  up  their  child  in  the 
nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord." 

V.  Then  the  minister  is  to  pray  for  a  blessing  to  attend 
this  ordinance;  after  which,  calling  the  child  by  its  name,  he 
shall  say, 

"  I  baptize  ihee,  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son, 
and  of  the  Holy  Ghost." 

As  he  pronounces  these  words,  he  is  to  baptize  the  child 
with  water,  by  pouring  or  sprinkling  it  on  the  face  of  the 
child,  without  adding  any  other  ceremony:  and  the  whole 
shall  be  concluded  with  prayer. 

Although  it  is  proper  that  baptism  be  administered  in  the 
presence  of  the  congregation;  yet  there  may  be  cases  when  it 
will  be  expedient  to  administer  this  ordinance  in  private  houses; 
of  which  the  minister  is  to  be  the  judge. 


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CHAPTER  VIII. OF  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE  LORd's 

SUPPER. 

I.  The  communion,  or  supper  of  the  Lord,  is  to  be  cele- 
brated frequently;  but  how  often  may  be  determined  by  the 
minister  and  eldership  of  each  congregation,  as  they  may 
judge  most  for  edification. 

II.  The  ignorant  and  scandalous  are  not  to  be  admitted  lo 
the  Lord's  supper. 

III.  It  is  proper  that  public  notice  should  be  given  to  the 
congregation,  at  least  the  Sabbath  before  the  administration 
of  this  ordinance,  and  that,  either  then,  or  on  some  day  of  the 
M'eek,  the  people  be  instructed  in  its  nature,  and  a  due  pre- 
paration for  it;  that  all  may  come  in  a  suitable  manner  to  this 
holy  feast. 

IV.  When  the  sermon  is  ended,  the  minister  shall  show, 

"  That  this  is  an  ordinance  of  Christ;  by  reading  the  words 
of  institution,  either  from  one  of  the  evangelists,  or  from 
1  Cor.  xi.  chapter,'  which,  as  to  him  may  appear  expedient, 
he  may  explain  and  apply ;  that  it  is  to  be  observed  in  remem- 
brance of  Christ,  to  show  forth  his  death  till  he  come;  that 
it  is  of  inestimable  benefit,  to  strengthen  his  people  against 
sin;  to  support  them  under  troubles;  to  encourage  and  quick- 
en them  in  duty;  to  inspire  them  with  love  and  zeal;  to 
increase  their  faith  and  holy  resolution;  and  to  beget  peace  of 
conscience,  and  comfortable  hopes  of  eternal  life." 

He  is  to  warn  the  profane,  the  ignorant,  and  scandalous, 
and  those  that  secretly  indulge  themselves  in  any  known  sin, 
not  to  approach  the  holy  table.  On  the  other  hand,  he  shall 
invite  to  this  holy  table,  such  as,  sensible  of  their  lost  and 
helpless  state  by  sin,  depend  upon  the  atonement  of  Christ 
for  pardon  and  acceptance  with  God;  such  as,  being  instruct- 
ed in  the  gospel  doctrine,  have  a  competent  knowledge  to  dis- 
cern the  Lord's  body,  and  such  as  desire  to  renounce  their 
sins,  and  are  determined  to  lead  a  holy  and  godly  life. 

V.  The  table,  on  which  the  elements  are  placed,  being 
decently  covered,  the  bread  in  convenient  dishes,  and  the 
wine  in  cups,  and  the  communicants  orderly  and  gravely  sit- 
ting around  the  table,  (or  in  their  seats  before  it,)  in  the  pre- 
sence of  the  minister;  let  him  set  the  elements  apart  by  prayer 
and  thanksgiving. 

The  bread  and  wine  being  thus  set  apart  by  prayer  and 
thanksgiving,  the  minister  is  to  take  the  bread,  and  break  it, 
in  the  view  of  the  people,  saying,  in  expressions  of  this  sort, 

"  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  on  the  same  night  in  which  he 
was  betrayed,  having  taken  bread,  and  blessed  and  broken  it, 


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gave  it  to  his  disciples;  as  I,  ministering  in  his  name,  give 
this  bread  unto  you;  saying,  [here  the  bread  is  to  be  dis- 
tributed] Take,  eat:  this  is  my  body,  which  is  broken  for  you: 
this  do  in  remembrance  of  me." 

After  having  given  the  bread,  he  shall  take  the  cup,  and 
say, 

"After  the  same  manner  our  Saviour  also  took  the  cup; 
and  having  given  thanks,  as  hath  been  done  in  his  name,  he 
gave  it  to  the  disciples;  saying,  [while  the  minister  is  repeat- 
ing these  words  let  him  give  the  cup]  This  cup  is  the  new  tes- 
tament in  my  blood,  which  is  shed  for  many,  for  the  remis- 
sion of  sins:  drink  ye  all  of  it." 

The  minister  himself  is  to  communicate,  at  such  time  as 
may  appear  to  him  most  convenient. 

The  minister  may,  in  a  few  words,  put  the  communicants 
in  mind, 

"Of  the  grace  of  God,  in  Jesus  Christ,  held  forth  in  this 
sacrament;  and  of  their  obligation  to  be  the  Lord's  ;  and  may 
exhort  them  to  walk  worthy  of  the  vocation  wherewith  they 
are  called;  and,  as  they  have  professedly  received  Christ  Jesus 
the  Lord,  that  they  be  careful  so  to  walk  in  him,  and  to 
maintain  good  works." 

It  may  not  be  improper  for  the  minister  to  give  a  word  of 
exhortation  also  to  those  who  have  been  only  spectators,  re- 
minding them, 

"  Of  their  duty;  stating  their  sin  and  danger,  by  living  in 
disobedience  to  Christ,  in  neglecting  this  holy  ordinance;  and 
calling  upon  them  to  be  earnest  in  making  preparation  for 
attending  upon  it,  at  the  next  time  of  its  celebration." 

Then  the  minister  is  to  pray  and  give  thanks  to  God, 

*'  For  his  rich  mercy,  and  invaluable  goodness,  vouchsafed 
to  them  in  that  sacred  communion ;  to  implore  pardon  for  the 
defects  of  the  whole  service;  and  to  pray  for  the  acceptance 
of  their  persons  and  performances;  for  the  gracious  assistance 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,  to  enable  them,  as  they  have  received 
Christ  Jesus  the  Lord,  so  to  walk  in  him ;  that  they  may  hold 
fast  that  which  they  have  received,  that  no  man  take  their 
crown ;  that  their  cortvcrsation  may  be  as  becometh  the  gos- 
pel; that  they  may  bear  about  with  them,  continually,  the 
dying  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesus  may  be 
manifested  in  their  mortal  body;  that  their  light  may  so  shine 
before  men,  that  others,  seeing  their  good  works,  may  glorify 
their  Father  who  is  in  heaven." 

The  collection  for  the  poor,  and  to  defray  the  expense  of 
the  elements,  may  be  made  after  this ;  or  at  such  other  time 
as  may  seem  meet  to  the  eldership. 


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Now  let  a  psalm  or  hymn  be  sung,  and  the  congregation 
dismissed  with  the  following  or  some  other  gospel  beiiiedic- 
tion: 

"  Now  the  God  of  peace,  that  brought  again  from  the  dead 
our  Lord  Jesus,  that  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  through  the 
blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant,  make  you  perfect  in  every 
good  work  to  do  his  will,  working  in  you  that  which  is  well- 
pleasing  in  his  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ ;  to  whom  be  glory 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen.'^ 

VI.  As  it  has  been  customary,  in  some  parts  of  our  church, 
to  observe  a  fast  before  the  Lord's  supper;  to  have  a  sermon 
on  Saturday  and  Monday;  and  to  invite  two  or  three  minis- 
ters on  such  occasions;  and  as  these  seasons  have  been  bless- 
ed to  many  souls,  and  may  tend  to  keep  up  a  stricter  union 
of  ministers  and  congregations;  we  think  it  not  improper  that 
they  who  choose,  it  may  continue  in  this  practice. 

CHAPTER  IX. OF  THE  ADMISSION  OF  PERSONS  TO  SEALING 

ORDINANCES. 

L  Children,  born  within  the  pale  of  the  visible  church, 
and  dedicated  to  God  in  baptism,  are  under  the  inspection  and 
government  of  the  church;  and  are  to  be  taught  to  read,  and 
repeat  the  catechism,  the  apostle's  creed,  and  the  Lord's  prayer. 
They  are  to  be  taught  to  pray,  to  abhor  sin,  to  fear  God,  and 
to  obey  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  And,  when  they  come  to 
years  of  discretion,  if  they  be  free  from  scandal,  appear  sober 
and  steady,  and  to  have  sufficient  knowledge  to  discern  the 
Lord's  body,  they  ought  to  be  informed  it  is  their  duty  and 
their  privilege  to  come  to  the  Lord's  supper. 

.  II.  The  years  of  discretion,  in  young  Christians,  cannot  be 
precisely  fixed.  This  must  be  left  to  the  prudence  of  the 
eldership.  The  officers  of  the  church  are  the  judges  of  the 
qualifications  of  those  to  be  admitted  to  sealing  ordinances; 
and  of  the  time  when  it  is  proper  to  admit  young  Christians 
to  tHem. 

III.  Those  who  are  to  be  admitted  to  sealing  ordinances, 
shall  be  examined  as  to  their  knowledge  and  piety. 

IV.  When  unbaptized  persons  apply  for  admission  into  the 
church,  they  shall,  in  ordinary  cases,  after  giving  satisfac- 
tion with  respect  to  their  knowledge  and  piety,  make  a  public 
profession  of  their  faith,  in  the  presence  of  the  congregation; 
and  thereupon  be  baptized. 

CHAPTER     X. OF     THE    MODE     OF     INFLICTING     CHURCH 

CENSURES. 

L  The  power  which  Christ  hath  given  the  rulers  of  his 


34  DIRECTORY   FOR    WORSHIP. 

church  is  for  edification  and  not  for  destruction.  As,  in  the 
preaching  of  the  word,  the  wicked  are,  doctrinally,  separated 
from  the  good ;  so,  by  discipHne,  the  church  authoritatively 
makes  a  distinction  between  the  holy  and  the  profane.  In 
this  she  acts  the  j)art  of  a  tender  mother,  correcting  her  chil- 
dren only  for  their  good,  that  every  one  of  them  may  be  pre- 
sented faultless,  in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

II.  When  any  member  of  the  church  shall  have  been  guilty 
of  a  fault,  deserving  censure,  the  judicatory  shall  proceed 
with  all  tenderness,  and  restore  their  offending  brother  in  the 
spirit  of  meekness  ;  considering  themselves,  lest  they  also  be 
tempted.  Censure  ought  to  be  inflicted  with  great  solemnity; 
that  it  may  be  the  means  of  impressing  the  mind  of  the  de- 
linquent with  a  proper  sense  of  his  danger,  while  he  stands 
excluded  from  the  privileges  of  the  church  of  the  living  God; 
and  that,  with  the  divine  blessing,  it  may  lead  him  to  repent- 
ance. 

III.  When  the  judicatory  has  resolved  to  pass  sentence, 
suspending  a  member  from  church  privileges,  the  moderator 
shall  address  him  to  the  following  purpose: 

"  Whereas  you  are  guilty  [by  your  own  confession,  or  con- 
victed by  sufficient  proof,  as  the  case  may  be]  of  the  sin  of 
[here  mention  the  particular  offence]  we  declare  you  suspend- 
ed from  the  sacraments  of  the  church,  till  you  give  satisfac- 
tory evidence  of  the  sincerity  of  your  repentance."  To  this 
shall  be  added  such  advice,  admonition,  or  rebuke,  as  may  be 
judged  necessary ;  and  the  whole  shall  be  concluded  by  pray- 
er to  Almighty  God,  that  he  would  follow  this  act  of  discip- 
line with  his  blessing.  We  judge  it  prudent,  in  general,  that 
such  censures  be  inflicted  in  the  presence  of  the  judicatory 
only ;  but,  if  any  church  think  it  expedient  to  rebuke  the 
offender  publicly,  this  solemn  suspension  from  the  sacraments 
may  be  in  the  presence  of  the  congregation. 

IV.  After  any  person  hath  been  thus  suspended  from  the 
sacraments,  it  is  proper  that  the  ministers,  and  elders,  and 
other  Christians,  should  frequently  converse  with  him,  as  well 
as  pray  for  him  in  private,  that  it  would  please  God  to  give 
him  repentance.  And  it  may  be  requisite,  likewise,  particu- 
larly on  days  preparatory  to  the  dispensing  of  the  Lord's  sup- 
per, that  the  prayers  of  the  church  be  offered  up  for  those  un- 
happy persons  who,  by  their  wickedness,  have  shut  themselves 
out  from  this  holy  communion. 

V.  When  the  judicatory  shall  be  satisfied  as  to  the  reality 
of  the  repentance  of  any  offender,  he  shall  be  admitted  to  pro- 
fess his  repentance;  and  be  restored  to  the  privileges  of  the 


DIRECTORY    FOR    WORSHIP.  35 

church ;  which  restoration  shall  ])e  declared  to  the  penitent 
in  the  presence  of  the  session,  or  of  the  congregation,  and  fol- 
lowed with  prayer  and  thanksgiving. 

VI.  When  any  offender  has  been  adjudged  to  be  cut  off 
from  the  communion  of  the  church,  it  is  proper  that  the  sen- 
tence be  publicly  pronounced  against  him. 

VII.  The  design  of  excommunication  is,  to  operate  upon 
the  ofiender  as  a  means  of  reclaiming  him;  to  deliver  the 
church  from  the  scandal  of  his  offence;  and  to  inspire  all  with 
fear,  by  the  example  of  his  punishment. 

The  minister  shall  give  the  church  or  congregation  a  short 
narrative  of  the  several  steps  which  have  been  taken  with  re- 
spect to  their  offending  brother,  and  inform  them,  that  it  has 
been  found  necessary  to  cut  him  off  from  the  communion: 
and  shall  in  the  presence  of  the  church  or  congregation  pro- 
nounce this  sentence,  in  the  following  or  like  form:  viz. 

He  shall  begin  by  showing  the  authority  of  the  church  to 
cast  out  unworthy  members,  from  Matt,  xviii.  15 — 18;  1  Cor. 
V.  1 — 5;  and  shall  briefly  explain  the  nature,  use,  and  conse- 
quences of  this  censure;  warning  the  people  to  avoid  all  un- 
necessary intercourse  with  him  w  ho  is  cast  out. 

Then  he  shall  say, 

"Whereas  A.  B.  hath  been,  by  sufficient  proof,  convicted 
of  [here  insert  the  sin]  and  after  much  admonition  and  prayer, 
obstinately  refuseth  to  hear  the  church,  and  hath  manifested 
no  evidence  of  repentance ;  therefore,  in  the  name,  and  by  the 
authority  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  I  pronounce  him  to  be 
excluded  from  the  communion  of  the  church." 

After  which,  prayer  shall  be  made  that  the  blessing  of  God 
may  follow  his  ordinance,  for  the  conviction  and  reformation 
of  the  excommunicated  person,  and  for  the  establishment  of 
all  true  believers. 

VIII.  When  one  who  hath  been  excommunicated  shall  be 
so  affected  with  his  state  as  to  be  brought  to  repentance,  and 
to  desire  to  be  re-admitted  to  the  privileges  of  the  church ; 
the  session,  having  obtained  sufficient  evidence  of  his  sincere 
penitence,  shall,  with  the  advice  and  concurrence  of  the  pres- 
bytery, restore  him.  In  order  to  which,  the  minister  shall, 
on  two  Lord's  days  previous  thereto,  inform  the  congregation 
of  the  measures  which  have  been  taken  with  the  excommuni- 
cated person,  and  of  the  resolution  of  the  session  to  receive 
him  again  to  the  communion  of  the  church. 

On  the  day  appointed  for  his  restoration,  when  the  other 
parts  of  divine  service  are  ended,  before  pronouncing  the 
i)lessing,  the  minister  shall  call  upon  the  excommunicated 


30  DIRECTORY    FOR    WORSHIP. 

person,  and  propose  lo  liim,  in  the  presence  of  the  congrega- 
tion, the  Ibllowing  questions: 

"  Do  you,  from  a  deep  sense  of  your  wickedness  freely  con- 
fess your  sin,  in  thus  rebelling  against  God,  and  in  refusing 
to  hear  his  chuich,  and  do  you  acknowledge  that  you  have 
been  in  justice  and  mercy  cut  otrfronri  the  communion  of  the 
saints?  Answer^  I  do.  Do  you  now  voluntarily  profess  your 
sincere  repentance  and  deep  contrition,  for  your  sin  and  obsti- 
nacy:  and  do  you  humbly  ask  the  forgiveness  of  God,  and  of 
his  church?  Ansiver^  [  do.  Do  you  sincerely  promise 
through  divine  grace,  to  live  in  all  humbleness  of  mind  and  cir- 
cumspection; and  to  endeavour  to  adorn  the  doctrine  of  God 
our  Saviour,  by  having  your  conversation  as  becometh  the 
gospel?     Anstoer,  I  do." 

Here  the  minister  shall  give  the  penitent  a  suitable  exhorta- 
tion, addressing  him  in  the  bowels  of  brotherly  love,  encour- 
aging and  comforting  him.  Then  he  shall  pronounce  the 
sentence  of  restoration,  in  the  following  words: 

"  Whereas  you,  A.  B.,  have  been  shut  out  from  the  com- 
munion of  the  faithful,  but  have  now  manifested  such  repent- 
ance as  satisfies  the  church;  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  by  his  authority,  I  declare  you  absolved  from  the 
sentence  of  excommunication  formerly  denounced  against  you ; 
and  I  do  receive  you  into  the  communion  of  the  church,  that 
you  may  be  a  partaker  of  all  the  benefits  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
to  your  eternal  salvation." 

The  whole  shall  be  concluded  with  prayer,  and  the  people 
dismissed  with  the  usual  blessing. 

CHAPTER  XL — of  the  solemnization  of  marriage. 

L  Marriage  is  not  a  sacrament ;  nor  peculiar  to  the  church 
of  Christ.  It  is  proper  that  every  commonwealth,  for  the  good 
of  society,  make  laws  to  regulate  marriage;  which  all  citizens 
are  bound  to  obey. 

[I.  Christians  ought  to  marry  in  the  Lord :  therefore  it  is 
fit  that  their  marriage  be  solemnized  by  a  lawful  minister; 
that  special  instruction  may  be  given  them,  and  suitable  pray- 
ers made,  when  they  enter  into  this  relation. 

III.  Marriage  is  to  be  between  one  man  and  one  woman 
only:  and  they  are  not  to  be  within  the  degrees  of  consan- 
guinity or  aOinity  prohibited  by  the  word  of  God. 

IV.  The  parties  ought  to  be  of  such  years  of  discretion  as 
to  be  capable  of  making  their  own  choice:  and  if  they  be  under 
age,  or  live  with  their  parents,  the  consent  of  the  parents  or 
others,  under  whose  care  they  are,  ought  to  be  previously  oh» 


DIRECTORY   FOR   WORSHIP.  37 

tained  and  well  certified  to  the  minister,  before  he  proceeds  to 
solemnize  the  marriage. 

V.  Parents  ought  neither  to  compel  their  children  to  marry 
contrary  to  their  inclinations,  nor  deny  their  consent  without 
just  and  important  reasons. 

VI.  Marriage  is  of  a  public  nature.  The  welfare  of  civil 
society,  the  happiness  of  families,  and  the  credit  of  religion, 
are  deeply  interested  in  it.  Therefore  the  purpose  of  marriage 
ought  to  be  sufficiently  published  a  proper  time  previously  to 
the  solemnization  of  it.  It  is  enjoined  on  all  ministers  to  be 
careful  that,  in  this  matter,  they  neither  transgress  the  laws 
of  God,  nor  the  laws  of  the  community :  and  that  they  may 
not  destroy  the  peace  and  comfort  of  families,  they  must  be 
properly  certified  with  respect  to  the  parties  applying  to  them, 
that  no  just  objections  lie  against  their  marriage. 

VII.  Marriage  must  always  be  performed  before  a  compe- 
tent number  of  witnesses;  and  at  any  time,  except  on  a  day 
of  public  humiliation.  And  we  advise  that  it  be  not  on  the 
Lord's  day.  And  the  minister  is  to  give  a  certificate  of  the 
marriage  when  required. 

VIII.  When  the  parties  present  themselves  for  marriage, 
the  minister  is  to  desire,  if  there  is  any  person  present  who 
knows  any  lawful  reason  why  these  persons  may  not  be  join- 
ed together  in  the  marriage  relation,  that  they  will  now  make 
it  known  or  ever  after  hold  their  peace. 

No  objections  being  made,  he  is  then  severally  to  address 
himself  to  the  parties  to  be  married,  in  the  following  or  like 
words: 

"  You,  the  man,  declare  in  the  presence  of  God,  that  you 
do  not  know  any  reason  by  precontract  or  otherwise,  why  you 
may  not  lawfully  marry  this  woman." 

Upon  his  declaring  he  does  not,  the  minister  shall  address 
himself  to  the  bride,  in  the  same  or  similar  terms: 

"  You,  the  woman,  declare  in  the  presence  of  God,  that  you 
do  not  know  any  reason,  by  precontract  or  otherwise,  why 
you  may  not  lawfully  marry  this  man." 

Upon  her  declaring  she  does  not,  he  is  to  begin  with  prayer, 
for  the  presence  and  blessing  of  God. 

The  minister  shall  then  proceed  to  give  them  some  instruc- 
tion from  the  Scriptures,  respecting  the  institution  and  duties 
of  this  state,  showing, 

"  That  God  hath  instituted  marriage  for  the  comfort  and 
happiness  of  mankind,  in  declaring  a  man  shall  forsake  his 
father  and  mother,  and  cleave  unto  his  wife;  and  that  mar- 
riage is  honourable  in  all;  that  he  hath  appointed  various 

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38  DIRECTORY    FOR    AVORSHTP. 

duties,  which  are  incumbent  upon  those  who  enter  in^o  this 
relation ;  such  as,  a  high  esteem  and  mutual  love  for  one  an- 
other; bearing  with  each  other's  infirmities  and  weaknesses,  to 
which  human  nature  is  subject  in  its  present  lapsed  slate;  to 
encourage  each  other  under  the  various  ills  of  life ;  to  com- 
fort one  another  in  sickness ;  in  honesty  and  industry  to  pro- 
vide for  each  other's  temporal  support;  to  pray  for  and  en- 
courage one  another  in  the  things  which  pertain  to  God,  and 
to  their  immortal  souls;  and  to  live  together  as  the  heirs  of 
the  grace  of  life." 

Then  the  minister  shall  cause  the  bridegroom  and  bride  to 
join  their  hands,  and  shall  pronounce  the  marriage  covenant, 
first  to  the  man,  in  these  words: 

"You  take  this  woman,  whom  you  hold  by  the  hand,  to  be 
your  lawful  and  married  wife;  and  you  promise,  and  cove- 
nant, in  the  presence  of  God  and  these  witnesses,  that  you 
will  be  unto  her  a  loving  and  faithful  husband,  until  you  shall 
be  separated  by  death." 

The  bridegroom  shall  express  his  consent,  by  saying,  "Yes, 
I  do." 

Then  the  minister  shall  address  himself  to  the  woman,  in 
these  words : 

"  You  take  this  man,  whom  you  hold  by  the  hand,  to  be 
your  lawful  and  married  husband;  and  you  promise,  and 
covenant,  in  the  presence  of  God  and  these  witnesses,  that  you 
will  be  unto  him  a  loving,  faithful,  and  obedient  wife,  until 
you  shall  be  separated  by  death."    '^■ 

The  bride  shall  express  her  con^ient,  by  saying,  "  Yes,  I 
do." 

Then  the  minister  is  to  say, 

"  I  pronounce  you  husband  and  wife,  according  to  the  ordi- 
nance of  God;  whom  therefore  God  hath  joined  together,  let 
no  man  put  asunder." 

After  this  the  minister  may  exhort  them  in  a  few  words,  to 
the  mutual  discharge  of  their  duty. 

Then  let  him  conclude  with  prayer  suitable  to  the  occa- 
sion. 

Let  the  minister  keep  a  JMmer  register  for  the  names  of 
all  persons  whom  he  marife^  and  of  the  time  of  their  mar- 
riage, for  the  perusal  of  all  whom  it  may  concern. 

CHAPTER  XII. — OF    THE  VISITATION  OF  THE   SICK, 

I.  When  persons  are  sick,  it  is  their  duty,  before  their 
strength  and  understanding  fail  them,  to  send  for  their  minis- 
ter and  to  make  known  to  him,  with  prudence,  their  spiritual 


DIRECTORY   FOR   WORSHIP.  39 

state ;  or  to  consult  him  on  the  concerns  of  their  precious  souls. 
And  it  is  his  duty  to  visit  them,  at  their  request,  and  to  apply 
himself  with  all  tenderness  and  love,  to  admitiister  spiritual 
good  to  their  immortal  souls. 

II.  He  shall  instruct  the  sick  out  of  the  Scriptures,  that  dis- 
eases arise  not  out  of  the  ground,  nor  do  they  come  by  chance ; 
but  that  they  are  directed  and  sent  by  a  wise  and  holy  God, 
either  for  correction  of  sin,  for  the  trial  of  grace,  for  improve- 
ment in  religion,  or  for  other  important  ends;  and  that  they 
shall  work  together  for  good  to  all  those  who  make  a  wise 
improvement  of  God's  visitation,  neither  despising  his  chasten- 
ing hand,  nor  fainting  under  his  rebukes. 

III.  If  the  minister  finds  the  sick  person  to  be  grossly  igno- 
rant, he  shall  instruct  him  in  the  nature  of  repentance  and 
faith,  and  the  way  of  acceptance  with  God,  through  the  medi- 
ation and  atonement  of  Jesus. Christ. 

IV.  He  shall  exhort  the  sick  to  examine  himself,  to  search 
his  heart,  and  try  his  former  ways,  by  the  word  of  God ;  and 
shall  assist  him,  by  mentioning  some  of  the  obvious  marks  and 
evidences  of  sincere  piety. 

V.  If  the  sick  shall  signify  any  scruple,  doubt,  or  tempta- 
tion, under  which  he  labours,  the  minister  must  endeavour  to 
resolve  his  doubts,  and  administer  instruction  and  direction,  as 
the  case  may  seem  to  require. 

VI.  If  the  sick  appear  to  be  a  stupid,  thoughtless,  and  har- 
dened sinner,  he  shall  endeavour  to  awaken  his  mind;  to 
arouse  his  conscience;  to  convince  him  of  the  evil  and  danger 
of  sin  ;  of  the  curse  of  the  law,  and  the  wrath  of  God  due  to 
sinners;  to  bring  him  to  an  humble  and  penitential  sense  of  his 
iniquities  ;  and  to  state  before  him  the  fulness  of  the  grace  and 
mercy  of  God,  in  and  through  the  glorious  Redeemer ;  the 
absolute  necessity  of  faith  and  repentance,  in  order  to  his  be- 
ing interested  in  the  favour  of  God,  or  his  obtaining  everlast- 
ing happiness. 

VII.  If  the  sick  person  shall  appear  to  have  knowledge,  to 
be  of  a  tender  conscience,  and  to  have  been  endeavouring  to 
serve  God  in  uprightness,  though  not  without  many  failings 
and  sinful  infirmities;  or  if  his  spirit  be  broken  with  a  sense 
of  sin,  or  through  apprehensions  of  the  want  of  the  divine 
favour;  then  it  will  be  proper  to  administer  consolation  and 
encouragement  to  him,  by  setting  before  him  the  freeness  and 
riches  of  the  grace  of  God,  the  all-sufficiency  of  the  right- 
eousness of  Christ,  and  the  supporting  promises  of  the  gos- 
pel. 

VIII.  The  minister  must  endeavour  to  guard  the  sick  per- 


40  DIRECTORY   FOR   WORSHIP. 

son  against  ill-grounded  persuasions  of  the  mercy  of  God, 
without  a  vital  union  to  Christ;  and  against  unreasonable  fears 
of  death,  and  desponding  discouragements;  against  presump- 
tion upon  his  own  goodness  and  merit,  upon  the  one  hand, 
and  against  despair  of  the  mercy  and  grace  of  God  in  Jesus 
Christ,  on  the  other. 

IX.  In  one  word,  it  is  the  minister's  duty  to  administer 
to  the  sick  person  instruction,  conviction,  support,  consola- 
tion or  encouragement,  as  his  case  may  seem  to  require. 

At  a  proper  time,  when  he  is  most  composed,  the  minister 
shall  pray  with  and  for  him. 

X.  Lastly,  the  minister  may  improve  the  present  occasion 
to  exhort  those  about  the  sick,  to  consider  their  mortality; 
to  turn  to  the  Lord  and  make  their  peace  with  him ;  in  health 
to  prepare  for  sickness,  death  and  judgment. 

CHAPTER  XIII. OF  THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 

I.  When  any  person  departs  this  life,  let  the  corpse  be 
taken  care  of  in  a  decent  manner;  and  be  kept  a  proper  and 
sufficient  time  before  interment. 

II.  When  the  season  for  the  funeral  comes,  let  the  dead  body 
be  decently  attended  to  the  grave,  and  interred.  During  such 
solemn  occasions,  let  all  who  attend  conduct  themselves  with 
becoming  gravity ;  and  apply  themselves  to  serious  medita- 
tion or  discourse:  and  the  minister,  if  present,  may  exhort 
them  to  consider  the  frailty  of  life,  and  the  importance  of 
being  prepared  for  death  and  eternity. 

CHAPTER  XIV. — OF  fasting,  and  of  the  observation 
OF  days  of  thanksgiving. 

I.  There  is  no  day  under  the  gospel  commanded  to  be 
kept  holy,  except  the  Lord's  day,  which  is  the  Christian  Sab- 
bath. 

II.  Nevertheless,  to  observe  days  of  fasting  and  thanks- 
giving, as  the  extraordinary  dispensations  of  divine  providence 
may  direct,  we  judge  both  scriptural  and  rational. 

III.  Fasts  and  thanksgivings  may  be  observed  by  individual 
Christians,  or  families,  in  private;  by  particular  congregations; 
by  a  number  of  congregations  contiguous  to  each  other;  by 
the  congregations  under  the  care  of  a  presbytery,  or  of  a 
synod;  or  by  all  the  congregations  of  our  church. 

IV.  It  must  be  left  to  the  judgment  and  discretion  of  every 
Christian  and  family,  to  determine  when  it  is  proper  to  ob- 
serve a  private  fast  or  thanksgiving;  and  to  the  church-ses- 
sions to  determine  for  particular  congregations;  and  to  the 
picsbyteries   or   synods  to   determine   for   larger   districts. 


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When  it  is  deemed  expedient  that  a  fast  or  thanksgiving 
should  be  general,  the  call  for  them  must  be  judged  of  by  the 
Synod  or  General  Assembly.  And  if  at  any  time  the  civil 
power  should  think  it  proper  to  appoint  a  faster  thanksgiving, 
it  is  the  duty  of  the  ministers  and  people  of  our  communion, 
as  we  live  under  a  Christian  government,  to  pay  all  due  re- 
spect to  the  same. 

V.  Public  notice  is  to  be  given  a  convenient  time  before 
the  day  of  fasting  or  thanksgiving  comes,  that  persons  may 
so  order  their  temporal  affairs,  that  they  may  properly  attend 
to  the  duties  thereof. 

VI.  There  shall  be  public  worship  upon  all  such  days: 
and  let  the  prayers,  psalms,  portions  of  Scripture  to  be  read, 
and  sermons,  be  all  in  a  special  manner  adapted  to  the 
occasion. 

VJI.  On  fast  days,  let  the  minister  point  out  the  authority 
and  providences  calling  to  the  observation  thereof;  and  let 
him  spend  a  more  than  usual  portion  of  time  in  solemn  prayer, 
particular  confession  of  sin,  especially  of  the  sins  of  the  day 
and  place,  with  their  aggravations,  which  have  brought  down 
the  judgments  of  heaven.  And  let  the  whole  day  be  spent  in 
deep  humiliation  and  mourning  before  God. 

VIII.  On  days  of  thanksgiving,  he  is  to  give  the  like  infor- 
mation respecting  the  authority  and  providences  which  call 
to  the  observance  of  them ;  and  to  spend  a  more  than  usual 
part  of  the  time  in  the  giving  of  thanks,  agreeably  to  the  occa- 
sion, and  in  singing  psalms  or  hymns  of  praise. 

It  is  the  duty  of  the  people  on  these  days  to  rejoice  with 
holy  gladness  of  heart;  but  let  trembling  be  so  joined  with  our 
mirth,  that  no  excess  or  unbecoming  levity  be  indulged. 

CHAPTER  XV. THE  DIRECTORY  FOR  SECRET  AND  FAMILY 

WORSHIP. 

I.  Besides  the  public  worship  in  congregations,  it  is  the 
indispensable  duty  of  each  person,  alone,  in  secret ;  and  of 
every  family,  by  itself,  in  private,  to  pray  to,  and  worship 
God. 

II.  Secret  worship  is  most  plainly  enjoined  by  our  Lord. 
In  this  duty  every  one,  apart  by  himself,  is  to  spend  some 
time  in  prayer,  reading  the  Scriptures,  holy  meditation,  and 
serious  self-examination.  The  many  advantages  arising  from 
a  conscientious  discharge  of  these  duties,  are  best  known  to 
those  who  are  found  in  the  faithful  discharge  of  them. 

II.  Family  worship,  which  ought  to  be  performed  by  every 

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family,  ordinarily  morning  and  evening,  consists  in  prayer, 
reading  the  Scriptures,  and  singing  praises. 

IV.  The  head  of  the  family,  who  is  to  lead  in  this  service, 
ought  to  be  careful  that  all  the  members  of  his  household  duly 
attend ;  and  that  none  withdraw  themselves  unnecessarily  from 
any  part  of  family  worship;  and  that  all  refrain  from  their 
common  business  while  the  Scriptures  are  read,  and  gravely 
attend  to  the  same,  no  less  than  when  prayer  or  praise  is 
offered  up. 

V.  Let  the  heads  of  families  be  careful  to  instruct  their 
children  and  servants  in  the  principles  of  religion.  Every 
proper  opportunity  ought  to  be  embraced  for  such  instruction. 
But  we  are  of  opinion,  that  the  Sabbath  evenings,  after  public 
worship,  should  be  sacredly  preserved  for  this  purpose. 
Therefore  we  highly  disapprove  of  paying  unnecessary  pri- 
vate visits  on  the  Lord's  day ;  admitting  strangers  into  the 
families,  except  when  necessity  or  charity  requires  it;  or  any 
other  practices,  whatever  plausible  pretences  may  be  offered 
in  their  favour,  if  they  interfere  with  the  above  important  and 
necessary  duty. 


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Q.  1.  What  is  the  chief  end  of  man? 

A.  Man's  chief  end  is  to  glorify  God,  and  to  enjoy  him  for 
ever. 

Q.  2.  What  rule  hath  God  given  to  direct  us  how  we  may 
glorify  and  enjoy  him  ?  " 

A,  The  word  of  God,  which  is  contained  in  the  Scriptures 
of  the  Old  and  New  Testaments,  is  the  only  rule  to  direct  us 
how  we  may  glorify  and  enjoy  him. 

Q.  3.  What  do  the  Scriptures  principally  teach? 

A.  The  Scriptures  principally  teach  what  man  is  to  believe 
concerning  God,  and  what  duty  God  requires  of  man. 

Q.  4.  What  is  God? 

A.  God  is  a  Spirit,  infinite,  eternal,  and  unchangeable  in 
his  being,  wisdom,  power,  holiness,  justice,  goodness,  and 
truth. 

Q.  5.  Are  there  more  Gods  than  one? 

A,  There  is  but  one  only,  the  living  and  true  God. 

Q.  6.  Hoiv  many  persons  are  there  in  the  Godhead? 

A.  There  are  three  persons  in  the  Godhead ;  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost;  and  these  three  are  one  God,  the 
same  in  substance,  equal  in  power  and  glory. 

Q.  7.  What  are  the  decrees  of  God? 

A,  The  decrees  of  God  are  his  eternal  purpose,  according 
to  the  counsel  of  his  will,  whereby,  for  his  own  glory,  he  hath 
fore-ordained  whatsoever  comes  to  pass. 

Q.  8.  How  doth  God  execute  his  decrees? 

A.  God  executeth  his  decrees  in  the  works  of  creation  and 
providence. 

Q.  9.  What  is  the  work  of  creation? 

A.  The  work  of  creation  is  God's  making  all  things  of  no- 
thing, by  the  word  of  his  power,  in  the  space  of  six  days,  and 
all  very  good. 

Q.  10.  How  did  God  create  man? 

A,  God  created  man,  male  and  female,  after  his  own  image, 
in  knowledge,  righteousness,  and  holiness,  with  dominion  over 
the  creatures. 

Q.  11.  What  are  God^s  works  of  providence  ? 

A.  God's  works  of  providence  are  his  most  holy,  wise,  and 
powerful  preserving  and  governing  all  his  creatures  and  all 
their  actions. 

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Q.  12.  What  special  act  of  providence  did  God  exercise 
toward  maruin  the  estate  wherein  he  was  created F 

A.  VVhen  God  had  created  man  he  entered  into  a  covenant 
of  life  with  him,  upon  condition  of  perfect  obedience;  forbid- 
ding him  to  eat  of  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of  good  and  evil, 
upon  the  pain  of  death. 

Q.  13.  Did  our  Jirst  parents  continue  in  the  estate  where- 
in they  were  created? 

A.  Our  first  parents  being  left  to  the  freedom  of  their  own 
will,  fell  from  the  estate  wherein  they  were  created,  by  sin- 
ning acainst  God. 

Q.  14.  What  is  sin? 

A.  Sin  is  any  want  of  conformity  unto,  or  transgression  of, 
the  law  of  God. 

Q.  15.  What  was  the  sin  wherehy  our  first  parents  fell 
from  the  estate  wherein  they  were  created? 

A.  The  sin  whereby  our  first  parents  fell  from  the  estate 
wherein  they  were  created,  was  their  eating  the  forbidden 
fruit. 

Q.  16.  Did  all  mankind  fall  in  AdanCs  first  transgres- 
sion? 

A.  The  covenant  being  made  with  Adam,  not  only  for  him- 
self, but  for  his  posterity,  all  mankind,  descending  from  him 
by  ordinary  generation,  sinned  in  him,  and  fell  with  him,  in 
his  first  transgression. 

Q.  17.  Into  what  estate  did  the  fall  bring  mankind? 

A.  The  fall  brought  mankind  into  an  estate  of  sin  and 
misery. 

Q.  18.  Whereinconsiststhe sinfulness  of  that  estate  where' 
into  tnanfell  ? 

A.  The  sinfulness  of  that  estate  whereinto  man  fell,  con- 
sists in  the  guilt  of  Adam's  first  sin,  the  want  of  original 
righteousness,  and  the  corruption  of  his  whole  nature,  which 
is  commonly  called  original  sin,  together  with  all  actual  trans- 
gressions which  proceed  from  it. 

Q.  19.  What  is  the  misery  of  that  estate  whereinto  man 
fell? 

A,  All  mankind  by  their  fall,  lost  communion  with  God, 
are  under  his  wrath  and  curse,  and  so  made  liable  to  all  the 
miseries  of  this  life,  to  death  itself,  and  to  the  pains  of  hell  for 
ever. 

Q.  20.  Did  God  leave  all  mankind  to  perish  in  the  estate 
of  sin  and  misery  ? 

A.  God  having,  out  of  his  mere  good  pleasure,  from  all 
eternity,  elected  some  to  everlasting  life,  did  enter  into  a  cove- 


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nant  of  grace,  to  deliver  them  out  ofthe  estate  of  sin  and  misery, 
and  to  bring  thern  into  an  estate  of  salvation,  by  a  Redeemer. 

Q.  21.  H^ho  is  the  Redeemer  of  God^s  elect? 

A.  The  only  Redeemer  of  God's  elect  is  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who,  being  the  eternal  Son  of  God,  became  man,  and 
so  was,  and  continueth  to  be  God  and  man,  in  two  distinct 
natures,  and  one  person  for  ever. 

Q.  22.  How  did  Christy  being  the  Son  of  God,  become 
man? 

A.  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  became  man,  by  taking  to  him- 
self a  true  body  and  a  reasonable  soul;  being  conceived  by 
the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  in  the  womb  of  the  virgin  Mary, 
and  born  of  her,  yet  without  sin. 

Q.  23.  What  offices  doth  Christ  execute  as  our  Re- 
deemer ? 

A.  Christ,  as  our  Redeemer,  executeth  the  offices  of  a  pro- 
phet, of  a  priest,  and  of  a  king,  both  in  his  estate  of  humilia- 
tion and  exaltation. 

Q.  24.  How  doth  Christ  execute  the  office  of  a  prophet  ? 

A.  Christ  executeth  the  office  of  a  prophet,  in  revealing  to 
us,  by  his  word  and  Spirit,  the  will  of  God  for  our  salvation. 

Q.  25.  How  doth  Christ  execute  the  office  of  a  priest? 

A.  Christ  executeth  the  office  of  a  priest,  in  his  once  offer- 
ing up  himself  a  sacrifice  to  satisfy  divine  justice,  and  recon- 
cile us  to  God,  and  in  making  continual  intercession  for  us. 

Q.  26.  How  doth  Christ  execute  the  office  of  a  king? 

A.  Christ  executeth  the  office  of  a  king,  in  subduing  us  to 
himself,  in  ruling  and  defending  us,  and  in  restraining  and 
conquering  all  his  and  our  enemies. 

Q.  27.  Wherein  did  Chrisfs  humiliation  consist  ? 

A.  Christ's  humiliation  consisted  in  his  being  born,  and  that 
in  a  low  condition,  made  under  the  law,  undergoing  the  mise- 
ries of  this  life,  the  wrath  of  God,  and  the  cursed  death  of  the 
cross ;  in  being  buried,  and  continuing  under  the  power  ot 
death  for  a  time. 

Q.  28.  Wherein  consisteth  ChrisVs  exaltation? 

A.  Christ's  exaltation  consisteth  in  his  rising  again  froin 
the  dead  on  the  third  day,  in  ascending  up  into  heaven,  in 
sitting  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  and  in  coming  to 
judge  the  world  at  the  last  day. 

Q.  29.  How  are  we  m^ade  partakers  of  the  redemption  pur- 
chased  by  Christ? 

A.  We  are  made  partakers  of  the  redemption  purchased 
by  Christ,  by  the  effectual  application  of  it  to  us  by  his  Holy 
Spirit. 


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Q.  30.  How  doth  the  Spirit  apply  to  us  the  redemption 
purchased  hy  Christ? 

A.  The  Spirit  applieth  to  us  the  redemption  purchased  by 
Christ,  by  working  faith  in  us,  and  thereby  uniting  us  to 
Christ  in  our  effectual  calling. 

Q.  31.  What  is  effectual  calling? 

A.  Effectual  calling  is  the  work  of  God's  Spirit,  whereby, 
convincing  us  of  our  sin  and  misery,  enlightening  our  minds 
in  the  knowledge  of  Christ,  and  renewing  our  wills,  he  doth 
persuade  and  enable  us  to  embrace  Jesus  Christ,  freely  off*ered 
to  us  in  the  gospel. 

Q.  32.  What  benefits  do  they  that  are  effectually  called^ 
partake  of  in  this  life? 

A.  They  that  are  effectually  called,  do  in  this  life  partake 
of  justification,  adoption,  and  sanctification,  and  the  several 
benefits  which  in  this  life  do  either  accompany  or  flow  from 
them. 

Q.  33.  What  is  justification? 

A.  Justification  is  an  act  of  God's  free  grace,  wherein  he 
pardoneth  all  our  sins,  and  accepteth  us  as  righteous  in  his 
sight,  only  for  the  righteousness  of  Christ,  imputed  to  us,  and 
received  by  faith  alone. 

Q.  34.  What  is  adoption? 

A.  Adoption  is  an  act  of  God's  free  grace,  whereby  we  are 
received  into  the  number,  and  have  a  right  to  all  the  privileges 
of  the  sons  of  God. 

Q.  35.  What  is  sanctification? 

A.  Sanctification  is  the  work  of  God's  free  grace,  whereby 
we  are  renewed  in  the  whole  man  after  the  image  of  God, 
and  are  enabled  more  and  more  to  die  unto  sin,  and  live  unto 
righteousness. 

Q.  36.  What  are  the  benefits  ichich  in  this  life  do  accom- 
pany or  fiow  from  justification^  adoption^  and  sanctification? 

A.  The  benefits  which  in  this  life  do  accompany  or  flow 
from  justification,  adoption,  and  sanctification,  are,  assurance 
of  God's  love,  peace  of  conscience,  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 
increase  of  grace,  and  perseverance  therein  to  the  end. 

Q.  37.  What  benefits  do  believers  receive  from  Christ  at 
death  ? 

A.  The  souls  of  believers  are  at  their  death  made  perfe<||^ 
in  holiness,  and  do  immediately  pass  into  glory ;  and  their 
bodies  being  still  united  to  Christ,  do  rest  in  their  graves  till 
the  resurrection. 

Q.  38.  What  benefits  do  believers  receive  from  Christ  at 
the  resurrection? 


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A.  At  the  resurrection,  believers  being  raised  up  in  glory, 
shall  be  openly  acknowledged  and  acquitted  in  the  day  of 
judgment,  and  made  perfectly  blessed  in  the  full  enjoying  of 
God  to  all  eternity. 

Q.  39.  What  is  the  duty  which  God  reqvireth  of  man  ? 

A.  The  duty  which  God  requireth  of  man  is  obedience  to 
his  revealed  w^ill. 

Q.  40.  What  did  God  atjlrst  reveal  to  man  for  the  rule 
of  his  obedience? 

A.  The  rule  which  God  at  first  revealed  to  man  for  his 
obedience  was  the  moral  law. 

Q.  41.  Wherein  is  the  moral  law  summarily  comprehend- 
ed? 

A.  The  moral  law  is  summarily  comprehended  in  the  ten 
commandments. 

Q.  42.  What  is  the  sum  of  the  ten  commandments? 

A.  The  sum  of  the  ten  commandments  is  to  love  the  Lord 
our  God,  with  all  our  heart,  with  all  our  soul,  with  all  our 
strength,  and  with  all  our  mind ;  and  our  neighbour  as  our- 
selves. 

Q.  43.  What  is  the  preface  to  the  ten  commandments? 

A,  The  preface  to  the  ten  commandments  is  in  these  words, 
I  am  the  Lord  thy  God  which  have  brought  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

Q.  44.  What  doth  the  preface  to  the  ten  commandments 
teach  us? 

A.  The  preface  to  the  ten  commandments  teacheth  us,  that 
because  God  is  the  Lord,  and  our  God  and  Redeemer,  there- 
fore we  are  bound  to  keep  all  his  commandments. 

Q.  45.  Which  is  the  first  commandment? 

A.  The  first  commandment  is,  Thou  shalt  have  no  other 
gods  before  me, 

Q.  40.  What  is  required,  in  the  first  commandment? 

A.  The  first  commandment  requireth  us  to  know  and  ac- 
knowledge God  to  be  the  only  true  God,  and  our  God,  and  to 
worship  and  glorify  him  accordingly. 

Q.  47.  What  is  forbidden  in  the  first  commandment? 

A.  The  first  commandment  forbiddeth  the  denying,  or  not 
worshipping  and  glorifying  the  true  God  as  God,  and  our 
■God,  and  the  giving  of  that  worship  and  glory  to  any  other 
which  is  due  to  him  alone. 

Q.  48.  What  are  we  especially  taught  by  these  words^ 
*^  before  me,''''  in  the  first  commandment? 

A.  These  words,  "  before  me,"  in  the  first  commandment, 
teach  us,  that  God,  who  seeth  all  things,  taketh  notice  of, 


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and   is  much   displeased  with  the  sin  of  having  any  othei 
God. 

Q.  49.  Which  is  the  second  commandment? 

A.  The  second  commandment  is,  Thou  shalt  not  make 
unto  thee  any  graven  image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing 
that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or 
that  is  in  the  water  under  the  earth.  Thou  shalt  not  bow 
down  thyself  to  them  nor  serve  them;  for  I  the  Lord  thy  God 
am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon 
the  children,  unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them 
that  hate  me:  and,  showing  mercy  unto  thousands  of  them 
that  love  me  and  keep  my  commandments. 

Q.  50.  What  is  required  in  the  second  commandment? 

A.  The  second  commandment  requireth  the  receiving,  ob- 
serving, and  keeping  pure  and  entire,  all  such  religious  wor- 
ship and  ordinances  as  God  hath  appointed  in  his  word. 

Q.  51.  What  is  forbidden  in  the  second  commandment? 

A.  The  second  commandment  forbiddeth  the  worshipping 
of  God  by  images,  or  any  other  way  not  appointed  in  his 
word. 

Q.  52.  What  are  the  reasons  annexed  to  the  second  com' 
mandment? 

A.  The  reasons  annexed  to  the  second  commandment  are, 
God's  sovereignty  over  us,  his  propriety  in  us,  and  the  zeal 
he  hath  to  his  own  worship. 

Q.  53.  Which  is  the  third  commandment? 

A.  The  third  commandment  is,  Thou  shalt  not  take  the 
name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain:  for  the  Lord  will  not 
hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name  in  vain, 

Q.  54.  What  is  required  in  the  third  commandment? 

A.  The  third  commandment  requireth  the  holy  and  reve- 
rent use  of  God's  names,  titles,  attributes,  ordinances,  word, 
and  works. 

Q.  55.  What  is  forbidden  in  the  third  commandment? 

A.  The  third  commandment  forbiddeth  all  profaning  or 
abusing  of  any  thing  whereby  God  maketh  himself  known. 

Q.  56.  What  is  the  reason  annexed  to  the  third  command- 
ment ? 

A.  The  reason  annexed  to  the  third  commandment  is,  that 
however  the  breakers  of  this  commandment  may  escape  pun- 
ishment from  men,  yet  the  Lord  our  God  will  not  suffer  them 
to  escape  his  righteous  judgment. 

Q.  57.  Which  is  the  fourth  commandment? 

A.  The  fourth  commandment  is.  Remember  the  Sabbath 
day  to  keep  it  holy.     Six  days  shalt  thou  labour  and  do  all 


THE    SHORTER    CA.TECHISM.  49 

thy  work:  hut  the  seventh  day  is  the  Sabhath  of  the  Lord 
thy  God:  in  it  thou  skalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son, 
nor  thy  daughter^  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  maid -servant,  nor 
thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates:  for  in 
six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  a?id  all 
that  in  them  is,  and  reMed  the  seventh  day:  wherefore  the 
Lord  blessed  the  Sabbath  day,  and  hallowed  it. 

Q.  58.  What  is  required  in  the  fourth  commandment? 

A.  The  fourth  commandment  requireth  the  keeping  holy 
to  God  such  set  times  as  he  hath  appointed  in  his  word,  es- 
specially  one  whole  day  in  seven,  to  be  a  holy  Sabbath  to 
himself. 

Q.  59.  Which  day  of  the  seven  hath  God  appointed  to  he 
the  weekly  Sabbath  ? 

A.  From  the  beginning  of  the  world  to  the  resurrection  of 
Christ,  God  appointed  the  seventh  day  of  the  week  to  be  the 
weekly  Sabbath,  and  the  first  day  of  the  week  ever  since,  to 
continue  to  the  end  of  the  world,  which  is  the  Christian  Sab- 
bath. 

Q.  60.  How  is  the  Sabbath  to  be  sanctified? 

A.  The  Sabbath  is  to  be  sanctified  by  a  holy  resting  all 
that  day,  even  from  such  worldly  employments  and  recrea- 
tions as  are  lawful  on  other  days,  and  spending  the  whole 
time  in  the  public  and  private  exercises  of  God's  worship, 
except  so  much  as  is  to  be  taken  up  in  the  works  of  necessity 
and  mercy. 

Q.  61.  What  is  forbidden  in  the  fourth  commandment? 

A.  The  fourth  commandment  forbiddeth  the  omission  or 
careless  performance  of  the  duties  required,  and  the  profaning 
the  day  by  idleness,  or  doing  that  which  is  in  itself  sinful,  or 
by  unnecessary  thoughts,  words,  or  works,  about  our  worldly 
employments  or  recreations. 

Q.  62.  What  are  the  reasons  annexed  to  the  fourth  corn- 
mandment  ? 

A.  The  reasons  annexed  to  the  fourth  commandment  are, 
God's  allowing  us  six  days  of  the  week  for  our  own  employ- 
ments, his  challenging  a  special  propriety  in  the  seventh,  his 
own  example,  and  his  blessing  the  Sabbath  day. 

Q.  63.  Which  is  the  fifth  commandmejit  ? 

A.  The  fifth  commandment  is,  Honour  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  that  thy  days  may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

Q.  64.  What  is  required  in  the  fifth  commandment  ? 

A.  The  fifth  commandment  requireth  the  preserving  the 
honour,  and  performing  the  duties  belonging  to  everv  one  in 

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60  THE    SHORTER    CATECHISM. 

their  several  places  and  relations,  as  superiors,  inferiors,  or 
equals. 

Q.  65.  Whatisforhidden  in  the  fifth  commandment? 

A.  The  fifth  commandment  forbiddeth  the  neo-lecting  of, 
or  domg  any  thing  against,  the  honour  and  duty  which  be- 
longeth  to  every  one  in  their  several  places  and  relations. 

Q.  66.  What  is  the  reason  annexed  to  the  fifth  commaiid- 
meni  7 

A.  The  reason  annexed  to  the  fifth  commandment  is  a 
promise  of  long  life  and  prosperity,  (as  far  as  it  shall  serve 
for  God's  glory  and  their  own  good,)  to  all  such  as  keep  this 
commandment. 

Q.  67.  Which  is  the  sixth  commandment? 

A.  The  sixth  commandment  is,  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

Q.  68.  What  is  required  in  the  sixth  commandment? 

A.  The  sixth  commandment  requireth  all  lawful  endeavours 
to  preserve  our  own  life  and  the  life  of  others. 

Q.  69.  What  is  forbidden  in  the  sixth  commandment? 

A.  The  sixth  commandment  forbiddeth  the  taking  away  of 
our  own  life,  or  the  life  of  our  neighbour  unjustly,  or  whatso- 
ever tendeth  thereunto. 

Q.  70.  Which  is  the  seventh  commandment? 

A.  The  seventh  commandment  is,  Thou  shalt  not  commit 
adultery. 

Q.  71.  What  is  required  in  the  seventh  commandment? 

A.  The  seventh  commandment  requireth  the  preservation 
of  our  own  and  our  neighbour's  chastity,  in  heart,  speech,  and 
behaviour. 

Q.  72.  What  is  forbidden  in  the  seventh  commandment? 

A.  The  seventh  commandment  forbiddeth  all  unchaste 
thoughts,  words,  and  actions. 

Q.  73.  Which  is  the  eighth  commandment? 

A.  The  eighth  commandment  is.  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

Q.  74.  What  is  required  in  the  eighth  commandment? 

A.  The  eighth  commandment  requireth  the  lawful  procur- 
ing and  furthering  the  wealth  and  outward  estate  of  ourselves 
and  others. 

Q.  75.  What  is  forbidden  in  the  eighth  commandment? 

A.  The  eighth  commandment  forbiddeth  whatsoever  doth 
or  may  unjustly  hinder  our  own  or  our  neighbour's  wealth  or 
outward  estate. 

Q.  76.  Which  is  the  ninth  commandment? 

A.  The  ninth  commandment  is,  Thoti  shalt  not  bear  false 
witness  against  thy  neighbour. 

Q.  77.  What  is  required  in  the  ninth  commandment? 


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THE    SHORTER    CATECHISM.  51 

A.  The  ninth  commandment  requireth  the  maintaining  and 
promoting  of  truth  between  man  and  man,  and  of  our  own 
and  our  neighbour's  good  name,  especially  in  witness-bearing. 

Q.  78,  What  is  forbidden  in  the  ninth  commandment? 

A.  The  ninth  commandment  forbiddeth  whatsoever  is  pre- 
judicial to  truth,  or  injurious  to  our  own,  or  our  neighbour's 
good  name. 

Q.  79.  Which  is  the  tenth  commandment? 

A.  The  tenth  commandment  is.  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy 
neighbour^ s  hovse^  thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife, 
nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his  maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor 
his  ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

Q.  80.  What  is  required  in  the  tenth  commandment  ? 

A.  The  tenth  commandment  requireth  full  contentment 
with  our  own  condition,  with  a  right  and  charitable  frame  of 
spirit  toward  our  neighbour,  and  all  that  is  his. 

Q,  81.  What  is  forbidden  in  the  tenth  commandjnent? 

A,  The  tenth  commandment  forbiddeth  all  discontentment 
with  our  own  estate,  envying  or  grieving  at  the  good  of  our 
neighbour,  and  all  inordinate  motions  and  affections  to  any 
thing  that  is  his. 

Q.  82.  Is  any  man  able  perfectly  to  keep  the  command' 
ments  of  God  ? 

A.  No  mere  man,  since  the  fall,  is  able  in  this  life,  perfect- 
ly to  keep  the  commandments  of  God,  but  doth  daily  break 
them  in  thought,  word,  and  deed. 

Q.  83.  Are  all  transgressions  of  the  law  equally  heinous? 

A.  Some  sins  in  themselves,  and  by  reason  of  several  ag- 
gravations, are  more  heinous  in  the  sight  of  God  than  others. 

Q.  84.  What  doth  every  sin  deserve? 

A.  Every  sin  deserveth  God's  wrath  and  curse,  both  in 
this  life,  and  that  which  is  to  come. 

Q.  85.  What  doth  God  require  of  vs,  that  we  may  escape 
his  wrath  and  curse  due  to  us  for  sin? 

A.  To  escape  the  wrath  and  curse  of  God  due  to  us  for 
sin,  God  requireth  of  us  faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  repentance  unto 
life,  with  the  diligent  use  of  all  the  outward  means  whereby 
Christ  communicateth  to  us  the  benefits  of  redemption. 

Q.  86.  What  is  faith  in  Jesus  Christ? 

A.  Faith  in  Jesus  Christ  is  a  saving  grace,  whereby  we 
receive  and  rest  upon  him  alone  for  salvation,  as  he  is  offered 
to  us  in  the  gospel. 

Q.  87.  What  is  repentance  unto  life  ? 

A.  Repentance  unto  life  is  a  saving  grace,  whereby  a  sin- 
ner, out  of  a  true  sense  of  his  sin,  and  apprehension  of  the 


62  THE    SHORTER   CATECHISM. 

mercy  of  God  in  Christ,  doth  with  grief  and  hatred  of  his  sin, 
turn  from  it  unto  God,  with  full  purpose  of,  and  endeavour 
after,  new  obedience. 

Q.  88.  What  are  the  ovtward  and  ordinary  means,  where' 
by  Christ  communicateth  to  us  the  benejits  of  redi  mption? 

A.  The  outward  and  ordinary  means,  whereby  Christ  com- 
municateth to  us  the  benefits  of  redemption  are  his  ordinances, 
especially  the  word,  sacraments  and  prayer;  all  which  are 
made  elTectual  to  the  elect  for  salvation. 

Q.  89.  How  is  the  icord  made  effectual  to  salvation? 

A.  The  Spirit  of  God  maketh  tlie  reading,  but  especially 
the  preaching  of  the  word,  an  effectual  means  of  convincing 
and  converting  sinners,  and  of  building  them  up  in  holiness 
and  comfort,  through  faith  unto  salvation. 

Q.  90.  HoiD  is  the  word  to  be  read  and  heard,  that  it  may 
become  effectual  to  salvation? 

A.  That  the  word  may  become  effectual  to  salvation,  we 
must  attend  thereunto  with  diligence,  preparation,  and  prayer; 
receive  it  with  faith  and  love,  lay  it  up  in  our  hearts,  and  prac- 
tice it  in  our  lives. 

Q.  91.  How  do  the  sacraments  become  effectual  means  of 
salvation? 

A.  The  sacraments  become  effectual  means  of  salvation, 
not  from  any  virtue  in  them,  or  in  him  that  doth  administer 
them;  but  only  by  the  blessing  of  Christ,  and  the  working 
of  his  Spirit,  in  them  that  by  failh  receive  them. 

Q.   92.  What  is  a  sacrament  ? 

A.  A  sacrament  is  a  holy  ordinance,  instituted  by  Christ, 
wherein,  by  sensible  signs,  Christ  and  the  benefits  of  the  new 
covenant  are  represented,  sealed,  and  applied  to  believers. 

Q.  93.  Which  are  the  sacraments  of  the  New  Testament? 

A.  The  sacraments  of  the  New  Testament  are  baptism,  and 
the  Lord's  supper. 

Q.   94.  What  is  baptism? 

A.  Baptism  is  a  sacrament,  w'herein  the  washing  with  water, 
in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  doth  signify  and  seal  our  ingrafting  into  Christ,  and 
partaking  of  the  benefits  of  the  covenant  of  grace,  and  our 
engagement  to  be  the  Lord's. 

Q.  95.  To  whom  is  baptism  to  be  administered? 

A.  Baptism  is  not  to  be  administered  to  any  (hat  are  out 
of  the  visible  church,  till  they  profess  their  faith  in  Christ,  and 
obedience  to  him;  but  the  infants  of  such  as  are  members  of 
the  visible  church,  are  to  be  baptized. 

Q.  90.  What  is  the  Lord's  svpper? 


THE    SHORTER    CA.TECHISM.  53 

A.  The  Lord's  supper  is  a  sacrament,  wherein,  by  giving 
and  receiving  bread  and  wine,  according  to  Christ's  appoint- 
ment, his  death  is  showed  tbrth,  and  the  worthy  receivers  are, 
not  alter  a  corporal  and  carnal  manner,  but  by  faith,  made 
partakers  of  his  body  and  blood,  with  all  its  benefits,  to  their 
spiritual  nourishment,  and  growth  in  grace. 

Q.  97.  What  is  required  to  the  worthy  receiving  of  the 
Lord's  supper  1 

A,  It  is  required  of  them  that  would  worthily  partake  of 
the  Lord's  supper,  that  they  examine  themselves  of  their 
knowledge  to  discern  the  Lord's  body,  of  their  faith  to  feed 
upon  him,  of  their  repentance,  love,  and  new  obedience;  lest, 
coming  unworthily,  they  eat  and  drink  judgment  to  them- 
selves. 

Q.  98.  What  is  prayer? 

A.  Prayer  is  an  offering  up  of  our  desires  unto  God,  for 
things  agreeable  to  his  will,  in  the  name  of  Christ,  with  con- 
fession of  our  sins,  and  thankful  acknowledgment  of  his 
mercies. 

Q.  99.  What  rule  hath  God  given  for  our  direction  in 
prayer  ? 

A.  The  whole  word  of  God  is  of  use  to  direct  us  in  prayer; 
but  the  special  rule  of  direction  is  that  form  of  prayer,  which 
Christ  taught  his  disciples,  commonly  called,  The  Lord's 
prayer. 

Q.  100.  What  doth  the  preface  of  the  Lord's  prayer  teach 
us  ? 

A.  The  preface  of  the  Lord's  prayer,  which  is,  Our  Father 
which  aj't  in  heaven,  teacheth  us  to  draw  near  to  God,  with 
all  holy  reverence  and  confidenv'e,  as  children  to  a  father,  able 
and  ready  to  help  us;  and  that  we  should  i)ray  with  and  for 
others. 

Q.  101.  Wliat  do  we  pray  for  in  the  first  petition? 

A.  In  the  first  petition,  which  is,  Hallowed  he  thy  name, 
we  pray,  that  God  would  enable  us  and  others  to  glorit'y  him 
in  all  that  whereby  he  maketh  himself  known,  and  that  he 
would  dispose  all  th'ngs  to  his  own  glory. 

Q.  102.  What  do  we  pray  for  in  the  second  petition 

A.  In  the  second  petition,  which  is,  Thy  kingdom  come, 
we  pray,  that  Satan's  kingdom  may  be  destroyed,  and  that 
the  kingdom  of  grace  may  be  advanced,  ourselves  and  others 
brought  into  it,  and  kept  in  it,  and  that  the  kingdom  of  glory 
may  be  hastened. 

Q.  103.  What  do  we  pray  for  in  the  third  petition? 

A.  In  the  third  petition,  which  is,  Thy  will  he  done  on 

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54  THE  lord's  prayer. 

earth  as  it  is  in  heaven,  we  pray,  that  God,  by  his  grace 
would  make  us  able  and  willing  to  know,  obey,  and  submit 
to  his  will  in  all  things,  as  the  angels  do  in  heaven. 

Q.  104.  What  do  we  pray  for  in  the  fourth  petition? 

A.  In  the  fourth  petition,  which  is,  Give  us  this  day  our 
daily  bread,  we  pray,  that  of  God's  free  gift,  we  may  receive 
a  competent  portion  of  the  good  things  of  this  life,  and  enjoy 
his  blessing  with  them. 

Q.  105.  What  do  we  pray  for  in  the  fifth  petition? 

A.  In  the  fifth  petition,  which  is.  And  forgive  us  our  debts, 
as  we  forgive  our  debtors,  we  pray,  that  God,  for  Christ's 
sake,  would  freely  pardon  all  our  sins ;  which  we  are  the  rather 
encouraged  to  ask,  because  by  his  grace  we  are  enabled  from 
the  heart  to  forgive  others. 

Q.  106.  What  do  we  pray  for  in  the  sixth  petition? 

A.  In  the  sixth  petition,  which  is.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil,  we  pray,  that  God 
would  either  keep  us  from  being  tempted  to  sin,  or  support  and 
deliver  us  when  we  are  tempted. 

Q.  107.  What  doth  the  conclusion  of  the  Lord's  prayer 
teach  us? 

A.  The  conclusion  of  the  Lord's  prayer,  which  is.  For 
thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever. 
Amen,  teacheth  us  to  take  our  encouragement  in  prayer  from 
God  only,  and  in  our  prayers  to  praise  him,  ascribing  king- 
dom, power,  and  glory  to  him.  And  in  testimony  of  our  de- 
sire and  assurance  to  be  heard,  we  say.  Amen. 


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THE  LORD'S  PRAYER. 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in 
heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us 
our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  thine  is  the  king- 
dom, and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 


THE    CREED.  55 

THE  TEN  COMMANDMENTS. 

EXODUS  XX. 

God  spake  all  these  words,  saying,  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  have  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the 
house  of  bondage. 

I.  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 

II.  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image,  or 
any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is 
in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  under  the  earth: 
thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  to  them  nor  servo  them :  for 
I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity 
of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the  third  and  fourth 
generation  of  them  that  hate  me;  and  showing  mercy  unto 
thousands  of  them  that  love  me  and  keep  my  commandments. 

III.  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
vain,  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his 
name  in  vain. 

IV.  Remember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy.  Six  days 
shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy  work :  but  the  seventh  day  is 
the  Sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any 
work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  man-servant, 
nor  thy  maid-servant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is 
within  thy  gates:  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and 
earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested  the  seventh 
day:  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  Sabbath  day,  and  hallow- 
ed it. 

V.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  that  thy  days  may 
be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

VI.  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

VII.  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

VIII.  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

IX.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy  neigh- 
bour. 

X.  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  house,  thou  shalt 
not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife,  nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his 
maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is 
thy  neighbour's. 


THE  CREED. 

I  BELIEVE  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Makei  of  heaven 
and  earth;  and  in  Jesus  Christ,  his  only  Son,  our  Lord,  who 
was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  virgin  Mary, 


56         GENERAL    RULES    FOR    JUDICATORIES. 

suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead  and  buried; 
he  descended  into  hell;*  the  third  day  he  arose  again  from  the 
dead;  he  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitleth  on  the  right  hand 
of  God  the  Father  Almighty  ;  from  thence  he  shall  come  to 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead.  1  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost; 
the  holy  catholic  church;  the  communion  of  saints;  the  for- 
giveness of  sins;  the  resurrection  of  the  body ;  and  the  life  ever- 
lasting.    Amen. 


GENERAL  RULES  FOR  JUDICATORIES.t 

1.  The  moderator  shall  take  the  chair  precisely  at  the  hour 
to  which  the  judicatory  stands  adjourned  ;  shall  immediately 
call  the  members  to  order;  and,  on  the  appearance  of  a  quo- 
rum, shall  open  the  session  with  prayer. 

2.  If  a  quorum  be  assembled  at  the  hour  appointed,  and  the 
moderator  be  absent,  the  last  moderator  present  shall  be  re- 
quested to  take  his  place  without  delay. 

3.  If  a  quorum  be  not  assembled  at  the  hour  appointed,  any 
two  members  shall  be  competent  to  adjourn  from  time  to  time, 
that  an  opportunity  may  be  given  for  a  quorum  to  assemble. 

4.  After  calling  the  roll,  and  marking  the  absentees,  the 
minutes  of  the  last  sitting  shall  be  read,  and,  if  requisite,  cor- 
rected. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  moderator,  at  all  times,  to 
preserve  order,  and  to  endeavour  to  conduct  all  business  be- 
fore the  judicatory  to  a  speedy  and  proper  result. 

6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk,  as  soon  as  possible 
after  the  commencement  of  the  sessions  of  every  judicatory, 
to  form  a  complete  roll  of  the  members  present,  and  put  the 
same  into  the  hands  of  the  moderator.  And  it  shall  also  be 
the  duty  of  the  clerk,  whenever  any  additional  members  take 
their  seats,  to  add  their  names,  in  their  proper  places,  to  the 
said  roll. 

*  That  is,  he  continued  in  the  state  of  the  dead,  and  under  the  power 
of  death,  until  the  third  day. 

+  The  following  rules,  not  having  been  submitted  to  tlie  presbyteries, 
make  no  part  of  the  Constitution  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Yet  the 
General  Assembly  of  1821,  considering  uniformity  in  proceedings  in 
all  the  subordinate  judicatories  as  greatly  conducive  to  order  and  des- 
patch of  business,  and  having  revised  and  approved  these  rules,  recom- 
mend them  to  the  synods,  presbyteries,  and  sessions,  as  a  system  of 
regulations,  which,  if  they  think  proper^  may  be  advantageously  adopt- 
ed by  them. 


GENERAL    RULES    FOR    JUDICATORIES.         57 

7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk,  immediately  to  file  all 
papers,  in  the  order  in  which  they  have  been  read,  with  proper 
indorsements,  and  to  keep  them  in  perfect  order. 

8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  moderator,  carefully  to  keep 
notes  of  the  several  articles  of  business  which  may  be  assign- 
ed to  particular  days,  and  to  call  them  up  at  the  time  appointed. 

9.  The  moderator  may  speak  to  points  of  order,  in  prefer- 
ence to  other  members,  rising  from  his  seat  for  that  purpose; 
and  shall  decide  questions  of  order,  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the 
judicatory  by  any  two  members. 

10.  Business  left  unfinished  at  the  last  sitting,  is  ordinarily 
to  be  taken  up  first. 

11.  A  motion  made  must  be  seconded,  and  afterwards  re- 
peated by  the  moderator,  or  read  aloud,  before  it  is  debated ; 
and  every  motion  shall  be  reduced  to  writing,  if  the  modera- 
tor or  any  member  require  it. 

12.  Any  member,  who  shall  have  made  a  motion,  shall 
have  liberty  to  withdraw  it  with  the  consent  of  his  second,  be- 
fore any  debate  has  taken  place  ihereon ;  but  not  afterwards, 
without  the  leave  of  the  judicatory. 

13.  Motions  to  lay  on  the  table,  to  take  up  business,  and 
to  adjourn,  and  the  call  for  the  previous  question,  shall  be  put 
without  debate.  On  questions  of  order,  postponement,  or 
commitment,  no  member  shall  speak  more  than  once.  On  all 
other  questions,  each  member  may  speak  twice,  but  not  often- 
er,  without  express  leave  of  the  judicatory. 

14.  When  a  question  is  under  debate,  no  motion  shall  be 
received,  unless  to  adjourn,  to  lay  on  the  table,  to  postpone 
indefinitely,  to  postpone  to  a  day  certain,  to  commit,  or  to 
amend;  which  several  motions  shall  have  precedence  in  the 
order  in  which  they  are  herein  arranged;  and  the  motion  for 
adjournment  shall  always  be  in  order. 

15.  An  amendment  may  be  moved  on  any  motion,  and 
shall  be  decided  before  the  original  motion. 

16.  If  a  motion  under  debate  contains  several  parts,  any 
two  members  may  have  it  divided,  and  a  question  taken  on 
each  part. 

17.  The  previous  question  shall  be  in  this  form;  "Shall  the 
main  question  be  now  put?"  and  when  demanded  by  a  ma- 
jority of  the  members  present,  shall  be  put  without  debate; 
and  until  it  is  decided,  shall  preclude  all  amendment  and  fur- 
ther debate  on  the  main  question. 

18.  If  the  previous  question  be  decided  in  the  affirmative, 
the  main  question  shall  be  immediately  put  without  debate;  if 
in  the  negative,  the  debate  may  proceed. 


58  GENERAL    RULES    FOR    JUDICATORIES. 

19.  A  question  shall  not  be  again  called  up,  or  reconsider- 
nd  at  the  same  sessions  of  the  judicatory  at  which  it  has  been 
decided,  unless  by  the  consent  of  two-thirds  of  the  members 
who  were  present  at  the  decision;  and,  unless  the  motion  to 
reconsider  be  made  and  seconded  by  persons  who  voted  with 
the  majority. 

20.  A  subject  which  has  been  indefinitely  postponed,  either 
by  the  operation  of  the  previous  question,  or  by  a  direct  mo- 
tion for  indefinite  postponement,  shall  not  be  again  called  up 
during  the  same  sessions  of  the  judicatory,  unless  by  the  con- 
sent of  three-fourths  of  the  members  who  were  present  at  the 
decision. 

21.  Every  member,  when  speaking,  shall  address  himself 
to  the  moderator,  and  shall  treat  his  fellow-members,  and  es- 
pecially the  moderator,  with  decorum  and  respect. 

22.  Without  express  permission,  no  member  of  a  judicatory, 
while  business  is  going  on,  shall  engage  in  private  conversa- 
tion; nor  shall  members  address  one  another,  nor  any  person 
present,  but  through  the  moderator. 

23.  No  speaker  shall  be  interrupted,  unless  he  be  out  of 
order,  or  for  the  purpose  of  correcting  mistakes  or  misrepre- 
sentations. 

24.  It  is  indispensable  that  members  of  ecclesiastical  judi- 
catories maintain  great  gravity  and  dignity  while  judicially 
convened;  that  they  attend  closely,  in  their  speeches,  to  the 
subject  under  consideration,  and  avoid  prolix  and  desultory 
harangues;  and  when  they  deviate  from  the  subject,  it  is  the 
privilege  of  any  member,  and  the  duty  of  the  moderator,  to 
call  them  to  order. 

25.  No  member,  in  the  course  of  debate,  shall  be  allowed 
to  indulge  in  personal  reflections. 

26.  If  more  than  one  member  rise  to  speak  at  the  same 
time,  the  member  who  is  most  distant  from  the  moderator's 
chair  shall  speak  first. 

27.  When  more  than  three  members  of  the  judicatory  shall 
be  standing  at  the  same  time,  the  moderator  shall  require  all 
to  take  their  seats,  the  person  only  excepted  who  may  be 
speaking. 

28.  If  any  member  act,  in  any  respect,  in  a  disorderly  man- 
ner, it  shall  be  the  privilege  of  any  member,  and  the  duty  of 
the  moderator,  to  call  him  to  order. 

29.  If  any  member  consider  himself  as  aggrieved  by  a  de- 
cision of  the  moderator,  it  shall  be  his  privilege  to  appeal  to 
the  judicatory;  and  the  question  on  such  appeal  shall  be  taken 
without  debate. 


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GENERAL    RULES    FOR    JUDICATORIES.  59 

30.  Members  ought  not,  without  weighty  reasons,  to  dechne 
voting,  as  this  practice  might  leave  the  decision  of  very  inter- 
esting questions  to  a  small  proportion  of  the  judicatory.  Silent 
members,  unless  excused  from  voting,  must  be  considered  as 
acquiescing  with  the  majority. 

31.  it  is  the  duty  of  the  moderator  to  appoint  all  commit- 
tees, except  in  those  cases  in  which  the  judicatory  shall  decide 
otherwise. 

32.  The  person  first  named  on  any  committee,  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  the  chairman  thereof,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  con- 
vene the  committee;  and,  in  case  of  his  absence,  or  inability 
to  act,  the  second  named  member  shall  take  his  place,  and  per- 
form his  duties. 

33.  When  various  motions  are  made  with  respect  to  the  fill- 
ing of  blanks  with  particular  numbers  or  times,  the  question 
shall  always  be  first  taken  on  the  highest  number,  and  the 
longest  time. 

34.  When  the  moderator  has  commenced  taking  the  vote, 
no  further  debate  or  remark  shall  be  admitted,  unless  there 
has  evidently  been  a  mistake;  in  which  case,  the  mistake  shall 
be  rectified,  and  the  moderator  shall  recommence  taking  the 
vote. 

35.  When  a  vote  is  taken  by  ballot  in  any  judicatory,  the 
moderator  shall  vote  with  the  other  members ;  but  he  shall  not 
vote  in  any  other  case,  unless  the  judicatory  be  equally  divi- 
ded; when,  if  he  do  not  choose  to  vote,  the  question  shall  be 
lost. 

36.  The  yeas  and  nays  on  any  question  shall  not  be  re- 
corded, unless  it  be  required  by  one-third  of  the  members  pre- 
sent. 

37.  All  judicatories  have  a  right  to  sit  in  private,  on  busi- 
ness which,  in  their  judgment,  ought  not  to  be  matter  of  pub- 
lic speculation. 

38.  Besides  the  right  to  sit  judicially  in  private,  whenever 
they  think  it  right  to  do  so,  all  judicatories  have  a  right  to 
hold  what  are  commonly  called  '•^  interlocutory  meetin^s^''''  or 
a  sort  of  committees  of  the  whole  judicatory,  in  wiiich  mem- 
bers may  freely  converse  together  without  the  formalities 
which  are  usually  necessary  in  judicial  proceedings. 

39.  W^henever  a  judicatory  is  about  to  sit  in  a  judicial 
capacity,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  moderator,  solemnly  to 
announce  from  the  chair,  that  the  body  is  about  to  pass  to  the 
consideration  of  the  business  assigned  for  trial;  and  to  enjoin 
on  the  members  to  recollect  and  regard  their  high  character, 


60  GENERAL    RULES   FOR    JUDICATORIES. 

as  judges  of  a  court  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  solemn  duty  in 
which  they  are  about  to  act. 

40.  In  all  process  before  a  judicatory,  where  there  is  an 
accuser,  or  prosecutor,  it  is  expedient  that  there  be  a  commit- 
tee of  the  judicatory  appointed,  (provided  the  number  of  mem- 
bers be  sufficient  to  admit  of  it  without  inconvenience)  who 
shall  be  called  the  Judicial  Committee ;  and  whose  duty  it 
shall  be,  to  digest  and  arrange  all  the  papers,  and  to  prescribe, 
under  the  direction  of  the  judicatory,  the  whole  order  of  the 
proceedings.  The  members  of  this  committee  shall  be  enti- 
tled, notwithstanding  their  performance  of  this  duty,  to  sit  and 
vote  in  the  cause  as  members  of  the  judicatory. 

41.  But  in  cases  of  process  on  the  ground  of  general  ru- 
mour^ where  there  is,  of  course,  no  particular  accuser,  there 
may  be  a  committee  appointed,  (if  convenient)  who  shall  be 
called  the  Committee  of  Prosecution,  and  who  shall  con- 
duct the  whole  cause  on  the  part  of  the  prosecution.  The 
members  of  this  committee  shall  not  be  permitted  to  sit  in 
judgment  in  the  case. 

42.  No  member  shall  retire  from  any  judicatory,  without 
the  leave  of  the  moderator,  nor  withdraw  from  it  to  return 
home,  without  the  consent  of  the  judicatory. 

43.  The  moderator  of  every  judicatory,  above  the  church 
session,  in  finally  closing  its  sessions,  in  addition  to  prayer, 
may  cause  to  be  sung  an  appropriate  psalm  or  hymn,  and 
shall  pronounce  the  apostolical  benediction. 


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